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Parish unemployment increases 1.5 percent
Unemployment jumped more than a percent in St. Mary Parish in June, increasing from 8.5 percent in May to 10 percent in June. There were 21,335 employed in June, with 2,381 jobless. In May, 21,103 ...
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Vehicle sought in theft cases
The Morgan City Police Department is requesting public assistance in locating a suspect vehicle sought in cases of attempted thefts and attempted residential burglaries currently being investigated...
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Darce joins Review
Courtney R. Darce of Bayou Vista recently joined the staff of The Daily Review as professional photographer. Darce graduated summa cum laude from Berwick High School in 2008, then studied visual ar...
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Room with a view
Construction is progressing on the lake house project at Lake End Parkway in Morgan City. Frame and body work of the structures off La. 70 are on the way toward completion. LA Contracting Enterpris...
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Fixing phones
An interdict was installed in a manhole Tuesday afternoon by local utility crews near Lake Cinema of Morgan City. The effort was for an additional telephone line being added to the ATT building’s c...
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MC Council districts gain Justice approval
Last week, the redistricting plan that Morgan City decided for its city council districts after months of meetings and deliberations received tacit approval from the U.S. Department of Justice. “T...
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Gus lipari passes
C.A. “Gus” Lipari, an educator and longtime civil servant in Patterson, died this morning after an illness. Lipari began his career with the St. Mary Parish School System in 1964 as a sixth-grade ...
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MC Council meets tonight
The monthly meeting of the Morgan City city council will take place today at 6 p.m. at the City Court Building at La. 182 and Myrtle Street. To be discussed are the recent transformer explosion and...
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Rash of burglaries plagues Bayou Vista
After a recent string of burglaries in Bayou Vista, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating four home and vehicle burglaries and is offering advice for area residents. The sheriff’s o...
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Pole down, power out
An electrical pole was struck by lightning in front of 1673 Front St., the site of Cleveland Billiot Construction, which is located on the unprotected side of the seawall in Morgan City. This knock...
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Former deputy, fire chief pleads guilty to one sex charge
Former St. Martin Parish sheriff’s deputy and Berwick fire chief Michael Touchet pleaded guilty July 9 to one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile. He received a suspended sentence of five ye...
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Relay switch caused latest power outage
Tuesday’s power outage affecting half of Morgan City was the result of a tripped relay switch. Morgan City Chief Administrative Officer Lorrie Braus said today the switch is one of a pair that rout...
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