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Port operator named
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX After months of non-public negotiations and preparations, a new terminal port operator was announced at the monthly meeting of the Morgan City Harbor & Terminal District. Inmo...
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Work release van hit by waste truck
A sheriff’s department van leaving the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center with a work crew was involved in an accident this morning. Sheriff’s officials say that at about 6 a.m. the van was str...
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Parish council to hear golf course report
Two guests are slated to address the St. Mary Parish Council when it meets in regular session Wednesday. First up are representatives of the Red Ribbon Week Committee who will request adoption of a...
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Mark Cooper talks about Operation Christmas Child during an organizational meeting held at First Baptist Church of Morgan City Thursday.
Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes touch millions of lives
By HARLAN KIRGAN MORGAN CITY — Ted Foreman was a 9-year-old boy in a Russia oprhanize when he received a shoe box from Operation Christmas Child. “I was shocked that someone would love me enough...
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The Wheel House
consecration At New Zorah Baptist Church, 604 Julia St., Morgan City, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. Holy communion served. All invited. bhs cheer/dance Berwick High School Cheerleaders’ and Top Cats’ L...
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Help for workers in Isaac aftermath
Workers and self-employed individuals in St. Mary and Iberville parishes may now apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance as a result of Hurricane Isaac, the Louisiana Workforce Commission announ...
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Kevin Voisin
Voisin announces for Morgan City mayor
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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Berwick job filled
By JEAN L. KAESS Malissa Hebert has been named assistant principal at Berwick Elementary School and will assume her new duties Monday. She replaces Debbie Tompkins, the former assistant principal,...
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Egbert Sonny Pennison, 35, of St. Marie Alley, Amelia
2nd arrest made in teen sex case
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX A second arrest has been made in the case of an adult female who is accused of having sexual intercourse with a juvenile male, according to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert...
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Franklin native named COO of USA Track & Field group
An attorney with expertise in business affairs, contract negotiations, compliance issues and the nonprofit sector, Renee Chube Washington has been named chief operating officer of USA Track & Field...
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From left are William “Bill” Hidalgo Sr. and Bill Cefalu, Rotary president.
Morgan City Rotary
MORGAN CITY ROTARY CLUB members recently honored William “Bill” Hidalgo Sr. as their Citizen of the Year. From left are Hidalgo and Bill Cefalu, Rotary president.
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Morgan City Police Chief Marc Folse
Morgan City police chief retires
By JEAN L. KAESS and JAMES A. ROBICHAUX Morgan City Police Chief Marc Folse retired Friday from his post as the top cop in the city. Assistant Chief Glen Blanco will continue to lead the department...
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Prescription drugs warrants roundup results in 23 arrests
Nearly two dozen people were arrested Friday on drug charges after a warrants roundup resulting from a six-month investigation by the Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Force. The investigation targete...
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MC police officer suspended seven days
MORGAN CITY — When Officer Billi Driskill entered her appeal hearing in front of the civil service board Thursday, she had a two-day suspension. After the nearly four hour meeting, she ended up wi...
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Celebrating 100 years
Knights of Columbus Franklin Council 1420 celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. Patrick Vidrine, District Deputy, presented a certificate to Donnie Coots, Grand Knight, and the Franklin Counc...
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N.Y.-based private equity firm acquires Allison Marine
Allison Marine Contractors Inc. in Morgan City has been acquired by New York-based Lincolnshire Management — a middle-market private equity investment firm — in a multi-million dollar deal. While l...
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Patterson puts hold on tax assessment
PATTERSON — It’s Christmas in August for the residents here. Mayor Rodney Grogan informed residents that the city will only assess 8.29 mills in property taxes as opposed to the 12.41 mills the cit...
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‘The barge’ might have flipped over twice in the past
The barge that overturned in the Charenton Navigation and Drainage Canal is due to be moved within the next few weeks. St. Mary Parish President Paul Naquin also told the West St. Mary Port Commiss...
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Investigation continues into bombs, molestation
Although a privately owned babysitting service was run out of Thomas Breaux’s home, police said the child he is accused of sexually assaulting was not one of the children from that service. Morgan ...
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Grand opening
Dr. Keidra Spencer, joined by friends, family, employees, local officials and St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce members, cut the ribbon for St. Mary Primary Care on Friday. St. Mary Primary Care ...
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Bombs found during warrant service
Louisiana State Police detonated three explosive devices at an Allison Street residence in Morgan City on Friday after they, along with local authorities, encountered the devices while attempting t...
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Drugs, cash and paraphernalia seized Friday
Agents nab 3 in drug raid
Narcotics agents arrested three persons Friday afternoon in a drug sting just outside of Franklin. Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force members executed a search warrant at 128 Bray Lane, in the St....
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State, parish unemployment levels drop
Unemployment in St. Mary Parish dipped slightly in June, coming in at 9.9 percent compared to 10.1 percent in May. The parish recorded 20,567 employed in June, with 2,253 unemployed, while May’s nu...
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Council approves Shrimp and Petroleum Festival schedule
MORGAN CITY — The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, the state’s oldest-chartered harvest festival, received unanimous approval from the city council to hold its 76th annual celebration Sept....
Jul 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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