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The Patterson Junior High School Performance Band marches in the Patterson Christmas parade on Main Street Sunday afternoon.
Christmas activities at a glance
—Kemper Williams Park Christmas lighting runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 30, weather permitting. Cost is $2 per car or $10 per bus. —The 17th annual Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress...
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‘Del-Kids’ donation
“Del-Kids” from the Franklin-Jeanerette Alumnae of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. donated a Thanksgiving basket and cards to St. Mary Council on Aging. Pictured are Geraldine Anderson, COA office ...
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Lighting, decorating contest set for Tues.
Judging of Franklin’s Christmas Lighting and Decorating Contest is Tuesday. Sponsored by the City of Franklin and the Franklin Garden Club, the contest is to be held in residential and business cat...
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Top races summary
U.S. House District 3 616 of 616 precincts - 100 percent x-Charles Boustany, GOP (i) 58,820 - 61 percent Jeff Landry, GOP (i) 37,764 - 39 percent Supreme Court District 5 630 of 630 precincts ...
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Associated Press names Boustany as the winner in 3rd Congressional District race (updated)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany will return to Congress for a fifth term after handily defeating his fellow Republican congressman, Jeff Landry, in Saturday's runoff election. Th...
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Volunteer Greg Price of Morgan City serves a steak to Al Reaux of Lafayette. Price has been volunteering at the event for about 45 years, he said.
Steak dinner helps fund scouting activities
MORGAN CITY, La. — The atmosphere was relaxed and casual at Thursday night’s annual Joe Cefalu Boy Scouts of America Steak Dinner. But, make no mistake, the event is a major fundraiser for the Boy ...
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Patterson Christmas Parade is Sunday
The Patterson Christmas Parade will start at 2 p.m. Sunday at Place Norman Shopping Center and will proceed down La. 182 to Patterson High School. The parade’s grand marshal is Pamela Washington, c...
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Earl Meador, director of South Central Louisiana Technical College, is by a device used to simulate a helicopter crash at the Young Memorial Campus in Morgan City Thursday.
Meador leads South Central Louisiana Technical College
MORGAN CITY, La. — Earl Meador says he is a “blue collar guy with a big certificate on the wall.” Meador was appointed in November to replace Jimmy Sawtelle as director of South Central Louisiana T...
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Vitter staff to hold hours in Berwick
U.S. Sen. David Vitter will hold staff satellite office hours for St. Mary Parish residents on Monday. Vitter, R-Metairie, and his staff use satellite offices in addition to town hall meetings arou...
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Dec. 8 candidates
Candidate showdown Saturday
MORGAN CITY, La. — Saturday is showdown day with three runoff elections on tap in Morgan City. Morgan City voters will decide whether Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi or Lee Dragna will serve as the next may...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
HOLIDAY PLAY “Bah Humbug” presented by Tri-City Youth Theatre, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10, at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: $4, advance; and $5, at door; available at auditorium. LOLL...
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Quilts donated
The Rumpled Quilts Guild of Patterson, along with the Cane Cutters Guild of Houma recently made and donated several quilts to Chez Hope Inc. as their yearly project. Chez Hope Inc. is a non-profit ...
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Community awards
Franklin Masonic Lodge 57 presented awards to businesses and citizens in the community Tuesday at the lodge on Main Street. From top, Scelfo’s Cleaners and David H. Stiel Jr. Agency received the lo...
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Musical siblings take roles as drum majors
MORGAN CITY — “They were born into it,” Cheryl Trimmer said of her musically talented children, and this year, she has the distinction of being the mother of both the drum major at Morgan City High...
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See, saw
The 22nd annual Cypress Sawmill Festival came and went during the weekend, with big crowds drawn out to Kemper Williams Park in Patterson by good weather, lots of exhibits, arts and crafts, food an...
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Ready, set...hunt!
Youngsters got an early Easter treat Saturday when they were set loose to find eggs in Pecot Park. Some were easy to find, some a little more difficult, but everybody had a chance to collect their ...
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Look what I saw
This morning the All-American Lumberjack Show performed their annual chainsaw carving for local schools at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson. The lumberjacks will be at the Cypress Sawmill Festival...
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Barnyard Day
Barnyard Day was held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Franklin Senior High School. The annual event provides fun and educational activities in agriculture for pre-K and kindergarten students from ...
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Workin' for the weekend
The Mitchell Bros. Amusements traveling carnival arrived Wednesday in Patterson to begin setting up for the 22nd Annual Cypress Sawmill Festival. The festival begins Friday and continues through Su...
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Parish resolutions adopted Wednesday
Nine resolutions were approved by the St. Mary Parish Council when it met in a brief regular session Wednesday. The resolutions included: —Endorsement of participation in the Quality Jobs Program b...
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Flood project divides Stephensville
STEPHENSVILLE — A passionate crowd gathered at the fire station Tuesday to consider the plans formulated to help alleviate flooding concerns in the Bayou Estates and Harbor Estates subdivisions. D...
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Britanny’s Project donations to Emergency Aid
Emergency Aid Center of United Way for South Louisiana in Franklin recently received 20 boxes of canned goods donated by Brittany’s Project. Volunteers from United Methodist Committee on Relief del...
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Popular bands slated for Cypress Sawmill Festival
PATTERSON — This weekend’s Cypress Sawmill Festival is bringing a full slate of entertainment to Kemper Williams Park. Bands will be performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday for festivalgoers, with a...
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Fun for everyone
The first “Brittany’s Project” was held Saturday at the old Oaklawn Sugar Mill property in Franklin. Participants took part in numerous activities including a car and tractor show, at top, that fea...
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