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Legislators cautious about Jindal tax proposal
MORGAN CITY, La. — Legislators say they still need more information about Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax plan, but are concerned about what they have seen so far after receiving copies of the 95-page prop...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chamber social is Thursday
MORGAN CITY — The St. Mary Chamber and Holiday Inn plans its annual Business after Hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn of Morgan City, 520 Roderick St. Registration is $1 and a busin...
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Morgan City council backs marine safety training center
MORGAN CITY, La. — The council approved a resolution of support for South Central Louisiana Technical College’s building of a new marine safety training center. Earl Meador, regional director of SC...
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Big rate increase in the works for flood insurance
NEW ORLEANS — People who buy federal flood insurance need to plan for big rate hikes because Congress has decided the program must at least pay for itself, a top federal official said Tuesday. Some...
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Parish residents should brace for flood insurrance impact
With Congress deciding the National Flood Insurance Program must pay for itself, certain St. Mary Parish residents can brace for increases in premiums. “People certainly are going to feel this impa...
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Domestic violence providers face second set of budget cuts
Domestic violence service providers across Louisiana are facing their second budget crisis in two months. The Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services unveiled its proposed budget Thursda...
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Black Bear Festival will be April 19-21
The 10th Annual Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival is set for April 19-21 in downtown Franklin. The focus of the festival is educating the public about the Louisiana black bear, a species listed as “t...
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Run for the Men in Blue to raise money for injured, dead officer families
A Run for the Men in Blue is being held April 6 in support of officers killed or injured in the line of duty in January. Proceeds will benefit the families of St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Deputies Mat...
Mar 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Library hosts author
Local author Rhonda Dennis, center, met with her readers and fans from Franklin last week during an event held at the Alex P. Allain Memorial Library. Pictured above with Dennis are, at left, Frank...
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Dance program registration open
Email registration for dance portion of the Bayou Beaux Arts and Dance Program is open. Parents or guardians should send an email to Arlana Shields at ashields@franklin-la.com The program will be h...
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Farmers’ Market to return
The City of Franklin will continue to host a Farmers’ Market at 300 Willow St. The Farmers’ Market will be open every month on the first and third Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on the second a...
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Parish council meets Wed.
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in regular session. Items on the agenda include: —Approval of recommendation from the Planning and Zoning on subdivisions of pro...
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Calumet Baptist Church members performed a manger scene within their Christmas production “A Gathering at the Manger” Saturday in Patterson. From top left, Lori Hebert, an angel, hands a microphone to Isabella Hebert. Chantel Brunet played the Virgin Mary, Ryder Daigle was baby Jesus, and Joshua Brunet played Joseph. Little angels were played by Nesa Buck, Kylee Wilson, Kaitilyn Morgan, Madison Kriegel, Benjamin Jackson, Braydon Jackson, Alysse Jackson, Kayla Brunet and Mikey Woodman.
Church leaders discuss Christmas
MORGAN CITY, La. — The reasons many Christians celebrate Christmas sometimes get lost in the secular festiviti, es associated with the season, so local church leaders shared their perspectives on w...
Dec 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spirit of giving
Franklin Senior High School Future Farmers of America and 4-H Club members recently donated “Christmas for Kids” presents to St. Mary Parish Emergency Aid, A United Way of South Louisiana Agency. F...
Dec 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, wearing a blue cap; Jerry Hoffpauir, executive director for the Port of Morgan City; Louis Ratcliff, Berwick mayor; and Mike Lowe, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, head to a Coast Guard vessel during Dardenne’s tour.
Lt. Gov. Dardenne tours port, river
MORGAN CITY, La. — Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne was in Morgan City Thursday to tour the area from the water, learn about the waterway projects going on and see the businesses that drive the area’s economy...
Dec 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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DARE grads
Forty-four students completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program at Glencoe Charter School. The fifth graders, their parents, and faculty gathered recently in the school cafeteria for the ...
Dec 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stacie LaBelle, Morgan City animal warden, holds a chihuahua rescued on the La. 182 bridge Thursday morning.
Morgan City U.S. 90 bridge traffic pauses to save a lost pooch
By JEAN L. KAESS jkaess@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY — During any morning, especially when the weather is bad, it’s easy to be annoyed and in a rush. Motorists crossing the La. 182 bridge into Berw...
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Visit from Santa
Santa Claus made a quick early visit to Chez Hope in Franklin, surprising kids and adults alike with gifts and a twinkle in his eyes. Below, Asbury United Methodist Women presented a donation check...
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Balloons are released by Ladies of Destine Elite Social Club members during a candlelight vigil Tuesday night in Patterson for the 26 lives that were lost in Connecticut during the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy Dec 14.
Vigil for victims of violence -- Sandy Hook murders, Patterson domestic violence death recalled
PATTERSON, La. — “There’s too many angels, too many angels.” Words from Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle expressed the sentiment of a candlelight vigil Tuesday night remembering the 26 victim...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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This house at 1035 Cayce St. was destroyed Tuesday after a mattress caught fire while a 6-year-old boy was playing with a cigarette lighter, according to Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois. Franklin firefighters were assisted at the scene by volunteers from the Baldwin and Centerville fire departments and had the fire under control in 13 minutes, Bourgeois said. Red Cross is assisting the five to six former residents of the house, he added.
Child may have started Cayce St. fire
A child playing with a cigarette lighter resulted in the loss of this structure at 1035 Cayce St. Tuesday, according to reports from Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois. The house was fully involv...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Michelle South, an American history teacher at Morgan City High School, uses her interactive Promethean board during a lesson on the Civil Rights movement Monday afternoon with her class. “Through the flip chart feature, it is much easier to move through lessons as it allows me to combine chapters so that a lesson that would have normally taken two weeks would now take just a few days with a profound retention level from the students,” she said of the board.
Tech equality dispute -- St. Mary Parish School Board members discuss Promethean boards
CENTERVILLE, La. — A spat over equality in technology quickly evolved into a disagreement over funding disparities between maintenance districts during Thursday’s meeting of the St. Mary Parish Sch...
Dec 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Parish council meets for last 2012 session
A brief agenda awaits the St. Mary Parish Council when it meets in the final session of 2012 Wednesday. On the agenda are proposed ordinances amending the zoning map and the 2012 budget. Resolution...
Dec 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte talked about his tenure as mayor in an interview Dec. 4.
Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte reflects on tenure
MORGAN CITY, La. — On Jan. 14, the City of Morgan City will have a new mayor, something that has only happened once since Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte first took office in 1993. Matte has served a t...
Dec 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Franklin library branch reopens
The Alex P. Allain Library branch building in Franklin officially reopened for public use this morning, following an extensive renovation. In addition to a complete selection of current best-seller...
Dec 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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