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Levee board will meet Thursday
The St. Mary Levee District will hold its monthly public meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Port of Morgan City Meeting Room at 800 Youngs Road in Morgan City. Among items to be discussed are: —a po...
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Fuhrer chairs bar charity
The New Orleans-based Louisiana Bar Foundation recently named Morgan City Attorney Robert “Bob” Fuhrer as chairman of that organization’s state-wide charitable and non-profit Bayou Area Community ...
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School board will meet Thursday
The St. Mary Parish School Board will meet Thursday to discuss business pertaining to the start of school. Among items on the agenda are approval of the 2012-13 gold book and pupil progression plan...
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Transformer fire's cause still a mystery
The cause of the June 26 fire that destroyed Morgan City’s main electrical transformer and left the entire city without electricity for a day still has yet to be determined. Forensic engineers fro...
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Summer's retesting shows score gains
Achievement gains between spring and summer test administrations were posted by fourth- and eighth-grade St. Mary Parish students. A total of 91 percent of fourth-graders and 84 percent of eighth-g...
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Patterson award
The City of Patterson tied with the City of Scott for honorable mention in the 2011 Community Achievement Awards competition sponsored by Louisiana Municipal Association, Louisiana Department of Ec...
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Dear old Golden Rule days
Final preparations are being made for the start of school Wednesday. Across eastern St. Mary Parish, work was being done including the laying of crosswalk striping by the City of Morgan City near M...
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Special services set this weekend
Evangelist Rod Vincent will be conducting three services this weekend at the Bayou Vista Community Center. The Promiseland Fellowship and Pastor Randy Plessala Sr. are hosting the event, with a se...
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SMIG will hear Cefalu
The St. Mary Industrial Group will meet Monday at noon at the Petroleum Club in Morgan City. According to SMIG officers, the guest speaker will be Utilities Director Bill Cefalu of Morgan City. He ...
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Mayflies
Front Street in Morgan City was inundated with mayflies Wednesday. The numerous insects are actually a good sign — they indicate the health of the Atchafalaya River. Sensitive aquatic insects, such...
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St. Mary schools welcome students next week
With the opening of a new school year just around the corner, the 2012-13 St. Mary motto Success in Motion exemplifies the district’s goal of continuing academic success while incorporating the man...
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Preparations urged for height of storm season
As the Tri-City area enters the thick of the 2012 hurricane season, parish officials are calling for residents to prepare in advance for the possibility of a major storm striking the area. St. Mar...
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