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Steel piers
Work is continuing on the 1,600 square-foot Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau’s Welcome and Interpretive Center in Morgan City. The facility, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at U.S...
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Hattie Watts named Blue Ribbon School
Hattie Watts Elementary School in Patterson was one of only 305 schools named today as a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School. Schools are chosen based on their overall academic excellence or for their...
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La 87 resurfacing
Asphalt overlay of La. 87 between Sterling Sugar in Franklin and the Centerville community continues to progress. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development contracted with W.E. McD...
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Teche Regional sign causes fire false alarm
A fire call from Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City Tuesday afternoon was caused by a faulty electronic sign. While Morgan City Fire Chief Morris Price said this morning that false alarms...
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Berwick Council accepts Renwick V engineering
Preliminary engineering on Phase V of Renwick Subdivision garnered approval Tuesday night. Development of the final phase of the subdivision would be on the right side connecting to Riverside Drive...
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LDAF sets up emergency hotline
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Stain, D.V.M., said the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has installed a new emergency hotline phone system to better serve the public. Th...
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Booths are available for bazaar
Plans are under way for the annual Arts and Crafts Fall Bazaar to be held on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Patterson Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This unique fundraiser with space for approximatel...
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Torched
Monday afternoon, the Amelia Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a residential fire located at 112 Bailey’s Lane. The fire started while two men were using a cutting torch to parcel what r...
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Sheriff candidates tout qualifications at SMIG
MORGAN CITY — Three of the four candidates extolled their qualifications for the office of St. Mary Parish Sheriff during Monday’s St. Mary Industrial Group meeting. Sheriff Mark Hebert, Patterson...
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Port solicits bids for boat launch
MORGAN CITY — The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District agreed on Tuesday to solicit bids for its boat launch behind the port facilities, but will hold the bids for 45 days while they wait on fe...
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Eagle Scout essay contest now accepting applications
The Attakapas Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is now accepting applications for its annual Eagle Scout Essay Competition. The deadline for submitting an entry for this competition is...
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Parish council meets Wednesday
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session Wednesday. Items on the agenda include: —Guest appearances by Rudy Sparks of the Atchafalaya Golf Course Commission to present th...
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