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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Santa Paws Free parade for all pets (must be on a leash) 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Line up at corner of Front and Greenwood streets, Morgan City. Dress pet in holiday attire. Wagons and mini-floats ...
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Sheriff issues tax reminder
FRANKLIN, La. — Parish ad valorem property tax notices for 2012 were mailed on Nov. 1 and if business and property owners have not received a tax notice they should contact the St. Mary Parish Tax ...
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Tax notices are out; deadlines announced
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reminds business and property owners that 2012 parish ad valorem property tax notices were mailed on Nov. 1. If you have not received your tax notice, please con...
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Santa Paws Parade scheduled Saturday
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Santa Paws Parade, a holiday pet parade, is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday in downtown Morgan City. Pets are to be dressed in holiday attire. Wagons and mini-floats are...
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Early voting tally reaches 369
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Early and absentee votes in St. Mary Parish had reached 369 as of Monday, according to Jolene Holcombe, St. Mary Parish registrar of voters. As of Monday, 229 votes had been ma...
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Voucher plan rejected in first court test
A New Orleans-based federal judge halted Gov. Bobby Jindal’s voucher program in Tangipahoa Parish on Monday, saying it conflicts with a decades-old desegregation case. The ruling could have implica...
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Lafayette police Sgt. Craig Mouton shows off the “Alert Someone” app he invented that will send a text message to up to three contacts that the user enters when he or she registers.
Police officer invents call-for-help application
LAFAYETTE, La. — During his 19 years as a police officer, Craig Mouton has worked on many cases that could have ended differently if it had been easier for the victim to touch base with their emerg...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
World Missions Free conference 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Includes prayer, preaching, speakers, local talent, lunch and more. Public welcomed.
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Belaire wins football contest
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Al Belaire won first place and $40 in The Daily Review Football Contest. Belaire of Morgan City missed four games. There was a three-way tie for second place with each missing...
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6 killed in Troop I over Thanksgiving holiday
During the Thanksgiving holiday week, Louisiana State Police investigated 13 fatal crashes that resulted in 14 deaths across the state. While none were in St. Mary Parish, six were in Troop I, whic...
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Farm Bureau award
Congressman Jeff Landry, (R-New Iberia incumbent 3rd Congressional District candidate), was presented with the “Friend of Farm Bureau Award” by the St. Mary Parish Farm Service Agency at the St. Ma...
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Baldwin flag presentation
Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., (R-Lafayette incumbent 3rd Congressional District candidate), recently presented a United States flag that had been flown over the nation’s capital to the...
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Ready, set...hunt!
Youngsters got an early Easter treat Saturday when they were set loose to find eggs in Pecot Park. Some were easy to find, some a little more difficult, but everybody had a chance to collect their ...
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Look what I saw
This morning the All-American Lumberjack Show performed their annual chainsaw carving for local schools at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson. The lumberjacks will be at the Cypress Sawmill Festival...
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Barnyard Day
Barnyard Day was held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Franklin Senior High School. The annual event provides fun and educational activities in agriculture for pre-K and kindergarten students from ...
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Workin' for the weekend
The Mitchell Bros. Amusements traveling carnival arrived Wednesday in Patterson to begin setting up for the 22nd Annual Cypress Sawmill Festival. The festival begins Friday and continues through Su...
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Parish resolutions adopted Wednesday
Nine resolutions were approved by the St. Mary Parish Council when it met in a brief regular session Wednesday. The resolutions included: —Endorsement of participation in the Quality Jobs Program b...
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Flood project divides Stephensville
STEPHENSVILLE — A passionate crowd gathered at the fire station Tuesday to consider the plans formulated to help alleviate flooding concerns in the Bayou Estates and Harbor Estates subdivisions. D...
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Britanny’s Project donations to Emergency Aid
Emergency Aid Center of United Way for South Louisiana in Franklin recently received 20 boxes of canned goods donated by Brittany’s Project. Volunteers from United Methodist Committee on Relief del...
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Popular bands slated for Cypress Sawmill Festival
PATTERSON — This weekend’s Cypress Sawmill Festival is bringing a full slate of entertainment to Kemper Williams Park. Bands will be performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday for festivalgoers, with a...
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Fun for everyone
The first “Brittany’s Project” was held Saturday at the old Oaklawn Sugar Mill property in Franklin. Participants took part in numerous activities including a car and tractor show, at top, that fea...
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First rig count of 40 reached since BP spill
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle on Friday announced that the number of rigs operating in the federal Outer Continental Shelf waters off Louisiana’s c...
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First ‘Brittany’s Project’ draws large attendance
“Brittany’s Project” was held Saturday at the old Oaklawn Sugar mill property in Franklin. A huge crowd turned out to help raise money and support the development of a facility for individuals with...
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The fix is in
Road repairs continue since the rain has passed in Morgan City. A crew went back to work on Third Street Thursday afternoon. A number of repairs are under way or will be as others are completed, fu...
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