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Early vote begins Sat.
Early voting for the May 4 election begins Saturday and runs for eight days through April 27. The Registrar of Voters Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the courthouse in Franklin, 500...
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BEARS to set up at festival
Karen Marshall, KE5RPI, will be hosting an in-depth display of information, photos and stories of her recent trip to the International YLRL radio convention held in Australia. The Young Ladies Radi...
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Corps agrees to more flow
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a request by Gov. Bobby Jindal for a temporary increase of water flow through the Old River Control Structure into the Atchafalaya Basin to offset an antic...
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Governor’s call for increased water flow into Atchafalaya Basin approved, will support fisheries, Basin health and coast (updated)
By ZACHARY FITZGERALD zfitzgerald@daily-review.com BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to temporarily increase the water flow by at least 3 percent from the Mississippi River i...
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Legislators say tax plan needs more study
In response to the authors of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax plan bill pulling the bill from the legislative session, local legislators say the plan, which would have eliminated the state income tax, need...
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Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin
Allain resolution on red snapper season approved
BATON ROUGE, La. -- At the urging of Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin, Senate Resolution 25 was adopted by the Louisiana State Senate on Monday with 30 co-authors signed on to the proposal to request N...
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Mayors to speak at chamber luncheon
The St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce will hold its business luncheon with updates from the five mayors in the parish and the parish president from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Petroleum...
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Louisiana marathoners reported safe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A runner from Lafayette was about a block away when two bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon’s finish line. Two runners from Opelousas crossed the line about two minutes befor...
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St. Mary Parish school system conducting school climate survey
The St. Mary Parish school system today launched the annual School Climate Survey. The survey is a tool designed to foster communication among parents and teachers. Although the local system has be...
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The 24th annual Famous Chef Dinner was held Sunday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Sacred Heart/Central Catholic Alumni Association.
Famous Chef Supper draws top chefs, appetites to Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — Some of south Louisiana’s top chefs served gourmet delights to the hundreds of people attending the 24th annual Famous Chef Dinner at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium Sunday...
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Edwin Edwards and wife expecting a son
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Another E.W.E. may soon be on the way. Trina Scott Edwards, wife of former Gov. Edwin Edwards, announced on her Facebook page late Sunday that the couple is expecting a son. She ...
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FFH welcomes new nurse practitioner
Franklin Foundation Hospital has hired Glen Lanclos, FNP-BC, as the hospital’s new orthopedic nurse practitioner effective April 10. “Glen’s strong background in orthopedics made him an ideal cand...
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From left, Melissa Harris, Scarlett Harris, Kaylie Spurlin, Preston Harris, Brayden Bledsoe and Amanda Bledsoe scream for the best bead throws at the Krewe of Amani parade on Main Street in Patterson Monday.
Happy Mardi Gras! Parades to roll
MORGAN CITY, La. --The Mardi Gras season will wrap up this afternoon with the final two parades in the Tri-City area. Both parades will start at 2 p.m. Parade goers should be prepared for the possi...
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Berwick’s Renwick Subdivision nears completion
BERWICK, La. — Conditional substantial completion of Phase 5 of Renwick Subdivision was given Tuesday by Town Council, along with approval of a portion of a partial payment. Renwick Subdivision, de...
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Lance Billodeau
Patterson man arrested in Franklin area
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests: —Lance Charles Billodeau, 20, of Kelli Drive in Patterson, was arrested at 7:43 a.m. Friday for driving while intoxicated second ...
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Mardi Gras parade schedule
Two Mardi Gras parades remain to be held in the Tri-City area. Krewe of Hephaestus 2 p.m. Tuesday Morgan City Participants will organize at the corner of Sixth and Sycamore streets in Morgan City,...
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2 Morgan City men killed in crash on La. 182
AMELIA, La. -- A two vehicle crash on La. 182 in Amelia claimed the lives of two Morgan City men, according to Tfc. Stephen Hammons of Louisiana State Police Troop I At 12:15 p.m. Friday, 31-year...
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Rep. Sam Jones
Jones is grand marshal for Baldwin Mardi Gras parade
The Town of Baldwin’s 13th annual Mardi Gras parade will roll Saturday at noon. This year’s grand marshal is state Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin. Jones is a native and lifelong resident of Franklin. H...
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John Broussard, Adonis crew member and rider of the “Dirty Birds” float owned by Mardi Gras Float Inc. of Morgan City, decorates the side of the float Thursday in Morgan City. Broussard
Mardi Gras party is a yearlong event for krewes
MORGAN CITY, La. — Mardi Gras parades will start making their way through Morgan City tonight with the Krewe of Adonis parade, but the krewe’s preparation for the parade is a year round endeavor. I...
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Junior Fair and Livestock Show
Ashley Meyerholtz, top center, was awarded Champion AOB in Swine Breeding during the St. Mary Junior Fair and Livestock show Jan. 19 at Franklin Senior High School. She also won Champion Breeder Ho...
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Craig and Patti Nini of Berwick prepare to devour a savory season favorite of crawfish at Susie’s Seafood in Morgan City on Jan. 30. Waitress Melissa Henley pours the steamy batch of mudbugs.
Crawfish just in time for Mardi Gras
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Local seafood restaurants are seeing a decent supply of crawfish right now from ponds but say crawfishing in the Atchafalaya Basin does not get going until later in the season. ...
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Fellow student mourned
More than 300 Franklin Senior High School students were taken by bus to the Crossing Place Fellowship on Northwest Boulevard Wednesday to attend funeral services for fellow student Joshua Malloy. T...
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Patterson council OKs water plant funds
PATTERSON — The City Council introduced an ordinance that would authorize the city to issue $4.6 million of bonds for construction of a new $9.4 million water plant. The city had already approved a...
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Accused shooter moved to Hunt Correctional site
Wilbert Thibodeaux, 48, of Charenton, who was charged with the first degree murders of Chitimacha police Sgt. Rick Riggenbach, 52, and 78-year-old Eddie Lyons of Charenton, was transferred from the...
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