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MC Council will meet Tuesday
A proposal for the use of Young’s Park highlights the Morgan City Mayor and Council’s monthly meeting Tuesday. Discussion on the lease will center around a request by the U.S. Coast Guard for the c...
Sep 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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100th Birthday
Friends and family helped Annette Bowman, seated in front, celebrate her 100th birthday Sunday at Berwick’s First United Methodist Church. Berwick Mayor Louis Ratcliff presented Bowman with a gift ...
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FHS Homecoming
Franklin Senior High School crowned its Homecoming court Friday at halftime during the Franklin-Abbeville contest at J.C. Dry Stadium. Above are members of the 2011 Homecoming Court. They are Kaitl...
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Water out during the evenings
The City of Franklin Utility Department will be working in several areas on the water distribution system replacing and/or removing leaking fire hydrants. The work will be conducted on Tuesday and ...
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Open wing
The construction of an eight classroom wing at Hattie Watts Elementary School in Patterson accommodates the addition of 130 fourth grade students to the school. The $1.57 million project also inclu...
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‘Battle of the Paddles’ returns
Hanson Memorial High School students Katherine Comeaux, Sarah Daniel, Brock Barrilleaux, Emily Chauvin, Courtney Fredrick, Marcus Kuhlman and Chris Ibert would like to invite everyone to the 2011 T...
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St. Mary unemployment decreased in August
St. Mary Parish followed the state’s trend in August, with unemployment pushing down below 9 percent for the first time in some months. The local jobless rate was 8.8 percent in August, falling fro...
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Red Cypress wreck
A 2000 Nissan Altima — driven by Nicole Aucoin, 19, of Victoria Riverside Road in Patterson — caused an accident at U.S. 90 and Red Cypress Road in Patterson around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Patterson Poli...
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E-911 district beefs up training facilities
MORGAN CITY — A new area at the St. Mary Parish 911 Communications District’s Morgan City office is ready for use for various training and demonstrations. E-911 Communication District Director Cha...
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‘Pennies for Pre-Schoolers’ teaches saving
As national leaders deal with the unenviable task of rebuilding a failing economy and recovering the trust of the American people, St. Mary Community Action Agency is doing its part of recharging t...
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October chock full of exciting events
October will be an exciting month in Franklin. Judith Allain reported to the Franklin City Council Tuesday that a multitude of events are slated for the month. It starts with Tour du Teche, the 135...
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Barge removal: A piece at a time
Some 600 tons of metal from the derelict barge that overturned in the Charenton Navigation and Drainage Canal has been removed, St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin said. Naquin told the Franklin ...
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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