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St. Mary Parish School Board faces money issues
Funding issues top the agenda when the St. Mary Parish School Board meets Thursday for its regular meeting. Among the items up for discussion are designation of unreserved, undesignated general fun...
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Berwick garbage to increase
BERWICK, La. — Berwick garbage rates will increase by 50 cents in February if an ordinance introduced Tuesday is passed in January. Progressive Waste Solutions is going up on its cart rate to munic...
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Lighting and decorating contest judges; winners accounced
Judges for Franklin Garden Club’s Christmas Decorating and Lighting Contest gathered at Grevemberg House before heading out Tuesday night for judging. From left are Eddie and Kerri Payton, Madeline...
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7 arrested off Daily Review's Most Wanted list
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The Daily Review’s Most Wanted series has helped lead to seven arrests since the series was first run in September. Three suspects have been arrested since the latest most wante...
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New tenant at Port of Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — Inmobilaria Lamol LLC is officially the new tenant of the Port of Morgan City. Inmobilaria Lamol signed the lease agreement during the first weekend of December, said Jerry Gauti...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Senior Dinner Patterson Community Center holding a Christmas Gumbo for Senior Citizens 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Patterson Area Civic Center, 116 Cotten Road. All senior citizens invited. Morgan...
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Louisiana tied with Mississippi as least healthy state
Louisiana ranks 49th in overall health this year, up one spot from last year’s rankings, according to United Health Foundation’s 2012 America’s Health Rankings. Vermont is ranked the healthiest sta...
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CCVCB seeks nominees for hospitality honoree
The Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau is accepting nominations for its 2012 Employee of the Year Award. The award is open to all front line employees in the hospitality industry who’ve re...
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Parish council meets Wednesday; budgets ordinances await
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session Wednesday at 6 p.m. Items on the agenda include proposed ordinances on the 2013 fiscal year budget and five-year capital outlay p...
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Deadline approaching for Louisiana property owners to claim 2008 Citizens assessment rebate
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The deadline for property insurance policyholders to claim a rebate for the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) Assessment charged on their 2008 insuran...
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Juveniles admit to Pierre Part vandalism
PIERRE PART— Two juveniles, one 9 and the other 10 years old, admitted to vandalizing the Pierre Part Store and Pierre Car Wash, according to a news release from Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Wagu...
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Marine Corps League Band in Jackson Square, New Orleans, La.
Toys for Tots continues to accept donations
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The Marine Corps League, St. Mary Detachment, is conducting its annual Toys for Tots drive with a mission of collecting new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December...
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Carl Marcel maintains a memorial to veterans and prisoners of war in his front yard on Mercury Road in Bayou Vista. He’ll keep it there “until they all come home.”
Diehard Marine lives for remembrance
BAYOU VISTA — There is no such thing as an ex-Marine, and Carl Marcel is living proof of that. The 75-year-old enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard in 1953, while he was still in high school. ...
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The Nineties
St. Mary Council on Aging honored its senior citizens in their 90s last week at a special luncheon at the Senior Center on Iberia Street. From left are Florence Thibodeaux, Tom Randazzo, Anna Heber...
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Schools adopted
An Adopt-A-School program was held Monday at J.A. Hernandez Elementary School in Franklin, at top. The school was adopted by Pat’s Florist. Pictured above from left are St. Mary Parish Chamber of C...
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Schools' test scores show improvement
St. Mary Parish accountability test results have been released by the state Department of Education. Students in grades 3, 5, 6 and 7 take the iLEAP test that provides critical data for schools in ...
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St. Joseph fire sub-station bid approved by PC
A bid was awarded on the construction of a sub-station for the Franklin Fire Department in the St. Joseph area Wednesday by the St. Mary Parish Council. Acadiane Renovations LTD of Franklin submitt...
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5,100 new school voucher slots available
One school in St. Mary Parish will accept voucher students this fall. Central Catholic High School in Morgan City has reported to the state 34 openings between grades 7 and 11. The openings at CCH...
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry, center, shared a glimpse of the workings of Congress with Franklin Rotarians Tuesday. The Republican from New Iberia will be seeking re-election to the District 3 seat in November. With Landry are Rotarians Parker Templeton, left, and Ron Bailey.
Rep. Landry talks about the workings of U.S. Congress
U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry, (District 3, R-New Iberia) shared a glimpse of the workings of Congress with Franklin Rotarians Tuesday. The congressman is in his second and final year of his first term and...
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School board details members' development credits
School board members have traditionally participated in conference workshops for the purpose of developing a heightened awareness regarding educational policies and regulations. Act 705 passed by t...
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District 11 fires
A fire at this 808 Cypremort Road residence at 7:26 p.m., Saturday was contained to the kitchen area, according to Clarence Clark, chief of Fire Protection District 11. The first responder arrived ...
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Budget bills contain funding for St. Mary
As passed by the state House of Representatives last week, House Bills 1 and 2 include money for numerous St. Mary Parish projects. House Bill 1 includes: —$250,000 to the City of Franklin for Cit...
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‘America’s Heartland” filming
Local farm to be featured on ‘America’s Heartland’ show
Blanchard Brothers Farms of western St. Mary Parish will be featured on an upcoming episode of “America’s Heartland,” the long-running magazine-style, half-hour series produced by KVIE, Sacramento,...
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City continues fight over flood elevations
MORGAN CITY — The city’s ongoing struggle with the Federal Emergency Management Agency over base flood elevations, and purchases of new electrical system equipment, were among topics discussed at ...
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