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Chez Hope honors
Chez Hope held its annual Mayor’s Breakfast Friday at the Forest Restaurant in Franklin. Patti Ibert, fourth from left, was presented the organization’s Peacemaker award for her work in the communi...
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FSHS Homecoming royalty
Franklin Senior High School’s 2012 Homecoming royalty are, from left, Miss Senior Ylizabeth Jackson and at right Queen Yvanna Pogue. They are pictured here during their presentation at J.C. Dry Sta...
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Charenton bridge road closed
La. 324, Convent Street, between La. 326 and La. 87 at the Charenton swing bridge in St Mary Parish is now closed until Friday, Nov. 2, 5 p.m. to build a bulkhead to repair the eroded embankment, w...
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Parish Council meets Wednesday
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session Wednesday at 6 p.m. Items on the agenda include: —Consideration of proposed ordinances on a $2.4 million refinancing bond, and a ...
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West Nile virus confirmed in Morgan City sentinel chicken
MORGAN CITY, La. — West Nile virus was confirmed in a sentinel chicken in Morgan City Friday. It is the first time this mosquito season the virus was confirmed in the city, although surrounding mun...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Old-Fashioned Prayer and Praise Service at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 507 Fourth St., Morgan City, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Music by Minister of Music Darryl McPherson, Thibodaux. Public invited. G...
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Greg Pellerin of Franklin paddles to the finish line in Berwick on Sunday.
Tour du Teche ends with record times, new festival at Berwick
BERWICK, La. — The third annual Tour du Teche ended with record times and a new festival evolving on the Atchafalaya River waterfront Sunday.
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First into Franklin
Brad Pennington and Joost Zeegers in boat 21, first photo, were the first to paddle furiously into Franklin for the Saturday finish line of Tour du Teche III. Though a few miles of water hyacinth l...
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Head Start Awareness Month begins Monday
October is Head Start Awareness Month and the St. Mary-Vermilion Community Action Agency will be observing the event with a number of activities starting Monday. Almetra Franklin, St. Mary-Vermilio...
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Morgan City man arrested on cocaine charge
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests since Wednesday morning, according to Sheriff Mark Hebert: —Rudolph David Taylor, 54, of South Railroad Avenue, Morgan City, was ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Blood drive Sponsored by family and friends for Louis Tamporello Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wyandotte Elementary School gym, 2 Glenwood Ave., Morgan City. Rummage sale ...
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Head Start month celebration starts Monday in area
October is Head Start Awareness Month and the St. Mary-Vermilion Community Action Agency will be observing the event with a number of activities. “This year’s theme, ‘Celebrating Diversity in Head...
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Found in attic
While exploring his aunt’s attic in Franklin, Christian Henry found a stack of loose documents, photos and some possible family history. An Oct. 16, 1917 copy of the New Orleans Daily States was f...
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SMP superintendent is Lafayette candidate
St. Mary School Superintendent Dr. Donald Aguillard is one of 26 candidates for the position of Lafayette Parish Superintendent. Aguillard’s name has been passed among Lafayette Parish school admi...
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Swamp breakdown in Franklin
Troy Landry and his cast and film crew from the History Channel’s Swamp People made an unexpected stop in Franklin Friday afternoon due to a boat trailer breakdown in front of Burger King on Main S...
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Student count up, schools sales tax down
Preliminary reports indicate student enrollment is up in St. Mary Parish. That means more state money from the Minimum Foundation Program if the numbers hold. Unfortunately, it may not be enough to...
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Candidate slate set for Oct. 22 election
State Rep. Sam Jones (D-Franklin) enters his second term in the legislature unopposed at the close of qualifying Thursday. “I am deeply honored by the decision of the people of the 50th District of...
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Altar of Knowledge
South Central Louisiana Technical College, Young Memorial Campus will have a new 25,000 square-foot addition by mid-June 2012. The proposed addition will tie into the existing facility and house th...
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Tropical Storm Lee damages city park oak
Heavy rain this past weekend was apparently just too much for this oak tree at Grevemberg House Museum. The tree that was on the grounds when the historic house was built in 1851 is estimated to be...
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Patterson Council sets 2011-2012 tax, budgets
PATTERSON — It was all about money at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. City leaders adopted the 8.29 mill property tax for 2011 and the capital outlay and operating budgets for the 2011-2012 ...
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Inside AmeriPure, Willow Street, Franklin
AmeriPure endures aftermath of BP oil spill, making gradual comeback
AmeriPure Oysters in Franklin has had a tough recovery period but is gradually making a come back after being forced to shut down for five months last year after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mex...
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Sights from 2011 Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
These are the sights and sounds of the 2011 Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, weather and all.
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Lee's effects minimal in Assumption, Lower St. Martin
Effects of Tropical Storm Lee were minimal this weekend in Stephensville and Belle River in Lower St. Martin Parish as well as Bayou L’Ourse in Assumption Parish. According to Maj. Ginny Higgins of...
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First qualifers
The first to qualify this morning for various elections across St. Mary Parish were, from left, sheriff’s candidates George Rodriguez, incumbent Mark Hebert and Patrick LaSalle; Albert Foulcard, in...
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