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Disaster assistant hours and days updated in west St. Mary
Changes were made to the Hurricane Isaac relief program dates late Friday. The center at the Franklin Recreation Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Applicants for food stamp assistance for l...
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Coast Guard rescues man south of Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Coast Guard rescued a 50-year-old man from a fishing vessel on the Gulf of Mexico, 30 miles southwest of Morgan City, Friday. The captain of the fishing vessel My Grandkids ...
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Henry "Inky" Lee
Morgan City leader Lee dies
By JEAN L. KAESS MORGAN CITY — Three-term city councilman and charter member of the St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission Henry K. “Inky” Lee Jr., passed away Sunday in Morgan City. Lee, 79, was a nat...
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FEMA center opens at Morgan City
By JEAN L. KAESS MORGAN CITY, La. -- A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opened today at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. This is an office where applicants may go for information about the Federa...
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Bayou Boeuf locks closed at Morgan City
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX MORGAN CITY, La. -- Routine maintenance will have the Bayou Boeuf locks along the Intracoastal Waterway between Morgan City and Avoca Island closed until 5 p.m. Thursday, acco...
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Sentinel chickens positive for West Nile
By JEAN L. KAESS PATTERSON — While no human cases have been reported, the West Nile virus is “alive and well in St. Mary Parish,” said Jessie Boudreaux of Cajun Mosquito Control in Houma. Four sent...
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City council set to meet Tuesday
Franklin City Council members meet Tuesday in regular session for September. The council will consider introduction of an ordinance for the sale of public improvement revenue bonds. This is an amen...
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More West Nile confirmations
There were four West Nile positive sentinel chickens confirmed by LSU Friday, according to Jessie Boudreaux, owner of Cajun Mosquito Control. Two were located in Cypremort Point and two were locate...
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Isaac relief schedule changed
Changes were made to the Hurricane Isaac relief program dates late Friday. The center at the Franklin Recreation Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Applicants for food stamp assistance for l...
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Levee district chief tells of Hurricane Isaac response
MORGAN CITY, La. — St. Mary Levee District closed two structures as Hurricane Isaac approached, said Hilary Thibodeaux, district executive director, at Thursday’s meeting
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Berwick man lands in jail over threat on president
BERWICK, La. — Making a threat to the life of the President of the United States on a social media website has landed a Berwick man in jail.
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Isaac makeup days set
CENTERVILLE, La. — Jan. 7, March 22 and May 29 were designated as makeup days for those missed during Hurricane Isaac.
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FFH Health Fair
Franklin Foundation’s annual health fair was held Thursday. Among the offerings were free screenings for blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, prostrate and thyroid issues, along with lots of...
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St. Mary jobless rate dips; state job growth up
The jobless rate in St. Mary Parish dipped in July, improving four-tenths of a percent from 10 percent in June to 9.6 percent. In July 2010, the unemployment rate was 9.7 percent. There were 20,304...
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Welcome to our city
Visitors to the city will now be welcome by signs at Northwest Boulevard and on Main Street near Foster Street, above. An unveiling and ribbon cutting was sponsored Wednesday by the Chamber of Comm...
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Bid awarded for Cypress Park building
MORGAN CITY — Work on Cypress Park and an adjacent ballpark was awarded to a New Iberia company for approximately $383,000. The city’s Mayor and Council unanimously awarded the bid to Southern Cons...
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The Friends of Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge received a $5,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to build and improve the Palmetto hiking trail on the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge. The trail is located at the end of Janet E Road off of U.S. 90 near Franklin. Shown going over plans for the trail are Matthew McCollister, refuge specialist of Bayou Teche and Mandalay National Wildlife Refuges; Dean Ashley, Friends board member; and Delores Stewart, Friends president.
Bayou Teche refuge Friends get grant for Palmetto Trail
The Friends of Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge recently received a $5,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to build and improve the Palmetto Trail. The Friends group levera...
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Flipped
A gray and red Mitsubishi Montero Sport left the roadway Monday afternoon and overturned in the wooded area at the foot of the westbound U.S. 90 bridge at Amelia. Members of the Amelia Volunteer Fi...
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Still at it
A derrick lift barge was brought to the Charenton Navigation and Drainage Canal over the weekend to help right the barge overturned there since April of 2010. An early effort to use the lift mechan...
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Mike Bienvenu, Pres. Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association - West
Restoring the Basin: Fishermen might know best
By KEN GRISSOM After years of official eye-rolling, scoffing, and even chiding, it appears that the State of Louisiana is conceding that local commercial fishermen might know a thing or two about t...
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Fleet Float
The Mississippi River Commission is in the Tri-Cities area for its annual meeting and public hearing sessions when commissioners hear local concerns and desires about river levels and usage. The co...
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Art walk honorable mentions
There were six honorable mention presentations in last weekend’s “Promenade d’art de Franklin.” From top left are Kelly Martin, for her work in oil; Darnelle Delcambre, watercolor and photography; ...
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Federal disaster $$$ available in flood-damaged areas
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to Louisiana and ordered federal aid ...
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St. Mary increases ACT test takers, scores
A record-setting 366 St. Mary high school seniors participated in the ACT with a rise in composite score from 19.3 in 2010 to 19.8 in 2011. The class of 2011 composite of 19.8 beat the class of 201...
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