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Across U.S., Veterans Day commemorations under way 

JESSICA GRESKO,Associated Press
 KEVIN McGILL,Associated Press Saturday marked the first of what will be three days of Veterans Day commemorations across the United States. The holiday falls on a ...
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Welcome Center fix still in the works
PATTERSON, La. — The Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau Commission is still in the process of accepting bids to elevate the building and repair the foundation of its Welcome Center and Inte...
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Wheelhouse -- A Calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Pilgrim Grove Baptist Church pastor’s anniversary celebration 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. Public welcomed. Teche Regional Medical Center Auxiliary meets 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, in hospital board room...
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St. Martin Parish recreation tax OK’d
STEPHENSVILLE — Lower St. Martin Parish voters overwhelmingly approved a 2.5-mill recreation tax renewal Tuesday. The measure that affects Stephensville and Belle River residents was approved by 69...
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Berwick police report 2 arrests
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reports the following arrests in the eastern part of the parish. —Blade Jared Jett, 23, of Diane Lane, Patterson, was arrested at 7:51 p.m. Thursday on Southeast...
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La Fete d’Ecologie set at Lake End Park Saturday
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program will have its 16th Annual La Fete d’Ecologie on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lake End Park in Morgan City. This is the second...
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Penny Crappell
Crappell pleads no contest to theft
BERWICK, La. — Penny T. Crappell pleaded no contest Monday to theft over $1,500 for the theft of nearly $59,000 from Berwick Elementary School where she worked as a secretary. The former Berwick c...
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Baldwin projects progressing
Construction and improvement projects in Baldwin continue. Mayor Wayne Breaux said meetings are being scheduled with property owners along the project perimeter to secure rights of way. The mayor ...
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The shrimp boat Big Daddy moves through the Berwick Lock from Bayou Teche to the Atchafalaya River this morning. Starting at the end of the year, the lock will be unmanned from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. as part of nationwide cost-cutting measures implemented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Corps to cut lock hours
BERWICK, La. — As part of an effort to reduce costs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing reductions in operating hours at many of its locks nationwide, including the Berwick Lock and the...
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St. Mary - East Business and Career Solutions Center moving
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Louisiana Workforce Commission’s St. Mary East Business and Career Solutions Center will be moving to a new location at South Central Louisiana Technical College – Young Memo...
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One of the displays in LSU Middleton Library this month features books banned at different locales in Louisiana over the years, including Huckleberry Finn.
Banned books -- Books challenged for a variety of reasons
By Ferris McDaniel LSU Manship News Service BATON ROUGE — This year marks the 30th anniversary of the observance of banned books in America — a celebration of literature and the freedom for one to ...
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Louisiana campaigns continue -- Landry and Boustany showdown
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE — While the national political focus shifted Wednesday from election debates to governing, the campaign season hasn’t wrapped up in Louisiana, with ...
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Erik Bendl and his dog Nice have walked through 33 states rolling a 6-foot inflated globe to raise awareness of diabetes. Thursday they were in Patterson as they continued their trek across the Gulf Coast toward Texas. Their quests are accomplished in spurts, with the current one beginning in Seminole, Ala., Jan. 11. The globe is made of canvas with a waterbed inner tube. It frequently requires repairs as it encounters the elements on their travels. Follow Bendl's travels on his blog at www.worldguy.org or via his facebook site http://www.facebook.com/erikbendl. The most recent blog post is about Bendl’s trek through Patterson.
Walking with the world for diabetes awareness
Erik Bendl and Nice have the world on a string. They — a man and his dog — have walked through 33 states with their 6-foot in-flated globe to raise aware-ness of diabetes. Thursday, they were in P...
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Massive change proposed for school scoring
Accountability scoring for Louisiana schools may be changing next term. St. Mary Superintendent of Schools Dr. Donald Aguillard told the school board Thursday that Louisiana is writing a grant for ...
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Bald eagles have adapted to populated areas. Here, a bald eagle sits with a bulldozer in operation nearby. Fully mature eagles obtain and display the white head and adult tail feather features around their fifth year; life expectancy in the wild is 20 to 25 years. Bald eagles primarily eat fish, but they also eat carrion.
Bald eagle comeback - a case of coming to terms to coexist
With massive wings pushing against the air to slow its descent, the bald eagle dropped towards the concrete surface of Oceaneering International’s manufacturing yard in Morgan City. Surprised, yar...
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COA director pleads for help for local office
A plea was made Wednesday to send the word to the state that the St. Mary Council on Aging cannot survive without its continued support. “I need your voices,” agency Director Beverly Domengeaux tol...
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Local plead cases for downtown P.O.
MORGAN CITY -- About 40 residents attended a hearing Tuesday to learn about the feasibility study process as it relates to the possible closure of the downtown post office. The postal system’s fin...
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USDA consolidation hearing
Craig McCain, United States Department of Agriculture, front left first photo, moderated a public comment hearing this morning at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse on possible consolidation of the loc...
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Levee director updates SMIG on projects
St. Mary Levee District Executive Director Hilary Thibodeaux gave an overview of the district’s purpose to the St. Mary Industrial Group Monday. The district was created to give one voice to the p...
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PC fee review panel members to be set
Appointments are slated to be made to a new parish advisory board when the St. Mary Parish Council meets in regular session Wednesday. The Advisory Planning and Zoning Building Permit Committee “wi...
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Gun threats, assaults mar weekend locally
Three men were arrested in connection with a confrontation involving firearms in Patterson. Franklin Gaylor, 58, of Camille Drive in Patterson and Franklin Travis Gaylor, 19, of Cedar Street in Mor...
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Amar Lancon, center front, stands with staff and Hanson Memorial High School baseball players with the sign dedicating the baseball field in his name. Ceremonies were held Saturday marking the naming.
HMS baseball field named for Lancon
A heavy rain shower could not put a damper on the special honor bestowed on Amar Lancon Saturday. The nearly 50-year-old Hanson Baseball Field was dedicated and named the Amar Lancon Field on the c...
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HMS baseball field named for Lancon
A heavy rain shower could not put a damper on the special honor bestowed on Amar Lancon Saturday. The nearly 50-year-old Hanson Baseball Field was dedicated and named the Amar Lancon Field on the c...
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Parish starting emergency volunteer team
The St. Mary Parish and Terrebonne offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are restarting the Community Emergency Response Team volunteer program. The CERT program will kick off wit...
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