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Ride 'em
The 76th edition of the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City is inching closer. Operators in the festival’s carnival section have already set up many of the rides that will thrill...
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Volunteers needed for next Tour du Teche
The Second Tour du Teche is set for the weekend of Oct. 7-9 and volunteers are needed for the Franklin leg of the event The 135-mile paddle race down Bayou Teche begins in Port Barre and ends at Be...
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Gospel stage again slated for S&P Festival
The Fellowship of Love Gospel Stage will return for another year as part of the 76th annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in downtown Morgan City. Local entertainers as well as others fro...
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Pipe down
St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer District 2 has contracted Grey Construction and Gulf South Engineering to replace sewer lines along Arlington Road in Bayou Vista. The work was started approximately...
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Smoke, smell coming from New Orleans
An acrid smell and a smoky cloud in Morgan City this morning apparently were the result of a marsh fire in eastern New Orleans. Morgan City firefighters were called out to investigate the smoke clo...
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Robinson leads AGU show
Janet Robinson has been announced as the Artists Guild Unlimited’s 48th Annual Art Show & Sale chairman. Assisting her as vice chairman is Olivia Herzog. Robinson, vice president of AGU, has been a...
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St. Mary Parish CAA Head Start students went to school Thursday at centers in St. Mary and Vermillion parishes. The youngsters started the school year with smiles and eagerness, above.
Head Start centers kick off first day of new school year
Hundreds of St. Mary Community Action Agency Head Start parents spent a week for the first day of school at the agency’s 15 Head Start Centers in St. Mary and Vermilion Parishes. Head Start Center ...
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A St. Mary Parish dump truck lost the load of mud and sludge it was carrying this morning shortly after 9 a.m., and the muck began to pour onto Southeast Boulevard and across both westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 90. A small amount also was spilled across both eastbound lanes as the truck was crossing the intersection onto eastbound U.S. 90. The spilled muck had been cleaned out the drainage canal on Middle Road in Bayou Vista. Both westbound lanes were blocked for a short time while a bulldozer cleared the roadway of the muck. The eastbound lanes were not affected.
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Aug 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Voter Ed week set
Voter Education Week will be held Monday through Sept. 2 in St. Mary Parish. During this time, the Registrar of Voters office will be at all local high schools registering students to vote. For mor...
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Watering hole
Repairs to a broken 12-inch water line along Berwick South Road, near the Harold J. “Babe” Landry Landfill in Berwick, caused a planned water outage Wednesday morning. Town Superintendent Allen Ben...
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AGU announces Judged Show and Sale
Artists Guild Unlimited recently announced its 48th annual Labor Day Show and Sale, opening Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the AGU Everett Street Gallery, 201 Everett St. in Morgan City. Area artists are i...
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School board taking lunch fees online
Effective Sept. 1, parents of students in the St. Mary Parish School System can pay for their children’s meals electronically. The St. Mary Parish School Board has retained the services of School P...
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