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Chitimacha to participate in ‘The Tribes Remain’ theme at NSU Folk Festival
The 22nd annual Natchitoches-Northwestern State University Folk Festival is set for July 15-16. The 2011 Festival theme, “The Tribes Remain: Contemporary Southeastern Indian Cultures,” is a celebra...
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Fire destroys part of Landry’s Restaurant
A major fire destroyed a large portion of Landry’s Seafood and Steakhouse in Jeanerette early Sunday morning. Details remain sketchy, but initial reports indicate the fire started at approximately ...
Jul 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Deadline to enter next Tour du Teche set for Sept. 16
The deadline to register for Tour du Teche II is close of business on Friday, Sept. 16. TDT II is not until Oct. 7-9 and it might be unprecedented to cut off registration three weeks before a canoe...
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City crews were working on a water line break at Iberia Street and Friendship Lane this morning. Mayor Raymond Harris said that due to the great volume of water the city is losing throughout the system, the water pressure has been carefully raised to identify leaks, which are being systematically repaired. He said that though the city realizes the inconvenience to residents, it’s the only way to control the problem, find the leak spots and repair them. The mayor also said rumors that the leaks were caused by overfilling water towers in the city system are unfounded.
Finding and fixing

Jul 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Patterson water declared emergency
PATTERSON — The Patterson City Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring a certificate of public emergency for its water plant, which city leaders said is vulnerable due to years of wear an...
Jul 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Patterson board adopts saggy pants ordinance
The Patterson City Council unanimously passed four ordinances during Tuesday’s monthly meeting, including one that will levy fines against those caught in the city limits wearing saggy pants below ...
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SB budget session Wednesday, 9 a.m.
The St. Mary Parish School Board will meet in special session Wednesday to conduct its annual budget workshop. The board will gather at 9 a.m. in the Evans Medine Meeting Room at the Central Office...
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Perched on high
A broadwinged hawk perches on a live oak limb near Bayou Teche in Charenton this weekend. The broadwing is a small hawk, about the size of a large crow, and makes its home in the eastern United Sta...
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Author, engineer Morris Raphael dies at 93
Morris Raphael, former Banner-Tribune employee and designer of the current newspaper offices, died Friday. He was 93. A native of Mississippi, and a resident of New Iberia, Raphael graduated from C...
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Robert Miller, engineer, dies at 89
Mr. Robert “Bob” Edward Miller Jr., 89, a native and resident of Franklin, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Franklin Foundation Hospital. Miller was president of Miller Engineers & Associate...
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Parade magazine joins Review lineup
Beginning today, the popular Parade magazine will be included as a supplement in The Daily Review each Friday. In today’s issue of “PARADE,” Mary Margaret talks with Food Network star Gut Fieri and...
Jul 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Grand Opening
Mayor Raymond Harris along with other local officials, Chamber of Commerce members, friends, employees and family joined Margie White on Thursday for the ribbon cutting for her new business, Compan...
Jul 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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