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Atchafalaya water quality study to start in St. Mary Parish
A $100,000 grant obtained by an LSU AgCenter researcher should help determine the effectiveness of water management construction projects and their effects on the Atchafalaya floodway system. The ...
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Patterson man accused of stealing phone then seeking reward for its return
BAYOU VISTA, La. -- A Patterson man was arrested by St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s deputies this morning after he stole an iPhone at a store in Bayou Vista and then called the owner of the phone demandi...
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Patterson man arrested for felony carnal knowledge
St Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reports the following: —Dwayne Jackson, 32, f Alexander Street in Franklin, was arrested Tuesday on warrants for possession of Schedule II drugs, possession of Sc...
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Those responsible for the production of The Berwick Beacon, a quarterly newsletter by the Town of Berwick, are, from left, town bookkeeper Karen Sehon, councilman Damon Robison, former councilwoman Jacki Ackel, and Mayor Louis Ratcliff.
Berwick starts online community newsletter
BERWICK, La. -- The Town of Berwick’s community newsletter, The Berwick Beacon, is now online. The publication was created several years ago by former Mayor Emmett Hardaway and accomplished his goa...
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MIles Liner
Run-walk to raise money for Liner scholarships
The first Run for Miles 5K run/walk will be held Saturday in Berwick by The Miles Liner Foundation. The foundation is a non-profit formed with a dual purpose. First and foremost is “to keep (Liner’...
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Photo program offered here
MORGAN CITY — A pair of arts education and experience events is being offered by a local church-affiliated group. Both will be free to children. Children interested in photography are invited to at...
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Robert Gray
Robert Gray, 61, of Patterson, died Wednesday at Patterson Healthcare. Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time. Visit www.jones-funeral-home.com to leave ...
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Golf course subsidy defended
While the Atchafalaya at Idlewild golf course continues to run in the red financially, the chairman of the commission overseeing the course says its benefits to the parish are numerous. Rudy Sparks...
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Meralda Warren, VP6MW, of Pitcairn Island, South Pacific
BEARS to host art from Pitcairn at fest
“CQ, CQ, CQ. This is VP6MW.” This is how the ham radio contact would start every summer for many years. A group of seven or eight ham radio operators throughout the United States would anxiously aw...
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What’s behind pending flood insurance premium increases?
Pending National Flood Insurance Program premium increases will affect nearly 18,000 policies state-wide as soon as subsidies of their premium begin to be phased out. Specific residential and busin...
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Louisiana Hospital Association backs Medicaid expansion
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration announced Tuesday that it won’t seek to replicate a private insurance Medicaid expansion model like Arkansas, despite requests from Louisiana l...
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Bayou Vista job is on St. Mary Parish School Board’s agenda
CENTERVILLE, La. -- A request to add an assistant principal at Bayou Vista Elementary School is among action on Thursday’s agenda for the St. Mary Parish School Board monthly meeting. Also schedule...
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The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce presented the Virginia Tyler Guillotte Award to Al Kuhlman, left, during the annual banquet held Thursday at the Cypress Bayou Casino Pavilion. Chamber of Commerce Board Member Jesse Breaux Jr. presented the award.
Chamber of Commerce presents awards at banquet
St. Mary Chamber of Commerce members awarded local groups and individuals with achievement presentations Thursday during its annual banquet at Cypress Bayou Casino. The Virginia Tyler Guillotte Awa...
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Slain officer mourned
MORGAN CITY, La. — Hundreds of police officers, firefighters and first responders from across the nation formed a nine-mile funeral procession across St. Mary Parish Thursday to bring Sgt. Rick Rig...
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Services for Sgt. Riggenbach held in Franklin
At top, The hearse carrying the body of Sgt. Rick Riggenbach leaves the Crossing Place Fellowship Thursday en route to Morgan City. Center, Motorcycles stand like silent sentinels during funeral se...
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Sgt. Frederick “Rick” Albert Riggenbach
Rites today for slain police officer
FRANKLIN (AP) — A funeral service was set today for the Chitimacha tribal police officer killed in shootings that also wounded two sheriff’s deputies and left another man dead. The service for Sgt....
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State high court denies local alderman’s appeal
A Baldwin alderman lost his appeal to retain his seat by a ruling from the Louisiana Supreme Court Tuesday. Tony Gibson is not eligible to remain in office because he was not qualified to run for t...
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Vigil honors slain officer, other victims of shooting
Some 100 people gathered Wednesday in a candlelight vigil to honor Sgt. Rick Riggenbach, the Chitimacha Police officer killed Saturday. The vigil was held at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Charento...
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State Sen. Brett Allain, R-Jeanerette, spoke at a meeting on the completion of Interstate 49 Tuesday at the Patterson Civic Center.
Push to finish I-49 South takes ‘first step’
PATTERSON — State Sen. Bret Allain, R-Jeanerette, and a group of invited community members from multiple parishes took the first step in an effort to form a coalition to complete Interstate 49 from...
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Junior Fair and Livestock Show
Emily Chauvin, top center, was awarded premier exhibitor in the senior swine livestock division at the St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and Livestock Show Jan. 19 at Franklin Senior High School. Chauvin...
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Sgt. Frederick “Rick” Albert Riggenbach
Slain officer is 4th to die in line of duty in St. Mary Parish since 1950s
Sgt. Frederick “Rick” Albert Riggenbach, 52, was the fourth officer in St. Mary Parish to be killed in the line of duty since the mid-1950s. Riggenbach, a Chitimacha tribal police officer, and 78-y...
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Vigil set Wednesday in Charenton area
There will be a Candelight Vigil for the victims of the shooting in Charenton last weekend. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and the Charenton Community Outreach are inviting the entire St. Mary Parish ...
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Sinclair Callais
Callais is Holy Cross Elementary student of the year
Sinclair Callais has been named Holy Cross Elementary School’s student of the year. The Students of the Year Awards program recognizes outstanding students who have demonstrated excellent academic ...
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A news conference was held at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse in Franklin this morning on the Saturday shooting incident in Charenton, which left two dead and two wounded. From left are St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert, the Rev. Lloyd Benoit of Assumption Catholic Church, Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle, Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackel, unidentified, State Police Tfc. Stephen Hammons of Troop I, Chitimacha Police Chief Blaise Smith, Berwick Police Chief James Richard, Chitimacha Assistant Police Chief Ellen Hebert, Morgan City Assistant Chief Glenn Blanco and Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire.
Chitimacha tribal officer killed; suspect arrested for killing officer, 78-year-old man
CHARENTON, La. — A Chitimacha tribal police officer and a 78-year-old man were killed in a shooting spree Saturday morning that also left two St. Mary Parish sheriff’s deputies wounded near Cypress...
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