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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of East St. Mary Parish events
Senior Citizens Thanksgiving dinner held by Patterson Community Center, 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Patterson Area Civic Center. All senior citizens welcomed. For transportation call 985-395-4422. ...
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Community Foundation to award leaders Thursday
Community Foundation of Acadiana’s second annual Leaders in Philanthropy Awards Luncheon is set for Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Cajundone Convention Center in Lafayette. CFA will present a Leader...
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Sheriff: Website helps keep Halloween safer
Trick or Treat in will be observed from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said this Halloween it is “crucial that you know which houses your children should avoid when trick-...
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Todd Art Gallery grand opening
Friends, family, Chamber of Commerce members and local officials joined Francis Todd Thursday for the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Francis Todd Art Gallery, located at 210½ Willow St. in...
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Techeland Arts Council event
Techeland Arts Council sponsored its second fundraiser Friday in advance of next year’s performance of an all-new “No Hitchin.” The event was held at the Lamp Post in Franklin and featured a barber...
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Parish third-grade readers are beating poverty’s impact
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A study of third-graders reading proficiency and economic disadvantage in Louisiana schools shows that several St. Mary Parish schools in high-poverty areas have a high percenta...
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8% cast early votes in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- After the first week of early in-person voting, approximately 8 percent of the registered voters in St. Mary Parish have already cast their ballots. The St. Mary Parish Registr...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
October fest At Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 113 Federal Ave., Morgan City, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. All children welcomed for free food, games and treats. For info call Arla Nicholas, 985-38...
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Trick-or-treat is Wednesday in St. Mary Parish
Trick-or-treat hours for eastern St. Mary Parish ghouls and goblins will be observed Wednesday. Children will take to the streets to collect candy from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Bayou Vista Elementary School was one of the many schools from across the parish to take part in the Parade of Schools down Victor II Boulevard in Morgan City, kicking off Saturday’s festivities.
Drug-free campaign ends with a day of fun in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — The culmination of Red Ribbon Week occurred Saturday in Morgan City as Zoo to Boo and the Parade of Schools wrapped up 10 days of drug-free awareness activities across St. Mary P...
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Health Fair
The Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church held a health fair at Franklin Senior High School on Oct. 20. The health fair, sponsored by Teche Action Clinic, offered free screenings for things like ast...
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WSM Homecoming Royalty
Members of the West St. Mary High School‘s Homecoming Court are from left Second Maid Nadia Spiller, Queen Alexis Cross and First Maid Adajee Young. The court was presented Friday at Wolfpack Stadi...
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School adoption
An Adopt-A-School program was held Thursday at West St. Mary High School. The Sisters of Hope adopted the school. Sisters of Hope is a newly formed women’s group from Greater New Hope Baptist Churc...
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Parish schools measure student growth
Act 54, tying student academic growth to teacher and principal evaluations, is now part of Louisiana’s educational accountability system. It takes effect beginning with the 2012-13 school year. The...
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Empty shelves
The Emergency Aid Center in Franklin is in need of food donations. According to Director Patti Ibert, the center receives many donations from individuals as well as organizations, but the food goes...
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School board fights over district design
By JEAN L. KAESS CENTERVILLE — After approving a redistricting plan in September and agreeing to hold a public hearing on it, the St. Mary Parish School Board decided it needed another plan to addr...
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Future of Franklin City Hall hinges on expense, funding
Franklin City Hall is in desperate need of extensive – and expensive – repairs, but members of the city council’s finance committee are taking care to determine a long-term solution. The former E.A...
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Ongoing drug sweep nets 23 on first day
Tuesday’s rain showers brought more than a cool front. They brought November Rain, a series of 23 arrests stemming from a long-term undercover narcotics operation in the Morgan City area. Designed ...
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Proposed parish budget up by $36,000, includes raises for all employees
Budget allocations recommended for approval Wednesday by the finance committee of the St. Mary Parish Council increase 2012 fiscal year spending by just over $36,000. The general fund in the propos...
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Insurance claims up for MC employees
MORGAN CITY — Total medical claims for the city have increased by 19.1 percent between May and September, while the total claims have increased by almost $100,000. That was the news that Shelley L...
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Cookoff top honors
Top winners in last weekend’s Battle of the Paddles at Hanson Memorial High School were, in order, the People’s Choice Award, to the HMSS team of Chef Blake Payne, Coach Ryan Stoute and senior HMS ...
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Flood baskets will remain into early 2012
Flood protection baskets placed on top of backwater levees in Morgan City and neighboring Siracusaville will remain in place until sometime in the beginning of 2012 when levee improvement projects ...
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Franklin man killed, toddler injured in Centerville accident
A Franklin man was killed and a toddler injured while walking on the U.S. 90 frontage road Monday night near Centerville. Lester Redeaux, 40, and a 2-year-old boy were hit by a 2003 Chevrolet Impal...
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Settoon Towing marks $115 million expansion
PIERRE PART — Gov. Bobby Jindal, joined by Settoon Towing LLC President and CEO Russ Settoon, christened the M/V Fred A. Settoon towboat Friday and marked the creation of 135 new permanent jobs, at...
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