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TAC hosting voter registration drive
Teche Action Clinic will host a voter registration drive Tuesday as part of “National Voter Registration Day.” The event is part of a national campaign to boost voter registration and civic engagem...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Care Wash Sponsored by Spectacular X-Plosive Steppaz 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at Shell Station, 1028 La. 182, Morgan City. Weather permitting. For info call Mildred Swan at 985-312-3260. Patterso...
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Fontenot announces for Morgan City Council District 4
EDITOR”S NOTE: The following announcement has been authorized for release by the candidate’s campaign. Publication is provided as a public service and implies no endorsement by The Daily Review or ...
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Gulf fisheries rebound
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Fishing boats in the Gulf of Mexico hauled in more menhaden and other species last year compared with 2010, when millions of gallons of oil spe...
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Sean Stephenson of Calumet works at Patterson Seafood Market Wednesday afternoon transferring a load of crabs into a bag for a customer. When asked about any impact that Hurricane Iaasc has had on his obtaining seafood, Stephenson said, “The local shrimp beds and hatcheries were stirred up a little, but there was no noticeable effect to any crabs.”
Local fish stories differ by catcher, buyer
By JEAN L. KAESS jkaess@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY, La. — It’s a tale of two seasons locally — salesmen report having no problems finding seafood to sell, while shrimpers report having trouble ca...
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Berwick woman arrested on drug charges
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Narcotics Division reports the following arrests: —Delisha Josephine Smith, 25, of 2637 Fifth St., Berwick, was arrested 12:36 p.m. Wednesday at 1455 Railroad Ave., Mo...
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Wheelhouse -- a calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Artist Guild Unlimited Will hold its Artists Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at the gallery. All participants of the art show are invited to attend and pick up their art work. Photog...
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Community figures gathered at the Berwick Lighthouse on Berwick Bay Tuesday afternoon to show support for the upcoming Tour du Teche event. Tour du Teche III, the great Bayou Teche paddle race, will be held Oct. 5 to 7. Among the changes for 2012 are two separate divisions, Racing and Voyageur. From left are, Berwick Mayor Louis Ratcliff, Berwick Town Bookkeeper Karen Sehon, Berwick Chief of Police James Richard, Berwick Town Clerk Newell “Bubba” Slaughter and Berwick Councilwoman Jacki Ackel.
Berwick plans party for Tour du Teche end
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX BERWICK, La. — A “mini-festival” with concerts, cooking, and arts and crafts will be held along the riverfront in Berwick Oct. 7 as the annual Tour du Teche kayak and canoe ra...
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Morgan City area veterans gathered Tuesday afternoon at the Morgan City City Hall to honor POWs and to sign a proclamation. Attending, from left, were Sherman Whiting, a Marine and quartermaster of VFW Post 4222; Donald Grayson, (standing) World War II and Korean War Army veteran, and post commander of VFW Post 4222; Morgan City Councilman Larry Bergeron; and Berwick Mayor Louis Ratcliff.
Proclamation marks POW-MIA Day
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX MORGAN CITY — National POW-MIA Recognition Day is Friday, and a proclamation was signed Tuesday at the Morgan City City Hall to mark the day. Sherman Whiting, quartermaster o...
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LeRoy Meaux of Cleveland Billiot Contractors in Morgan City demolishes the building next to E.J. Fields on the corner of Ann and Front streets on Wednesday.
Morgan City building demolished
LeRoy Meaux of Cleveland Billiot Contractors in Morgan City demolishes the building next to E.J. Fields on the corner of Ann and Front streets. The building dates back to the post-World War II era ...
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Fire Dept. benefit for Boudreaux Saturday
The Franklin Fire Department will also hold an event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Franklin Recreation Center to benefit employee Louis Boudreaux with medical expenses. It will feature liv...
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Trustees from the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center work on a state-of-the-art portage around Keystone Lock and Dam. (Photo by Nicole Patin)
Tour du Teche pot at $20,000; parishes help with infrastructure
Total prize money for Tour du Teche III is up to $20,000, which means each paddler in a first-in-class boat will receive $800. Registration for the 135-mile, three-day race ended Friday. The first,...
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Drugs, cash and paraphernalia seized Friday
Agents nab 3 in drug raid
Narcotics agents arrested three persons Friday afternoon in a drug sting just outside of Franklin. Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force members executed a search warrant at 128 Bray Lane, in the St....
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State, parish unemployment levels drop
Unemployment in St. Mary Parish dipped slightly in June, coming in at 9.9 percent compared to 10.1 percent in May. The parish recorded 20,567 employed in June, with 2,253 unemployed, while May’s nu...
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Council approves Shrimp and Petroleum Festival schedule
MORGAN CITY — The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, the state’s oldest-chartered harvest festival, received unanimous approval from the city council to hold its 76th annual celebration Sept....
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Barge is sold, removal within next 14 days
U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry’s office delivered good news to the St. Mary Parish Council Wednesday. The sunken barge rig that has been partially blocking the Charenton Navigation and Drainage Canal for th...
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MC zoning update is under way
MORGAN CITY — Work to upgrade the city’s zoning ordinances and land use plans have begun and are expected to be complete with revised ordinances adopted by March. Matthew Bucchin, senior associate...
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True bill returned in case of Baldwin alderman election
Baldwin Alderman Tony Gibson’s case of alleged elections violations was brought before a St. Mary Parish grand jury Tuesday. A true bill was returned on two counts against Gibson in the bill of ind...
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Two arrested in alleged meth lab operation in BV
Narcotics agents arrested two people on multiple charges Monday. Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Force members reported the arrest of Jason Olivier, 29, of 505 Saturn Road, Bayou Vista, and Amanda S...
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Smoothing things over
Regular road maintenance and repair is being done throughout Morgan City, but recent rains have made work slower than expected. Above are city workers at the corner of Franklin and Elm streets spre...
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1 dead in train collision
A St. Mary Parish employee was killed after a collision with a train Friday afternoon. Sheriff Mark Hebert said the accident happened at 1:24 p.m. The parish animal control truck driven by a contro...
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Teen Miss Franklin Brittany Shae Grimes and Miss Franklin XXXII Serenity Mi’Courage Rouchon were selected at the Miss Franklin Pageant held Saturday at the Franklin Senior High School Auditorium.
Rouchon and Grimes are Franklin Miss and Teen XXXII
The Miss Franklin Scholarship and Teen Pageant as well as the Franklin Children’s Royalty Pageant were held Saturday at the Franklin Senior High School Auditorium. Crowned Miss Franklin XXXII was S...
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911 commissioner to retire; surplus items to UMCOR
Maj. Steve Veal, Sheriff’s Association representative and vice chairman of the St. Mary Parish E-911 advisory council, will retire in August. The advisory council presented Veal with a plaque for a...
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Ordinances raising salaries of mayor, council introduced
Ordinances on proposed raises for the mayor and city council were introduced Tuesday without comment. Introduction of an ordinance is a first step in adoption. They will lay over for about 30 days,...
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