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Masons present awards
Franklin Lodge 57 F&AM honored local individuals recently for their contributions to the community, including Nurse of the Year Karen St. Blanc, above, of Franklin Foundation Hospital. The Lodge’s ...
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Hanson homecoming parade rolls through Franklin
Hanson Memorial High School held its homecoming parade Thursday in Franklin. The Hanson Memorial Tigers will face off against Ascension Episcopal tonight at 7 p.m. at McCloskey Field. The 2012 Home...
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Broken tourist center looted
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Cajun Coast Welcome and Interpretative Center was broken into Oct. 11 and thousands of dollars in copper was taken from the air conditioning units. Morgan City Assistant Po...
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Vietnam War hero honored in Patterson
PATTERSON, La. — A hero should be treated like one, and a recent Silver Star recipient will receive a hero’s welcome during homecoming festivities at Patterson High School. More than 42 years after...
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Tootsie roll drive Annual “Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities” by Bayou Vista Knights of Columbus Council 6211 Friday, Oct. 19, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 a.m. to noo...
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Scam targets Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A scam targeting advertisers in the local visitors guide is to be avoided, according to Carrie Stansbury, Cajun Coast executive director. Someone identifying himself as Shane wi...
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Mason awards presented
Franklin Lodge 57 F&AM recently honored its Teacher of the Year Phyllis Darden, above in left photo, and Paramedic of the Year, Hal Titus, above in right photo. Darden is a teacher at Chitimacha Tr...
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Henderson dredging project to start this week
The state Department of Natural Resources and St. Martin Parish announced Tuesday that work will begin this week on a cooperative project to excavate channels in Lake Henderson in the Atchafalaya B...
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Jimmy Sawtelle
Sawtelle leaving technical college -- Named senior vice president of Workforce Solutions
MORGAN CITY, La. — Jimmy Sawtelle, regional director of South Central Louisiana Technical College, is the new senior vice president for Workforce Solutions, a statewide program to develop workforc...
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Jerrin Jerome Bourgeois, known by many as “Bourge the Clown,” participates in a parade. Bourgeois died Oct. 9
Ever-present ‘Bourge the Clown’ remembered
MORGAN CITY, La. — A local entertainer who gave many in the Morgan City area happy childhood memories died last week at the age of 81. Jerrin Jerome Bourgeois, known by many as “Bourge the Clown,”...
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VFW POST 4222 And Auxiliary meetings Friday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Eat at 6 p.m. Knights of Columbus Annual “Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities” by Bayou Vista Council 6211 Friday, Oct. ...
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Disaster Recovery Center opens today in Stephensville
BATON ROUGE — A State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opened today in St. Martin Parish to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their home ...
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(Jessica Jenkins Photography) Kohen Treser with brothers McClendon, left, and Aidan
Family thankful for treatment options
Most enter into a church pew and sit down before services without hesitation. Kasi and Chad Treser and their family wipe down their pew, first. Most shake hands during the portion of the church ser...
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Bringing in the season
The holiday season kicks off today as St. Mary Parish gathers to give thanks for the blessings of the year and beyond. The City of Franklin has been installing decorations and lights along Main Str...
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Patterson proposes big water rate hike
PATTERSON -- In order to pay for water plant improvements, the City of Patterson is discussing raising water rates for both commercial and residential customers. While the current water plant does...
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Youth summit
A Youth Empowerment Summit was held Friday and Saturday at the West St. Mary Civic Center. The St. Mary District 1 Leadership Team, organized by parish Councilman Craig A. Mathews, pictured above, ...
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Aguillard backs out of Lafayette search
St. Mary Superintendent Donald Aguillard withdrew this morning from the race for Lafayette Parish superintendent. After making the cut to the final three candidates one week ago, Aguillard announc...
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Early Thanksgiving
The Down South Riders held their Fourth Annual Feed the Community event Saturday at the Baldwin Civic Center. The motorcycle group served Thanksgiving dinner to more than 500 people in the communit...
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MC voters pass road sales tax of 0.3 percent
From Staff and Wire Reports Although voter turnout was low, Morgan City voters easily passed a 12-year, 0.3 cent sales tax that will be used to fund nearly $4 million in road improvements in the ci...
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Remains found in cane field
Authorities are attempting to identify human remains found in the Centerville area Friday. St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported that officers were called to a cane field on La. 317 around 1...
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Marine Safety Unit Morgan City (MSU) and Aids to Navigation Team Morgan City (ANT) received the Partnership in Education Best Collaborative Program Award Thursday for their work with local schools and organizations. A ceremony was held at M.D. Shannon Elementary School in Morgan City to celebrate the local guardsmen's 465 hours donated by 51 volunteers between July 2010 and June 2011. Front from left are Hattie Watts Elementary School Principal Niki Fryou, M.D. Shannon Elementary School Principal Rebecca Harris, M.E. Norman Elementary School Principal Elaine Cureton, St. Mary Outreach Assistant Director Brenda Liner, J.B. Maitland Elementary School Coast Guard liaison Becky Price, and J.B. Maitland Elementary School Principal Tonia Verrette. Back are Marine Safety Unit Commanding Officer Capt. Jonathan Burton, Aids to Navigation Officer in Charge Chief Boatswain's Mate Mark Emerson, and Marine Corps League Toys for Tots representative Bill Goessl.
Coast Guard honors school partnerships
Two Morgan City Coast Guard units received a national award in a ceremony Thursday for their work with local schools and organizations. Marine Safety Unit Morgan City (MSU) and Aids to Navigation ...
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FFH starts fiscal year with profit
Franklin Foundation Hospital ended the first month of its new fiscal year with a $4,469 net profit. Chief Financial Officer Ron Bailey told Hospital Service District 1 commissioners Thursday during...
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Board for 911 sets budget, tables adoption
By GEOFFREY STOUTE MORGAN CITY — The St. Mary Parish 911 Communications District introduced its 2012 spending plan to board members during Wednesday’s meeting but tabled adoption until December at ...
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Quotes for mosquito control to be sought
Quotes on mosquito control services will be sought by the St. Mary Parish Council. The council, meeting in regular session Wednesday, was presented with a resolution to renew its contract with Mosq...
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