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Baldwin projects progressing
Construction and improvement projects in Baldwin continue. Mayor Wayne Breaux said meetings are being scheduled with property owners along the project perimeter to secure rights of way. The mayor ...
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The shrimp boat Big Daddy moves through the Berwick Lock from Bayou Teche to the Atchafalaya River this morning. Starting at the end of the year, the lock will be unmanned from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. as part of nationwide cost-cutting measures implemented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Corps to cut lock hours
BERWICK, La. — As part of an effort to reduce costs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing reductions in operating hours at many of its locks nationwide, including the Berwick Lock and the...
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St. Mary - East Business and Career Solutions Center moving
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Louisiana Workforce Commission’s St. Mary East Business and Career Solutions Center will be moving to a new location at South Central Louisiana Technical College – Young Memo...
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One of the displays in LSU Middleton Library this month features books banned at different locales in Louisiana over the years, including Huckleberry Finn.
Banned books -- Books challenged for a variety of reasons
By Ferris McDaniel LSU Manship News Service BATON ROUGE — This year marks the 30th anniversary of the observance of banned books in America — a celebration of literature and the freedom for one to ...
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Louisiana campaigns continue -- Landry and Boustany showdown
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE — While the national political focus shifted Wednesday from election debates to governing, the campaign season hasn’t wrapped up in Louisiana, with ...
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Small Farm session set
St. Mary Parish’s Natural Resource Consvervation Service office has two upcoming events to assist local farmers and conservationists. On Nov. 30, the Acadiana Small Farm Conference will be held fro...
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Railroad track repairs on NW Boulevard set
Northwest Boulevard in Franklin will be closed for railroad track repairs beginning 6:30 a.m., Thursday Nov. 15, and should be reopened by 3 p.m. that same day.
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar events for East St. Mary Parish
Giant Yard Sale Fundraiser at New Life Tabernacle, 811 Roderick St., Morgan City, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 10. Proceeds help build a church in Juarez, Mexico. For info call 985-384-3261 or vi...
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Sweet wins football contest
Frances Sweet of Berwick is the winner of the Daily Review Football Contest. Sweet wins $40. There was a three-way tie for first with the entries missing three games. Sweet overcame the tie by p...
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St. Mary Parish voters tracked state vote on amendments
MORGAN CITY, La.-- Louisiana and St. Mary Parish voters voted “yes” on all but one constitutional amendment according to the Secretary of State’s unofficial results with all precincts reporting. Pa...
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St. Mary Parish backed Landry for 3rd District seat
MORGAN CITY, La. -- St. Mary Parish voted with the state on the majority of races, except in the 3rd Congressional District. While the top vote-getter in the district was Charles Boustany Jr. with ...
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69% of St. Mary Parish voters voted in presidential election

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Early Visit
Santa Claus and a local elf helper, Darron Degeyter, came to town early Wednesday to deliver toys and gifts donated by Franklin Foundation Hospital staff to Chez Hope clients. The gifts went to nin...
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St. Mary Outreach was one of two food banks to receive a $3,000 donation from North American Salt Company's Cote Blanche mine, which contributed $1 for each ton its underground crews mined Friday. With miners 1,500 feet underground, Cote Blanche salt mine produces rock salt and ships it up the Mississippi River to be used for highway de-icing in 18 states throughout the winter. “Support from the miners at Cote Blanche mine and North American Salt Company at Christmas-time is a perfect example of the community in action and the spirit of giving,” St. Mary Outreach Director Kay Raymond said. “With the down economy, the needs seem endless. We are very grateful.” From left are miners representative Keith LeBlanc, Raymond and Mine Manager Gord Bull.
In the Spirit of Giving

Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cameron, Renwick are top news in Berwick
The Town of Berwick has a lot to be thankful for as 2011 comes to a close. High water in the spring never invaded the town, and hurricanes never breached the Gulf Coast. Renwick Subdivision has onl...
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bureau is accepting award nominations
The Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau is accepting nominations for the 2011 Employee of the Year award. The award is open to all front line employees in the hospitality industry who have ren...
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B&G acquires more than 20 Houston restaurants
From Staff Reports B&G Food Enterprises, headquartered in Morgan City, announced Tuesday the largest acquisition in the 30 year history of the company with the addition of 24 restaurants in the Hou...
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Toys for Tots
A load of toys and $820 in cash were delivered by Franklin Republican Women to the St. Mary Marine Corps League for its Toys for Tots drive. The donations were collected during the club’s Christmas...
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St. Mary jobless rate falls below 8 percent
St. Mary’s jobless rate for November was down from both a month before and a year ago. From October to November the rate declined half a percent, from 8.3 percent to 7.8 percent, placing the rate m...
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Frontage road accident
A car collided with a sugar cane hauler late Tuesday morning on the U. S. 90 service road east of the Willow Street overpass. At about 10:45 a.m., Franklin Police say, the driver of the truck was m...
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Rockin' around ...
Patterson High School held its first Christmas Fest Sunday after the city’s annual Christmas parade. Games, contests and activity booths were open to anyone wanting to take part in the fun. Here, 6...
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Cubsight
The Louisiana Lions Cubsight Program recently offered free vision screenings to young students in grades pre-K and kindergarten at Holy Cross Elementary School in Morgan City. The test provides ins...
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Man arrested for attempted murder of 2
A Morgan City man was arrested for the attempted second-degree murder of his stepdaughter and her boyfriend. Bobby Ray Flores, 63, of Arkansas Street was arrested at 12:40 a.m. Sunday. At approxima...
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Franklin's "Top Cops"
Four Franklin Police Department officers were recognized as “Top Cops” Thursday during Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s “Light of Hope” ceremony. Franklin Police had the most officers recognized of ...
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