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Gift box collection in progress for Operation Christmas Child
Collections for the 2011 Operation Christmas Child project, a drive to send shoeboxes filled with supplies to needy children, are ongoing at First Baptist Church of Morgan City and will continue un...
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Watch your step
A section of the Berwick walking trail near Golden Farms Subdivision will be closed, possibly until after Christmas, for repairs. Because it was built next to a large ditch, trees and light poles t...
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Youth summit this weekend in Dist. 1
A Youth Empowerment Summit, “YES”, will be held Friday and Saturday for children and youths ages 13-19 years old, who are currently enrolled at Glencoe Charter, B.E. Boudreaux Middle School and Wes...
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City council OKs street renaming after Chube
Franklin City Council members made quick work of a short agenda Tuesday in regular session for November. The council introduced one ordinance renewing all liquor licenses for the coming year, and a...
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Low turnout in parish early voting
Early voting for the Nov. 19 election closed in St. Mary Parish with 532 ballots cast. There were 104 votes cast Thursday, 44 in Franklin and 60 in Morgan City. Saturday, another 94 votes were cast...
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Port tonnage drops; reporting workshops proposed
MORGAN CITY — Although it is unofficial, the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District anticipates it will finish ranked 109 among U.S. ports in terms of carrying the most tonnage in 2010, a year a...
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Atchafalaya Basin's project plans updated
Numerous projects affecting the area are included in the Atchafalaya Basin Program’s draft 2013 annual plan. Local leaders were treated to a preview of the plan during a public hearing Monday nigh...
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Retirement benefits need catch-up
MORGAN CITY — The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District will pay an unspecified amount to compensate lost retirement contributions that both commissioners and the port’s executive director said...
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Just a few more days
“Three young sisters walking hand in hand haven’t yet begun to understand, the bonding love their hearts are building, that one day only they will understand.” Students and faculty in St. Mary Pari...
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911 board to meet
The St. Mary 911 Communications District will meet Wednesday to approve the 2012 budget. Also on the agenda are the October income and expense statements. The meeting is slated for 10 a.m. at the d...
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Parish set to consider new mosquito contract
St. Mary Parish Council members will consider a new mosquito contract when they meet in regular session Wednesday, The council is meeting a week early due to the Thanksgiving holiday next week. The...
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Public's assistance requested in locating missing Bayou Vista man
The St. Mary Sheriff's Department is requesting assistance in locating a missing Bayou Vista man. Mark James Berthelot, 38, was last seen Oct. 3 by his family. He is a white male with blonde hair a...
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