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Hurricane outlook: 13 to 20 named storms
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, seven...
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School donation
The Imperials of Baldwin made a $500 donation to J.A. Hernandez Elementary School on Thursday. Pictured from left above are (back row) Imperials Publicity Director Curtis Sigur, J.A. Hernandez Curr...
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Bill Cefalu, Morgan City utilities director, is interviewed Wednesday morning during a power outage.
Power outages not directly related to storms
MORGAN CITY, La. — The power outages in Morgan City and Amelia Wednesday morning were not directly related to the storms that swept through the area. Morgan City Utilities Director Bill Cefalu said...
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Schools suffered minor damage
MORGAN CITY, La. — Area schools suffered relatively minor damage during Wednesday’s power outages and thunderstorms. In several cases, students prepared for a tornado. Elaine Cureton, M.E. Norman E...
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A tree collapsed and fell into a residence on Lake Palourde Road in Amelia during Wednesday’s storm. From left, Adam Fangue, a Patterson volunteer firefighter, and family members, Larry Hartley and Jayvian Hartley, work to repair Hope and Billy Hartley’s damaged property.
Amelia may have been hardest hit
Toppled trees, downed power lines, damaged roofs, overturned recreational vehicles and howling winds described as sounding like a train, were not the results of tornadoes Wednesday afternoon, accor...
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Holiday closures
State, parish and local municipal offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The Harold J. “Babe” Landry Landfill in Berwick will close at noon Monday. Due to the holiday, Morgan ...
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Two camper trailers at Lake End Parkway were flipped over, one on top of a vehicle, on Wednesday in Morgan City following a storm.
Morgan City area double-punched -- Power outage followed by severe storm
MORGAN CITY, La. — Wednesday’s storm brought strong winds and lots of rain causing moderate property damage, but no injuries were reported in Morgan City, according to Morgan City Mayor Frank “Boo”...
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Morgan City to offer summer day camp, swim lessons
By ZACHARY FITZGERALD zfitzgerald@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY — The recreation department will hold a summer day camp for children throughout the summer and will also offer swimming lessons throug...
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PC meets tonight
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council meet in regular session at 6 p.m. today on the fifth floor of the courthouse in Franklin. Items on the agenda include: —A guest appearance by Diane Wiltz seek...
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Rotary scholarships
Jada Davis and Kaitlin Randle are this year’s recipients of Franklin Rotary Club scholarships. Both of the Franklin Senior High School graduates accepted the $2,000 checks during a recent club lunc...
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Tour du Teche veteran racer Brad Rex, left, helps Go Coast: Louisiana host Tom Gregory settle into a racing kayak for a paddle on Bayou Teche at New Iberia. Gregory’s visit is depicted in “The Hot Side of Cajun Country” airing on LPB2 this month and next.
LPB to feature Tour Du Teche
Tour du Teche, an annual three-day ultramarathon for kayaks and canoes, helped to introduce an Emmy-winning TV series to lush and lovely Bayou Teche. “Iberia Parish – The Hot Side of Cajun Country”...
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The Amelia Belle Casino. Staff Photo
La. casinos win $35.8M less in April than in March
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s state-regulated casinos all won less money in April than in March. The drop totals $35.8 million. State police figures show most also won less than they did a year ag...
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The Morgan City Police Department plans a bicycle patrol that will begin Saturday, said Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch. The bicycle unit is completing a 32-hour certification program. From left, are Crouch, police officers Dexter Garmer, Michael Broussard and Dustin Fromenthal, Morgan City Mayor Frank Grizzaffi, and officers Gary Keller and Lee Mikeska.
Morgan City police to use bicycles as a vehicle to make community connections
MORGAN CITY, La. — Beginning Saturday, several Morgan City police officers will begin patrolling the city on bicycles in an effort to meet more people within the community, said Police Chief Travis...
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Fire District 11 gets $132,958 grant
St. Mary Parish Fire Protection District 11 has been notified of the award of a $132,958 Assistance to Firefighters grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Fire Chief Clarence Clark tol...
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Fundraiser for Relay
Franklin Foundation Hospital raffled off two “carrot stockings” in support of the local American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. At top is winner Mayanne Polidore, and below is winner Skyler L...
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St. Mary Parish area legislators pre-filed 16 bills
Area legislators pre-filed 16 bills to be considered in the annual regular session which began today and runs for two months. Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin, offered six bills including SB6 that expa...
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Easter cheer for the elderly
J.A. Hernandez Elementary School Renaissance Club members delivered Easter baskets of goodies to the residents of Franklin Health Care Center. The goodies included toiletry items to support the nee...
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Farm Bureau Queen Rebecca Simoneaux and Sugar Festival Queen Mary Claire Simoneaux practice log rolling Sunday. Later in the day, they, along with other visiting queens to the Cypress Sawmill Festival, participated in the passé partout, two-person saw, contest.
Cypress Sawmill Festival -- Crowd estimated at 30,000 for 3-day event held to support museum
PATTERSON, La. — The 30,000 or so visitors to the three-day 23rd annual Cypress Sawmill Festival at Kemper Williams Park got to see lots of entertainment, eat lots of food and got an up close look ...
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Scouts educational trip
Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack 242 based in Calumet recently visited the Greenwood Alligator Farm in Gibson. The boys learned about the habitat and harvesting procedures of the reptiles and ha...
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Darryl James Perry Jr.
Bomb, drugs found in Bayou Vista residence, man arrested
BAYOU VISTA, La. A Bayou Vista man was arrested after narcotics detectives conducted an investigation and found a bomb at a residence, according to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert. Darryl James...
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Community Awards
The Franklin Lodge 57 F&AM held its Honor and Integrity Night on Tuesday to present awards to local outstanding citizens. Recipients of the Honor and Integrity awards were, from top, Nadia Speller,...
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Poster offering reward in the Glenn Lemoine death.
2nd autopsy indicates homicide in Patterson man’s death -- Glenn Lemoine died after leaving casino
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The results of a second autopsy indicate that Glenn Lemoine’s manner of death was a homicide and cause of death was violence of undetermined means, according to the pathologist ...
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$22K worth of marijuana intercepted in the mail, Patterson man arrested
PATTERSON, La. -- A Patterson man was arrested Tuesday by St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics division detectives after detectives and a postal inspector intercepted a package in the mail th...
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Cayce Street fire
Franklin Fire Department personnel responded to a residential fire at 1035 Cayce Street Tuesday at about 4 p.m. Upon arrival firefighters found heavy smoke and fire in about half of the home. They ...
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