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Gloria Moultrie, vice chancellor of Southern University of New Orleans
Tri-City Helping Hearts Foundation plans gospel concert
The Tri-City Helping Hearts Foundation will hold a benefit gospel banquet at 4 p.m. Saturday. The banquet will be held at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center at 4014 Chennault St. in Morgan City. T...
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Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin
Selection of I-49 South Coalition board delayed
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The selection of a board of directors to serve on the I-49 South Coalition has been pushed back to an undetermined date, likely in a couple of months after the closing of the le...
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Charenton woman missing
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing person Wednesday. 68-year-old Jacqueline Ann Haun was last seen Friday morning at her home in Charenton before leaving for Shreve...
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Parish council approves resolutions in quick meet
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council made quick work of a light agenda for their regular meeting Wednesday in Franklin. The council approved resolutions on the call of tax renewal elections by Gr...
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Morgan City Mayor Frank "Boo" Grizzaffi
LEPA power sales contract approved by Morgan City council
MORGAN CITY, La. — The City Council approved a power sales contract between the city and the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority for a 10 megawatt share of a 64 megawatt power plant scheduled to c...
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Berwick Bay dredging
Barge data to help fund dredging at Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The Port of Morgan City is still working to get an accurate number for the amount of tonnage that passes through each loading facility within the port’s district so the port can...
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In rehearsal
‘Bayou Storm Rising’ premieres this weekend in Franklin
This weekend, Techeland Arts Council presents its newest installment of their No Hitchin’ folk history series, “Bayou Storm Rising,’ based on true stories of the rural communities of St. Mary Paris...
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DWI checkpoint Sscheduled for Lafourche Parish
Louisiana State Police Troop C will conduct a DWI Checkpoint Thursday, April 25, at an undisclosed location in Lafourche Parish. The sobriety checkpoint will begin at about 9 p.m. The checkpoint ...
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Canal wall failures behind Cypress Gardens and Marquis Manor subdivisions are the result of erosion at the bottom of the canal that then cause the walls to fail. Engineers are working on a plan to repair the canal, something that must be done at various times throughout the city because of south Louisiana’s poor soil, said George Glaubrecht, engineer with Domingue, Szabo and Associates in Lafayette.
Drainage canal banks crumbling
MORGAN CITY, La. — Land washed out at drainage canals in two Morgan City locations may be unsightly but it’s not dangerous, according to officials familiar with the project. George Glaubrecht, engi...
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Earl Meador
$3.4M sought for Young Memorial building
MORGAN CITY, La. The Louisiana Senate is expected to vote this week on a bill which includes $3.4 million for a major campus project at South Central Louisiana Technical College Young Memorial Camp...
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Sheriff: Honorary membership program provides training, resources
MORGAN CITY, La. -- St. Mary Parish citizens can become honorary members of the Louisiana Sheriff’s Honorary Membership Program by making a contribution to the program, which helps provide training...
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Morgan City firefighters responded to a house fire in Siracusaville shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday. The house was not occupied. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire destroys abandoned home in Siracusaville
MORGAN CITY, La. Morgan City firefighters responded to fire in Siracusaville Monday afternoon after an abandoned house caught fire. The Morgan City Fire Department received a call about a fire in t...
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Morgan City High School 11th grade students utilized a program called “USA Test Prep” Monday afternoon. Melody Turner teaches the group during their scheduled ACT-End of Course classes every Monday through Thursday from 2:20 to 2:45 p.m. until the actual ACT exam on March 19. Students receive practice in science reasoning, reading, math and English — the main components of the ACT exam. Students also each maintain a username and password, allowing them to practice outside of school. Students, from left, are Liliana Berlin, Cade Olivareq, Joel Reyes and Aja Verdun.
Testing season arrives -- Students face a battery of tests beginning this month
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The first annual assessment testing date for Louisiana students rapidly is approaching. Phase 1 of the LEAP test is March 19. This section is for fourth- and eighth-grade studen...
