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Cleco power outage affected nearly 700
A power outage affected about 680 customers south of U.S. 90 in Patterson Wednesday evening. Cleco spokeswoman Robbyn Cooper said the outage began around 5:50 p.m. and ended about 6:30 p.m. The out...
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Fundraiser planned Friday for fallen officer
The Morgan City Volunteer Fire Department is holding a boot shake to benefit the family of Sgt. Rick Riggenback. Riggenback, who lived in Bayou Vista, was killed in the line of duty Jan. 26 after r...
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Sheriff lists dates for delinquent taxes
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert is reminding delinquent taxpayers of the following dates and costs: April 1: 1 percent interest and fee will accrue on unpaid taxes. April 8: $95 advertisement a...
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40 Cans for Lent
The Knights of Columbus and parishioners of Church of the Assumption have been participating in the 40 Cans for Lent Program. Food items were collected for the program and delivered to the Emergenc...
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Legislators cautious about Jindal tax proposal
MORGAN CITY, La. — Legislators say they still need more information about Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax plan, but are concerned about what they have seen so far after receiving copies of the 95-page prop...
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Chamber social is Thursday
MORGAN CITY — The St. Mary Chamber and Holiday Inn plans its annual Business after Hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn of Morgan City, 520 Roderick St. Registration is $1 and a busin...
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Morgan City council backs marine safety training center
MORGAN CITY, La. — The council approved a resolution of support for South Central Louisiana Technical College’s building of a new marine safety training center. Earl Meador, regional director of SC...
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Big rate increase in the works for flood insurance
NEW ORLEANS — People who buy federal flood insurance need to plan for big rate hikes because Congress has decided the program must at least pay for itself, a top federal official said Tuesday. Some...
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Parish residents should brace for flood insurrance impact
With Congress deciding the National Flood Insurance Program must pay for itself, certain St. Mary Parish residents can brace for increases in premiums. “People certainly are going to feel this impa...
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Domestic violence providers face second set of budget cuts
Domestic violence service providers across Louisiana are facing their second budget crisis in two months. The Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services unveiled its proposed budget Thursda...
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Black Bear Festival will be April 19-21
The 10th Annual Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival is set for April 19-21 in downtown Franklin. The focus of the festival is educating the public about the Louisiana black bear, a species listed as “t...
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Run for the Men in Blue to raise money for injured, dead officer families
A Run for the Men in Blue is being held April 6 in support of officers killed or injured in the line of duty in January. Proceeds will benefit the families of St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Deputies Mat...
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Visit from Santa
Santa Claus made a quick early visit to Chez Hope in Franklin, surprising kids and adults alike with gifts and a twinkle in his eyes. Below, Asbury United Methodist Women presented a donation check...
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Balloons are released by Ladies of Destine Elite Social Club members during a candlelight vigil Tuesday night in Patterson for the 26 lives that were lost in Connecticut during the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy Dec 14.
Vigil for victims of violence -- Sandy Hook murders, Patterson domestic violence death recalled
PATTERSON, La. — “There’s too many angels, too many angels.” Words from Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle expressed the sentiment of a candlelight vigil Tuesday night remembering the 26 victim...
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This house at 1035 Cayce St. was destroyed Tuesday after a mattress caught fire while a 6-year-old boy was playing with a cigarette lighter, according to Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois. Franklin firefighters were assisted at the scene by volunteers from the Baldwin and Centerville fire departments and had the fire under control in 13 minutes, Bourgeois said. Red Cross is assisting the five to six former residents of the house, he added.
Child may have started Cayce St. fire
A child playing with a cigarette lighter resulted in the loss of this structure at 1035 Cayce St. Tuesday, according to reports from Franklin Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois. The house was fully involv...
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Michelle South, an American history teacher at Morgan City High School, uses her interactive Promethean board during a lesson on the Civil Rights movement Monday afternoon with her class. “Through the flip chart feature, it is much easier to move through lessons as it allows me to combine chapters so that a lesson that would have normally taken two weeks would now take just a few days with a profound retention level from the students,” she said of the board.
Tech equality dispute -- St. Mary Parish School Board members discuss Promethean boards
CENTERVILLE, La. — A spat over equality in technology quickly evolved into a disagreement over funding disparities between maintenance districts during Thursday’s meeting of the St. Mary Parish Sch...
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Parish council meets for last 2012 session
A brief agenda awaits the St. Mary Parish Council when it meets in the final session of 2012 Wednesday. On the agenda are proposed ordinances amending the zoning map and the 2012 budget. Resolution...
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Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte talked about his tenure as mayor in an interview Dec. 4.
Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte reflects on tenure
MORGAN CITY, La. — On Jan. 14, the City of Morgan City will have a new mayor, something that has only happened once since Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte first took office in 1993. Matte has served a t...
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Franklin library branch reopens
The Alex P. Allain Library branch building in Franklin officially reopened for public use this morning, following an extensive renovation. In addition to a complete selection of current best-seller...
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One-time money to buy 6 new buses in St. Mary Parish
CENTERVILLE, La. — One-time funds were designated Thursday for the purchase of new substitute school buses, freeing the current fleet parked at the Central Office Complex to be used as activity bus...
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Sparking the park
Members of the Pee Wee football cheerleading squad pose with the display they decorated at Broussard Harris Park for the annual Spark the Park. Similar displays all over the park were lit Thursday ...
Dec 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jean Kaess, a Daily Review reporter, surfaces after exiting the simulator on Wednesday. View a video at stmarynow.com.
Young Memorial simulator trains offshore workers how to exit a ditched helicopter
MORGAN CITY, La. — I’ll admit my heart was racing as the cab of the simulator began to rise above the pool. I had my instructions, safety gear, an instructor by my side and a diver in the water — j...
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Support for COA lauded at PC meet
Community support for the parish Council on Aging was lauded by that agency’s executive director before the St. Mary Parish Council Wednesday during its monthly meeting. “The community has really c...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Qualified employees tough find for Cameron
MORGAN CITY, La. — One of the biggest challenges to Cameron’s Berwick-Patterson plant is hiring qualified workers, said Russell Bourgeois, drilling plant manager, during the Atchafalaya Chapter of ...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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