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Avoca Ferry service out up to 10 days
Service of the Avoca Island Ferry will be disrupted for at least seven to 10 days beginning today. St. Mary Chief Administrative Officer Henry “Bo” LaGrange told the parish council Wednesday that t...
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Donation to Chez Hope
The Rumpled Quilts Guild of Patterson donated 35 handmade quilts Wednesday to Chez Hope in Franklin. The ten members of the group all worked on the quilts, which they donate to Chez Hope annually. ...
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Here's the dirt
Community leaders, stakeholders and guests gathered this morning to break ground on the new classroom building and lab facility expansion to the South Central Louisiana Technical College, Young Mem...
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Businessman, former developer Collins dies
Glen Collins, St. Mary Parish’s first economic development director and local entrepreneur, passed away Monday at his home. He was 64. Collins, who died of bile duct cancer, served as the parish’s ...
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Water main break
Businesses in the area of David Drive and Brasher Avenue in Morgan City were without water for about two hours this morning due to a gasket that blew out of a collar on a water main. The break occu...
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Marine Band concert
The Marine Corps Band from New Orleans played its annual Christmastime concert Tuesday night in Morgan City at the Municipal Auditorium. The concert brings holiday cheer while promoting the Marine ...
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Police Reports 12-7-11
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests from the past 24-hour reporting period: David Fangue, 51, of 154 Andras St., Morgan City, was arrested Tuesday at 4:39 p.m. on a w...
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MADD presents ‘Light of Hope’ event Dec. 15
The parish Mothers Against Drunk Driving Chapter issues a special invitation to all who have been directly affected by a drunk driver to attend a “Light of Hope” observance ceremony at 6 p.m. on Th...
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Franklin man sentenced in 2008 shooting death
A Franklin man has been sentenced to 28 years at hard labor in connection with a December 2008 shooting death in Four Corners, according to reports from District Attourney Phil Haney’s office. Emil...
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Port negotiates director contract; marina opposed
West St. Mary Port commissioners authorized President Tad Blevins to enter into a contract with a new executive director Tuesday during the commissions regular monthly meeting. Blevins has served a...
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St. Martin Council will meet tonight
A resolution requesting a study to add a turning lane to access Stephensville Elementary School and the St. Martin Parish Recreation District 1 Park on La. 70 is among the items the St. Martin Pari...
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Men at work
A construction project that has piqued residents' curiosity in the Berwick-Bayou Vista area is associated with Cameron. The storage and parking lot are being built by Lemoine Co. of Lafayette. They...
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