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A cappella hipsters 42Five will perform their energy-infused five-part harmony program at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium in Morgan City at 7:30 p.m. May 7.
42Five to perform in Morgan City May 7
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –— A cappella hipsters 42Five will perform their energy-infused five-part harmony program at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium in Morgan City at 7:30 p.m. May 7. Adult season t...
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Gen. Honoré offers advice on building a strong family unit
LAFAYETTE — How can U.S. military core values be used by parents to build stronger families? That’s what retired Army Lt. General Russel Honoré explained in his keynote address to some 600 members ...
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Chance Boudreaux
Patterson police arrest man on most wanted list
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A Patterson man who was wanted by Morgan City police on a warrant for theft of firearms was arrested Friday by Patterson police, according to Morgan City Police Chief Travis Cro...
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Hanson Memorial presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Hanson Memorial High School’s Drama Club will present Alice in Wonderland Tues., April 30, Thurs., May 2 and Fri. May 3 at the Hanson Auditorium. All performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission ...
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Patterson Wheel Barrel Farmers Market opens Saturday
PATTERSON, La. — The Patterson Wheel Barrel Farmers Market’s grand opening is set from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1115 First St. near Patterson Junior High School. The Farmers Market allows vend...
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Roy Hill, left, of Berwick is shown a 5.56mm semi-automatic AR-15 rifle Thursday afternoon at Tideland Gun and Tackle in Morgan City by owner Keith Hebert.
Gun, ammo buying frenzy calms
MORGAN CITY — The sale of guns and ammunition continues at a steady clip in and around St. Mary Parish, but not nearly at the pace set a couple months ago, according to two local gun dealers. “All ...
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Lecture, demonstrations on tintype photography scheduled in Franklin
FRANKLIN — The history and science that has led to the modern day photography as we know it can be traced back to the middle ages. The practical process of capturing an image began in 1829 by a Fr...
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St. Mary Parish jobless rate up slightly
BATON ROUGE — St. Mary Parish’s unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent in March, up from 6.6 percent in February but below the 8.2 percent a year ago in March, according to the federal Bureau of Lab...
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Shooting range reopens Wed.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’ Mark Hebert has announced that the shooting range will reopen to the public on Wednesday. Operating hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The range c...
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Gloria Moultrie, vice chancellor of Southern University of New Orleans
Tri-City Helping Hearts Foundation plans gospel concert
The Tri-City Helping Hearts Foundation will hold a benefit gospel banquet at 4 p.m. Saturday. The banquet will be held at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center at 4014 Chennault St. in Morgan City. T...
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Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin
Selection of I-49 South Coalition board delayed
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The selection of a board of directors to serve on the I-49 South Coalition has been pushed back to an undetermined date, likely in a couple of months after the closing of the le...
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Charenton woman missing
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing person Wednesday. 68-year-old Jacqueline Ann Haun was last seen Friday morning at her home in Charenton before leaving for Shreve...
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Slain officer mourned
MORGAN CITY, La. — Hundreds of police officers, firefighters and first responders from across the nation formed a nine-mile funeral procession across St. Mary Parish Thursday to bring Sgt. Rick Rig...
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Services for Sgt. Riggenbach held in Franklin
At top, The hearse carrying the body of Sgt. Rick Riggenbach leaves the Crossing Place Fellowship Thursday en route to Morgan City. Center, Motorcycles stand like silent sentinels during funeral se...
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Sgt. Frederick “Rick” Albert Riggenbach
Rites today for slain police officer
FRANKLIN (AP) — A funeral service was set today for the Chitimacha tribal police officer killed in shootings that also wounded two sheriff’s deputies and left another man dead. The service for Sgt....
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State high court denies local alderman’s appeal
A Baldwin alderman lost his appeal to retain his seat by a ruling from the Louisiana Supreme Court Tuesday. Tony Gibson is not eligible to remain in office because he was not qualified to run for t...
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Vigil honors slain officer, other victims of shooting
Some 100 people gathered Wednesday in a candlelight vigil to honor Sgt. Rick Riggenbach, the Chitimacha Police officer killed Saturday. The vigil was held at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Charento...
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State Sen. Brett Allain, R-Jeanerette, spoke at a meeting on the completion of Interstate 49 Tuesday at the Patterson Civic Center.
Push to finish I-49 South takes ‘first step’
PATTERSON — State Sen. Bret Allain, R-Jeanerette, and a group of invited community members from multiple parishes took the first step in an effort to form a coalition to complete Interstate 49 from...
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Junior Fair and Livestock Show
Emily Chauvin, top center, was awarded premier exhibitor in the senior swine livestock division at the St. Mary Parish Junior Fair and Livestock Show Jan. 19 at Franklin Senior High School. Chauvin...
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Sgt. Frederick “Rick” Albert Riggenbach
Slain officer is 4th to die in line of duty in St. Mary Parish since 1950s
Sgt. Frederick “Rick” Albert Riggenbach, 52, was the fourth officer in St. Mary Parish to be killed in the line of duty since the mid-1950s. Riggenbach, a Chitimacha tribal police officer, and 78-y...
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Vigil set Wednesday in Charenton area
There will be a Candelight Vigil for the victims of the shooting in Charenton last weekend. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and the Charenton Community Outreach are inviting the entire St. Mary Parish ...
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Sinclair Callais
Callais is Holy Cross Elementary student of the year
Sinclair Callais has been named Holy Cross Elementary School’s student of the year. The Students of the Year Awards program recognizes outstanding students who have demonstrated excellent academic ...
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A news conference was held at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse in Franklin this morning on the Saturday shooting incident in Charenton, which left two dead and two wounded. From left are St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert, the Rev. Lloyd Benoit of Assumption Catholic Church, Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle, Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackel, unidentified, State Police Tfc. Stephen Hammons of Troop I, Chitimacha Police Chief Blaise Smith, Berwick Police Chief James Richard, Chitimacha Assistant Police Chief Ellen Hebert, Morgan City Assistant Chief Glenn Blanco and Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire.
Chitimacha tribal officer killed; suspect arrested for killing officer, 78-year-old man
CHARENTON, La. — A Chitimacha tribal police officer and a 78-year-old man were killed in a shooting spree Saturday morning that also left two St. Mary Parish sheriff’s deputies wounded near Cypress...
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Chitimacha Police Chief Blaise Smith holds a photograph of slain Chitimacha police Sgt. Rick Riggenbach at a news conference held Monday in Franklin at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse.
Slain Chitimacha officer was a 15-year law enforcement veteran
FRANKLIN, La. — Two officers were wounded and a third killed after responding to Saturday’s arson in Charenton. All three lived in the Morgan City area. A civilian was killed prior to the incident ...
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