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Noise and other police issues rise in Baldwin
Noise, and what police are doing or not doing about it, sparked a contentious discussion between Baldwin residents, aldermen and police officials Thursday. Marilyn Burgess, who lives next to the Mo...
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Top Gains schools recognized in St. Mary Parish
CENTERVILLE, La. — Seven St. Mary Parish schools have been designated as Top Gains schools, each earning $8,500 for their work. The schools — Berwick Junior High, Berwick High School, W.P. Foster E...
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St. Mary Parish schools embrace fight against bullying
CENTERVILLE, La. — St. Mary Parish has been ahead of the curve when it comes to implementation of the Tesa Middlebrook Anti-bullying Act. The new law strengthens an older one by adding more rigid r...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for St. Mary Parish
Jambalaya Chicken and sausage jambalaya dinners sold by Little Zion Baptist Church, 2746 Sixth St., Berwick, Sunday, Dec. 16. Donation $6. Also taking orders for chitterlings. For info call 985-519...
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Former Louisiana governors defend performances, offer ideas
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s four living former governors traded stories Wednesday about their combined 30 years in the state’s top leadership post, defended their performances and offered politi...
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Patterson murder suspect arrested
PATTERSON, La. -- A suspect in a Patterson murder has been arrested in New Orleans, according to a report from television station KATC of Lafayette. Authorities arrested 46-year-old Junior Weston l...
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Food drive donations
St. Mary Emergency Aid, a United Way of South Louisiana Agency, collected nearly two tons of donations during the recent Food for Familes drive. Director Patti Ibert is shown here with but a fracti...
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Iron works demolition
The remains of the former St. Mary Iron Works structure on Fifth Street are being demolished. Last known as St. Mary Metal Forms, the business began operation in about 1908, and briefly shut down i...
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U.S. Army Spc. Terrance Burgess, a human resources specialist with 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and the primary mail clerk for Forward Operating Base Gamberi, writes down the names of those who received mail while Spc. Zachariah Parvi, an air defense battle management system operator with 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division and the assistant mail clerk for FOB Gamberi, sorts through a postal “kicker” box which arrived Dec. 9. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff VanWey, 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
Morgan City soldier is handling the next surge in Afghanistan
By MAJ. STEVEN MILLER 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan — The troop surge in Afghanistan officially ended in September, but soldiers of the ...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Morgan City non-residential metal building rules discussed
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Morgan City Planning and Zoning Commission did not have a quorum for Tuesday’s meeting, and was unable to have an official public hearing of the proposed ordinances. Only thr...
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St. Mary Parish School Board faces money issues
Funding issues top the agenda when the St. Mary Parish School Board meets Thursday for its regular meeting. Among the items up for discussion are designation of unreserved, undesignated general fun...
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Berwick garbage to increase
BERWICK, La. — Berwick garbage rates will increase by 50 cents in February if an ordinance introduced Tuesday is passed in January. Progressive Waste Solutions is going up on its cart rate to munic...
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Barbecue competition slated for July in MC
When it comes to the culinary, barbecue is probably not what comes to mind when most people think of the Tri-City area. Don and Mata Tellman hope to change that. They are organizing a barbecue com...
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Lamp post hit
A truck hit a lamp post on Main Street between Caffery and Morris Street this morning. The city has a few finished lamp posts in stock, but also has the molds to obtain further replacements. No fur...
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Dredging bid awarded
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, an Illinois company, to perform this year’s annual dredging work in the Atchafalaya Bar Channel in St. Mary Par...
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Landry says USDA will retain local FSA office
In a major win for Louisiana farmers, Congressman Jeff Landry (R, LA-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reversed its proposal to close the St. Mary Parish Farm Service...
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Community concert season tickets on sale
A slate of six concerts is on tap for the Morgan City Community Concert Association in 2012-13. “This will be another fantastic Community Concert season and the membership drive is under way,” secr...
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New fire fighting station
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the new Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department station. Firefighters and town officials attended the ceremony as well as contractors for the project. The ...
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Carl Marcel maintains a memorial to veterans and prisoners of war in his front yard on Mercury Road in Bayou Vista. He’ll keep it there “until they all come home.”
Diehard Marine lives for remembrance
BAYOU VISTA — There is no such thing as an ex-Marine, and Carl Marcel is living proof of that. The 75-year-old enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard in 1953, while he was still in high school. ...
May 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Nineties
St. Mary Council on Aging honored its senior citizens in their 90s last week at a special luncheon at the Senior Center on Iberia Street. From left are Florence Thibodeaux, Tom Randazzo, Anna Heber...
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Schools adopted
An Adopt-A-School program was held Monday at J.A. Hernandez Elementary School in Franklin, at top. The school was adopted by Pat’s Florist. Pictured above from left are St. Mary Parish Chamber of C...
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Schools' test scores show improvement
St. Mary Parish accountability test results have been released by the state Department of Education. Students in grades 3, 5, 6 and 7 take the iLEAP test that provides critical data for schools in ...
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St. Joseph fire sub-station bid approved by PC
A bid was awarded on the construction of a sub-station for the Franklin Fire Department in the St. Joseph area Wednesday by the St. Mary Parish Council. Acadiane Renovations LTD of Franklin submitt...
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5,100 new school voucher slots available
One school in St. Mary Parish will accept voucher students this fall. Central Catholic High School in Morgan City has reported to the state 34 openings between grades 7 and 11. The openings at CCH...
May 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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