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Plea for LaPlace Isaac victims
The City of LaPlace, located in St. John the Baptist Parish, has been the most devastated area in Louisiana from Hurricane Isaac, due to the lack of levee protection. Within a population of 29,949,...
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FFH board reappointments divide parish councilmen
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council were split down racial lines when considering reappointment of two Hospital Service District 1 Board of Commissioners Wednesday. Commissioners Dr. Nick Accard...
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Robicheaux reappointed to board
Carolyn Robichaux of Baldwin, owner of Carolyn’s Friends and Company Salon, has been reappointed to serve as a member of the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology from the 3rd Congressional District...
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Jindal names Baldwin woman to Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology
BATON ROUGE, La. — Carolyn Robichaux of Baldwin, owner of Carolyn’s Friends and Company Salon, has been reappointed to serve as a member of the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology from the 3rd Co...
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DINNERS Sold by Stephensville Volunteer Fire Department 11 a.m. until sold out Saturday, Sept. 15. Menu: barbecued chicken, beans, salad and dessert. Ladies auxiliary holding raffle. Winner need no...
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Morgan City’s mayor, council pay to increase
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Elections are being held in November, and when the new Morgan City mayor and council take office in January, those offices will also get pay increases.
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Raymond Liner Jr.
Multiple sex charges in arrest
A Franklin area man was arrested Wednesday on alleged multiple offenses involving sex with juveniles. Raymond Calvin Liner Jr., 52, of 1680 Irish Bend Road was arrested at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday by th...
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FEMA extends public assistance in 14 parishes in Louisiana including St. Mary
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today has extended federal disaster aid in 14 Louisiana parishes to include supplemental funding for infrastructure repairs in the...
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State Police investigating shooting by deputy
BREAUX BRIDGE -- Louisiana State Police detectives were requested by the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office to investigate a shooting involving one of their deputies, stated a release from Tfc. Ste...
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Berwick Councilwoman Jacki Ackel was sworn into office minutes before Tuesday’s Berwick Town Council meeting. She replaces Penny T. Crappell who resigned her post Aug. 22.
Berwick council approves water rate increases
By JEAN L. KAESS BERWICK — New water rates for Berwick residents were adopted Tuesday along with the amended past and current fiscal year budgets. No public comment was expressed Tuesday regarding ...
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Report urges swift federal restoration action
By HARLAN KIRGAN A report released today in Washington, D.C., on restoring the Gulf Coast recommends 30 items for urgent action including the need for urgent federal action. The report, “Beyond Un...
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Current mayoral and council candidates of Morgan City attended a St. Mary Chamber of Commerce breakfast forum at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City Wednesday morning. The election is Nov. 6.
Morgan City mayoral hopefuls state cases at forum
By JAMES A. ROBICHAUX Five candidates for the position of mayor of Morgan City spoke this morning at a breakfast forum held by the St. Mary Chamber of Commerce at the Morgan City Petroleum Club. Le...
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City raises postponed ‘indefinitely’
Ordinances to raise the salaries of mayor and council members were postponed indefinitely Tuesday. Councilman Dale Rogers moved for postponement of the ordinances which would have raised the salary...
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Voters will decide on sales tax for roads
MORGAN CITY — Voters here will go to the polls on Nov. 19 to determine whether a three-tenths cent sales tax should be implemented to help fund road improvements throughout the city. The city coun...
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Cypremort Point pavilion
Though it’s been complete for a few months, official opening ceremonies were held Friday for the pavilion at Cypremort Point near the Quintana Canal boat landing. The approximately $180,000 project...
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CPRA holds hearing on state Master Plan
MORGAN CITY — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is developing a new master plan to determine the best ways to restore portions of coastal Louisiana that have eroded away a...
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Second ‘Promenade d'art de Franklin’ draws crowds
The crowds turned out despite the heat and humidity Saturday to enjoy and support the “Promenade d’art de Franklin.” During the show, a student jazz quartet from the New Orleans Center for Creative...
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Bayou Chene may be open Tuesday
MORGAN CITY — The St. Mary Parish Levee District has agreed to install required protection to safeguard the remaining pieces of its flood protection structure in Bayou Chene and passing vessel tra...
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Baldwin gets confirmation of $1 million flood protection
Mayor Wayne Breaux announced that the Town of Baldwin received confirmation of a $1 million state Municipalities Infrastructure grant for flood protection in the Bayou Choupique area during the Boa...
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Paving the way
Crews with T & T Asphalt in St. Martinville are expected to finish pouring asphalt today on the newest section of the Berwick Walking Trail. Town of Berwick crews will complete dirt work and dressi...
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Parish council considers coastal permits request
A resolution in support of an expedited permitting process on coastal restoration projects was presented to the St. Mary Parish Council in regular session Wednesday. P.J. Hahn, Plaquemines Parish d...
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Good news told on Lake End Park project
MORGAN CITY — Progress has been made on the proposed Lake End Park cabins in Morgan City, which is one of the 2012 fiscal year access projects proposed for funding in the Atchafalaya Basin Program...
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Could be gone by the weekend
It’s supposed to happen this week: After being purchased at sheriff’s sale by Lad Services LLC of Morgan City for $160,000, plans are to right the barge on Thursday, and it should be removed from t...
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Barge now removed from Bayou Chene
The nearly 500-foot barge sunk in Bayou Chene in May to protect a five-parish area from the potential backwater flooding has been removed. The barge, which kept water levels on the protected side ...
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