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City waste pickup under fire again
Franklin City Councilman Chuck Autin again called Progressive Waste Solutions to task for waste pickup issues. Autin told manager Roddy Matherne Tuesday that he’s worried about the Christmas and Ne...
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‘Fast and Furious’ sentence sparks outrage
By Alan Korwin The Uninvited Ombudsman In early morning news that went unchallenged by the mainstream press, Jaime Avila Jr., 25, a ring leader caught red-handed in the Fast and Furious governme...
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Caution urged on Victor II Blvd.
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling Victor II Boulevard in Morgan City due to ongoing construction in the area. While concrete repairs are complete, several dips...
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Power surcharge on agenda in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A proposed 2.25 mil per kilowatt-hour surcharge to pay for the cost to install a breaker in front of a new transformer at the Joseph Cefalu Steam Plant and relocate the transfor...
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Participants busy in Leadership St. Mary
Participants in the second Leadership St. Mary class have completed three of the seven day-long sessions scheduled for the program this year. The class has taken part in a parishwide history tour,...
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Adopt-A-Family ceremonies
St. Mary Community Action Agency’s Adopt-A-Family ceremony was held Monday at their office on Barrow Street in Franklin. This year CAA organized assistance for up to 100 families with the help of l...
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Casey Denham receives toys for her children from U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Nick Jones of Houma Saturday. Jones volunteered to help hand out St. Mary Parish’s Toys for Tots donations to residents at VFW Post 4222 in Morgan City.
Toys for Tots hands out more than 1,200 toys in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. — More than 1,200 St. Mary Parish children will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the Marine Corps League Toys for Tots. Parents received their toy donations Saturday morning at V...
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St. Mary Parish school security reviewed after massacre
CENTERVILLE, La. — Thoughts of the lives lost in Friday’s Sandy Hook Elementary massacre weigh heavily on American minds as they progress into their first school day since the shooting Friday, and ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Candlelight Vigil In memory of Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victims and Dominique Bennett, a victim of domestic violence, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Patterson City Hall. Presented by Ladies of D...
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Patterson man accused in murder held in parish jail
Junior Weston, 46, of Williams Street in Patterson, was booked into the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center in Centreville at 3:52 p.m. Thursday for the first degree murder of Dominique Bennett,...
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Patterson woman arrested for insurance fraud
A Patterson woman is one of two individuals arrested by Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit detectives in separate insurance fraud cases. Detectives concluded a two-month-long investigati...
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City council meets Tuesday
Franklin City Council members meet Tuesday in regular session for December. Guests include a representative of Progressive Waste Solutions, the city’s trash pickup service, at the request of Counci...
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Bridge Market
A farmers’ market was held in Morgan City Saturday under the E.J. “Lionel” Grizzaffi U.S. 90 bridge near Front Street. Vendors at multiple booths sold things such as crocheted items, jewelry and so...
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St. Mary Parish state legislators spoke at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday at the Forest Restaurant in Franklin. From extreme left are Rep. Joe Harrison, Rep. Sam Jones and at the podium is Sen. Brett Allain.
Allain reports on first state session since his election
State legislators representing St. Mary Parish delivered reports on the just-ended legislative session at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday in Franklin. Sen. Brett Allain, Dist. 21, said he...
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Touch of Venus
Jadon Hawkins of Bayou Vista, above, looked through one of many telescopes to see the transit of Venus at the St. George Observatory in Schriever. Hawkins, who went to the observatory with his gran...
Jun 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Flooding concerns taken to St. Martinville
ST. MARTINVILLE — A contingent of Stephensville residents road-tripped to the St. Martin Parish Council meeting Tuesday to urge the construction of a flood protection project for Bayou Estates and ...
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State, parish school dropout rates both decline
Recently published data from the Louisiana State Department of Education indicates significant decreases in the state’s dropout rate among students in grades 7-12 and grades 9-12. Meanwhile, St. Ma...
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Dr. Edward Valeau met with Mayor Rodney Grogan, city councilwoman and Patterson State Bank manager Sandra Turner, Patterson city employees and city residents Monday on First Street for the official groundbreaking for the Wheelbarrow Farmers’ Market. Valeau, a native of Patterson and now a resident of California, is making the upcoming farmers' market possible. Valeau’s father was a farmer who provided his son a wheelbarrow every day so he could go door to door selling fresh produce. The main goal of the farmers' market is to offer fresh, healthy produce to the local community.
Patterson farmers' market, garden put in motion
PATTERSON — The first official steps toward a farmers’ market and community garden in the city were taken Tuesday night. Ground already has been broken on the Wheelbarrow Farmers’ Market at 1103 Fi...
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Fire Dist. 11 gets new pumper truck
St. Mary Parish Fire Protection District 11 has taken delivery of its newest pumper truck. The district, which covers Sorrell, Four Corners, Glencoe, Websterville and Louisa received the Ferrara Fi...
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Adults can register for summer arts program
Registration for the fine arts portion of the Bayou Beaux Arts and Dance Program will end at 5 p.m. June 18 and is open to all St. Mary Parish residents who are at least 13-years-old. That means a...
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Jones relates the ‘good’ and the ‘evil’ of session
State Rep. Sam Jones (Dist. 50) said he would “tell you a few good things that we did, then I’ll tell you a few of the evil things that went on” during a report on the Louisiana legislative session...
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Fire blazes through apartment unit roof
Heavy damage was suffered by an apartment unit after an early morning fire Sunday. Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois said fire fighters were dispatched at 6:54 a.m. to Plantation Teche Apartments...
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Another successful planting day
The St. Mary Soil and Water Conservation District and the USDA-NRCS held its annual coastal planting day last Friday near East Cote Blanche Bay. The multi-year vegetation program is in full swing a...
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Aloisio
Pioneering Patterson civic leader Aloisio died Monday
Patterson has lost one of its most accomplished citizens, a grandchild of Italian migrants who defied expectations, started her own businesses, was elected to public office, and saved a man’s life....
Jun 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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