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Sheriff's Department issues release in Singleton death
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Department has issued the following statement regarding the Oct. 10 death of Irvian Singleton Jr., 44, of Morgan City. In response to inquiries from the media the St...
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Harvest Moon Festival presents new royalty
The Harvest Moon Festival Pageant was held Sunday at the Teche Theatre in Franklin. The new Harvest Moon Royalty pictured from left above are Little Miss Shining Star V Natalie Davis, Harvest Moon ...
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Bias announces for Morgan City District council seat
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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Football contest winners announced
Paul Cheramie of Morgan City won first place in the weekly Daily Review Football Contest. He wins $40. Coming in second was Linda Cortez of Morgan City. She wins $20. Cheramie and Cortez were tied...
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Allison, Justa intersection repairs to begin Thursday in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY — The city’s cement crew plan to make repairs to the Allison and Justa streets intersection beginning Monday, according to Jean Paul Bourg, public works supervisor. The street will be ...
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FEMA public assistance extended in 8 parishes
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended federal disaster aid in eight Louisiana parishes to include supplemental funding for infrastructure repairs in the wake of H...
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School funding earmarked for students up slightly in St. Mary Parish
CENTERVILLE, La. — The St. Mary Parish school system has $8,978 from state and district funds to educate each of its 9,115 students this year. Sixty-five percent of the $8,978 is from the state Mi...
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Morgan City man accused of attack on ATM at night club in Amelia
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests over the weekend, according to Sheriff Mark Hebert: —Billy Glen Haughton, 33, of Keith Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:10 p...
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TAP is to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
Community Concert series continues Friday with Tap
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Community Concert Association will hold its second concert of its six-concert series Friday and publicity chair Geri Bourgeois says it’s not too late for people to subscribe ...
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City council set to meet Tues.
City council members meet Tuesday in both a public hearing session and the regular October meeting. The 5:30 p.m. public hearing is in regard to a redistricting plan for council districts in the ci...
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Masons present awards
Fireman Earl Tyler of Chitimacha Fire Protection, top center, and Fire Chief Clarence Clark of Fire Protection District 11, bottom right, were each awarded Fireman of the Year by Franklin Lodge 57 ...
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A three-man unlimited boat paddled by (from left) Robin Lashway of Galveston, Texas, Jeremiah Jackson of Webster, Texas and Brad Rex of Lafayette, and the tandem team of Clay Wyatt and Logan Myner, both from Martindale, Texas, battle bow-to-bow on the upper stretch of Bayou Teche through St. Landry Parish. They hit the checkpoints at Arnaudville and Breaux Bridge at the same time, with the tandem boat edging the three-man by five minutes at the Friday finish in St. Martinville. (Photo by Gini McKain)
Riding the wave to victory in Tour du Teche III
By GARETH STEVENS Two shotgun blasts shattered the silence as Tommy and Sandy Yonley of Houston passed a viewing point, just two miles into the third day of the 2012 Tour du Teche. The Yonleys wer...
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Aguillard is finalist for Lafayette post
St. Mary Superintendent Donald Aguillard made the cut to the final three in the race for Lafayette Parish superintendent Tuesday night. “I am excited and humbled to be considered a finalist for th...
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Readying for the holidays
Christmas trees in lights are going up along Parc sur la Teche this week as the holiday season approaches. The brainchild of assistant public works director Belva Notto, left in second photo, they ...
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Crewboat Cut approved for navigation
MORGAN CITY — After years of working its way through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ chain of command and numerous requests for more revisions to the project, the Corps’ Washington, D.C., headqu...
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School adoption
An Adopt-A-School program was held Thursday at West St. Mary High School. The Sisters of Hope adopted the school. Sisters of Hope is a newly formed women’s group from Greater New Hope Baptist Churc...
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Parish schools measure student growth
Act 54, tying student academic growth to teacher and principal evaluations, is now part of Louisiana’s educational accountability system. It takes effect beginning with the 2012-13 school year. The...
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Empty shelves
The Emergency Aid Center in Franklin is in need of food donations. According to Director Patti Ibert, the center receives many donations from individuals as well as organizations, but the food goes...
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School board fights over district design
By JEAN L. KAESS CENTERVILLE — After approving a redistricting plan in September and agreeing to hold a public hearing on it, the St. Mary Parish School Board decided it needed another plan to addr...
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Future of Franklin City Hall hinges on expense, funding
Franklin City Hall is in desperate need of extensive – and expensive – repairs, but members of the city council’s finance committee are taking care to determine a long-term solution. The former E.A...
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Ongoing drug sweep nets 23 on first day
Tuesday’s rain showers brought more than a cool front. They brought November Rain, a series of 23 arrests stemming from a long-term undercover narcotics operation in the Morgan City area. Designed ...
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Proposed parish budget up by $36,000, includes raises for all employees
Budget allocations recommended for approval Wednesday by the finance committee of the St. Mary Parish Council increase 2012 fiscal year spending by just over $36,000. The general fund in the propos...
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Insurance claims up for MC employees
MORGAN CITY — Total medical claims for the city have increased by 19.1 percent between May and September, while the total claims have increased by almost $100,000. That was the news that Shelley L...
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Cookoff top honors
Top winners in last weekend’s Battle of the Paddles at Hanson Memorial High School were, in order, the People’s Choice Award, to the HMSS team of Chef Blake Payne, Coach Ryan Stoute and senior HMS ...
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