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Patterson honors
Hattie Watts Elementary School in Patterson was one of only 305 schools in the nation named as a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School — and now anyone passing through the City of Patterson will know ab...
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Patterson preps for Cleanest City competition
PATTERSON — The City of Patterson will be getting some extra attention in the next five months as part of an effort to keep the city in top shape as well as in preparation for the city’s participa...
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Upcoming production
Rehearsals are under way for the Teche Theatre’s production of the Neil Simon comedy, “I Ought To Be In Pictures”. Performances are scheduled for Nov. 11-12, Nov. 14-15, and Nov. 16 beginning at 7:...
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City offers website promotion
Social and civic organizations, businesses, churches and schools with Franklin mailing addresses can receive free publicity from the City of Franklin. The city will promote events that are open to ...
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Honoring Coach Mac
Special activities are planned Friday at Hanson Memorial High School in observance of Coach Richard McCloskey’s death 25 years ago. There will be a Rosary at noon at the Church of Assumption, a pre...
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Getting goodies
"Bats" all, folks!
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Early voting period begins Saturday
Absentee voting for the Nov. 19 election begins Saturday. The local ballot will contain two issues: —A 12-year, 0.3 percent sales and use tax by the City of Morgan City for the purpose of street re...
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Aguillard interviews Thursday
The field of candidates for Lafayette Parish superintendent is back down to 10. Wayne Alexander, a special education teacher for Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut, withdrew his name from consi...
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City signs can be decorated
Social and civic organizations, businesses, churches and schools with Franklin mailing addresses can help to keep the city beautiful by decorating both gateway signs on Northwest Boulevard and Main...
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The Bayou Vista Fire Department was kept busy for more than six hours Saturday with a fire at the residence of Charles Landry and his family. The fire was reported around 7:44 a.m., and all units were not back in service until 2:07 p.m., Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Chief Darryl Perry said. The home and its contents were a loss, and while the family escaped unharmed, their dog perished in the blaze, Perry said. The Berwick Volunteer Fire Department assisted in putting out the fire, the chief said. He said the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Saturday fire destroys Bayou Vista home
A Bayou Vista fire Saturday destroyed a residence next door to the Bayou Vista Volunteer fire station and kept firemen busy for seven hours. The fire, at 1507 La. 182, was called in around 7:44 a.m...
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MC adjustment board to meet Tuesday
The Morgan City Board of Adjustment will meet Tuesday to hear a request for a variance to deviate from a front yard setback requirement to erect a carport. Rebecca L. Lamury, 3013 Mark Drive, will ...
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Social Security is 6.7 percent of parish personal income
If St. Mary Parish residents didn’t receive their monthly payments from the Social Security Administration, 6.7 percent of total personal income in the parish would be lost, a total of $136,238,25...
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