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Jindal announces appointments to coastal protection council
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation. The Governor’s Advisory Council on Coastal Protecti...
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New dock planned at Berwick
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Port of Morgan City will help fund the building of a new public dock in Berwick after the port commission approved $90,000 in port funds to be used for the project during the...
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Louisiana news briefs
Former Jennings police chief arrested LAFAYETTE — A former Jennings police chief who remained on the force after he stepped down as chief in 2010 has been arrested on suspicion he removed items fr...
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Program to help with Cleco bills opens Wednesday
The St. Mary/Vermilion Community Action Agency will be accepting applications for the Cleco Alternative Rate for Electricity Program beginning Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, according to Almetra J....
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Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings, 75, of Patterson died at 3:35 p.m. Monday at Louisiana Extended Care-Lafayette. Jones Funeral Home of Morgan City-Franklin-Jeanerette is in charge of arrangements, which are incomple...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Dinners Sold by Little Zion Baptist Church, 2746 Sixth St., Berwick, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. Menu: Choice of catfish, or baked or stewed chicken; includes white beans and rice, s...
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Franklin City Council meets tonight
Franklin City Council members meet tonight in regular session for January. Police Chief Sabria McGuire is slated to give a report on vandalism at city parks. Council members Lester Levine and Eugen...
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Grand jury to review Patterson stabbing
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Two local murder cases are winding their way through the 16th Judicial District court system. The man accused of the murder of Dominique Bennett in Patterson on Dec. 12 will hav...
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Jindal tax proposal draws cautious response
BATON ROUGE, La. — Lawmakers responded with caution Friday to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal to eliminate Louisiana’s income tax in exchange for higher sales taxes and other tax code changes, saying ...
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Grand Isle man accused of criminal trespassing
AMELIA, La. -- A 52-year-old Grand Isle man was arrested Sunday after police responded to a complaint of someone trying to break into a residence on Lake Palourde Road in Amelia. Robert Wayne Ivie ...
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Pierre Part man says his son is missing
From vermiliontoday.comBobby Exley is worried about his 19-year-old son, Brant, because he has not heard from him in a week. He is asking Vermilion Parish for help to try and locate him. Bobby Ex...
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The Krewe of Hephaestus parades in Morgan City during their 2012 Mardi Gras parade
Tri-City Mardi Gras season coming to life
The Epiphany has passed and Mardi Gras is kicking into high gear. Carnival tableaus are to begin Saturday in the Tri-City area when the Krewe of Adonis kicks off the ball season. Seven more balls w...
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Conviction in Four Corners club murder
A Four Corners man was convicted in 16th Judicial District Court of second degree murder and other charges last week. Quentin O. Lewis, 29, of 1414 Cypremort Road, was also convicted of possession ...
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Explanations few in visitor center sinking
A day after what was to be the Cajun Coast Visitors Center sank a few feet into the swampy ground beneath it, explanations of the cause of the sinkage are few, hopes are damaged, and criticism fro...
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Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte stops to look over the sinking Cajun Coast Visitors Center midday Thursday. Although located within the city limits, the city did not have any financial responsibility toward the project. No city tax dollars were used in its design, planning or construction.
Visitor center not city project
While the doomed Cajun Coast Visitors Center was located in Morgan City, it was not a City of Morgan City project. “There are no city tax dollars that are in this project,” Mayor Tim Matte said th...
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Sawtelle named Young Memorial regional director
MORGAN CITY — James R. “Jimmy” Sawtelle III has been appointed regional director of South Central Louisiana Technical College. “Jimmy has been a great asset to our system for many years, and we’re ...
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School board prepares challenge to state laws
By JEAN L. KAESS Acts 1 and 2 of the 2012 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature were topics of conversation during the Thursday meeting of the St. Mary Parish School Board. The board agreed ...
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Wiltz to be honored as “What Manner of Man”
Dr. Gary Wiltz will be honored by the St. Mary Parish Martin Luther King Committee during their 2012 “What Manner of Man Awards.” Wiltz, a native of New Orleans, is the sixth of seven children born...
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Coroner report on Baldwin death out, rally slated Friday
A parish coroner’s report has been issued in the death of a Baldwin man who died in police custody May 10. St. Mary Parish Coroner F.H. “Chip” Metz M.D. issued a release that cites the death of Dam...
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Baldwin residents air complaints of police department
Complaints about the police department were the concern of several citizens at the monthly Baldwin Board of Aldermen meeting held Thursday. Mayor Wayne Breaux and the board heard first from Amy Goi...
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School board will meet tonight
The St. Mary Parish School Board will join other parishes in legally challenging Act 2 of the 2012 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature when it meets today. Act 2 provides state-funded scho...
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End-of-course test performance improves in St. Mary
High school students required to participate in the state End-of-Course (EOC) tests have demonstrated remarkable levels of proficiency in various course subjects that comprise the high stakes exami...
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Vaughn benefit and auction set
A benefit and auction will be held Sunday for Walter Vaughn Jr., formerly of Morgan City. Vaughn has stage 4 glioblastoma. The Father’s Day benefit will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake E...
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The $3.4 million Cajun Coast Welcome and Interpretative Center in Morgan City is in danger of immediate collapse today after early reports from the scene indicate its 75-foot pilings may have given way. The building had sunk approximately six feet by press time. Although workers were on the scene when the building began to give way, no one was injured.
New Cajun Coast visitor center collapsing
The Cajun Coast Welcome and Interpretative Center in Morgan City is in danger of immediate collapse after early reports from the scene indicate its 75-foot pilings may have given way this morning. ...
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