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State Treasurer John Kennedy, left, speaks with Franklin Rotarian James Evans Tuesday at the Forest Restaurant. Kennedy outlined the pros and cons of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal to eliminate the state income tax. He was the guest of Rotarian Hudson Rushing.
Kennedy: Removing income tax needs careful thought
State Treasurer John Kennedy said he likes Gov. Bobby Jindal’s idea of getting rid of the state income tax but stressed the need to “think it through.” Kennedy was in Franklin Tuesday to speak at t...
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Denise Lemoine Bailey holds a flier offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for her father Glenn Lemoine’s death.
Family seeks answers in Patterson man’s death
Two and a half years after his death, questions remain as to what happened to Glenn Lemoine of Patterson after he was last seen leaving Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton shortly after 3:30 a.m. on ...
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Morgan City police say woman’s pickup hits pole, blows transformer causing outage
MORGAN CITY, La. — A 60-year-old Morgan City woman was arrested by police Monday for hit and run driving and careless operation after her pickup truck struck a utility pole causing a transformer to...
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Biologist David Hancock, left, of Vancouver, British Columbia, takes a photograph during the Louisiana University Marine Consortium Turtle Bayou tour in Gibson while bird guide Steve Cardiff of the LSU Museum of Natural Science watches.
Eagles cooperate with Eagle Expo
The Eagle Expo in Morgan City and surrounding areas closed out Saturday afternoon but not before festival-goers got to look at eagles and plenty of other birds and wildlife out in the bayous and wa...
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A reunion: Let's Go Riding Franklin
Saturday’s Let’s Go Riding Franklin event rolled on despite cold, high winds in the Franklin area. Above, cars are being shown in the “old A&P parking lot” as it’s nostalgically called. Below from ...
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Caesar appointed to fill vacant Baldwin board seat
Baldwin alderman met in special session Thursday to fill a seat on the board. Ordered by the Louisiana Secretary of State to make an interim appointment until a special election can be held, former...
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Robert Reasoner, owner of Bayou Rentals on Lipari Street in Patterson, stands in front of his newly constructed building Wednesday afternoon. A fire on March 10, 2012, destroyed the facility. Bayou Rentals distributes and repairs lawn and garden/power equipment with commercial accounts. Reasoner said, “We wish to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to all who helped the business to thrive during its difficulties as we look forward to serving you within the coming year.” The grand re-opening will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday with special guest Troy Landry of Swamp People.
Patterson Phoenix -- Bayou Rentals rises from ashes of fire a year ago
PATTERSON, La. -- Bayou Rentals in Patterson will hold its grand re-opening Saturday, nearly one year after its building was destroyed by a fire. The business actually never stopped operating afte...
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Parish personnel changes; Doucet retires, McDonald in
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council said farewell to longtime personnel director Tammy Doucet Wednesday and welcomed her replacement. Doucet is retiring after 30 years with the parish, 20 of whi...
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Newly appointed Police Chief Travis Crouch, right, talks with City Councilman Barry Dufrene after the council meeting Tuesday in Morgan City.
Crouch is new Morgan City police chief
BMORGAN CITY, La. — The city now has a new police chief after more than five months without one. Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi recommended and the council approved Travis Crouch as the new chief. The...
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Secretary of State declares vacancy on Baldwin board
Baldwin aldermen and the mayor will meet in special session Thursday to fill a vacancy on the governing board. Mayor Wayne Breaux and the board received correspondence dated Feb. 19 from the Louisi...
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A student in the Patterson High School fan section holds a sign that says, “Jesus (loves) you unless you attend Parkview Baptist” during Friday’s basketball game between the two schools. The photo is rotated to allow the sign to be read.
Playoffs reveal Patterson, Parkview Baptist rivalry
Patterson High School and Parkview Baptist School have met on the basketball court, the football field and the baseball diamond. When they met Friday for the regional round of the Class 3A boys ba...
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