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U.S. 90 repairs begin, lane to close
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Right lane closures on westbound U.S. 90 over Bayou Ramous indicate the first work to repair girder cracks on the 2.5 miles of elevated roadway near the St. Mary/Assumption pari...
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Developer looks to buy land near auditorium in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — A developer is looking to buy land next to the highway in front of the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Developer Michael Hankins needs a minimum of 140 feet of property along ...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
New Salem Baptist Church, 1412 Cherry St., Patterson, celebrating the Rev. Samuel Calhoun’s 17-year anniversary with a pre-anniversary triple-header program 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. Guest speakers th...
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Janet Sons of Bayou Vista visited the Morgan City Post Office on Brashear Avenue Wednesday to pick up holiday packages from postal clerk Lennie Young.
Holiday mailing season arrives
By JEAN L. KAESS jkaess@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY — Between shipping gifts to family and friends who live in other areas and receiving packages from sales on Black Friday, Small Business Saturda...
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St. Mary Parish early voting continues
MORGAN CITY, La. -- By Wednesday the number of early voters in the Dec. 8 election had reached 796, according to Jolene Holcombe, St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters. There were 221 voters Wednesd...
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New equipment
Fire Protection District 11 took delivery of $235,000 in new equipment Tuesday that includes 32 full sets of self-contained breathing apparatus and a mobile cascade trailer that can be used across ...
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Franklin turns on the lights tonight at 6 p.m.
Franklin’s Christmas parade and lamp-lighting ceremony will jumpstart the Christmas season tonight, at 6 p.m. Line-up for the parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the corner of Jackson and Main Stree...
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Louisiana Lotto, Easy 5 won, Powerball Match 5 sold in Slidell
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Lottery officials say the winning tickets in Wednesday’s $550 million Powerball drawing were sold in Arizona and Missouri and there were winners in the Louisiana Lotto and Easy 5...
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2 tickets strike gold in record Powerball jackpot 

CHICAGO (AP) — The richest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-largest top prize in U.S. lottery history — has been won. The question now becomes: Who are the lucky winners waking up to new liv...
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$4.5M St. Mary Parish tax bill settled
FRANKLIN, La. — More than $4.5 million held in escrow for more than a decade will be released in St. Mary Parish because a lawsuit filed in Baton Rouge in 2000 has been settled, according to Assess...
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Early vote tally nears 600 in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The early vote tally for the Dec. 8 election reached 575 Tuesday, according to Jolene Holcombe, St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters. There have been 378 votes cast in Morgan Ci...
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Surcharge proposed for Morgan City power plant
MORGAN CITY, La. —Mayor Tim Matte proposed a surcharge of 2.25 mil per kilowatt hour to pay for repairs and improvements to the Joseph Cefalu Steam Plant, which exploded and burned on June 26. Th...
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First Assistant District Attorney Bo Duhe was guest speaker at a luncheon held at the Forest Restaurant in Franklin Wednesday, sponsored by the St. Mary Chamber of Commerce and First National Bank of Jeanerette. Duhe outlined the duties and special programs of 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Duhe guest speaker at Chamber lunch
First Assistant District Attorney Bo Duhe was the featured guest at a luncheon sponsored by the St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce and First National Bank of Jeanerette Wednesday. Duhe told chambe...
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MC Council tweaks redistricting plan
MORGAN CITY — Moving the boundaries of city council districts — and therefore moving some Morgan City residents into different districts — was the subject of a public meeting last night at the cit...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal was in Morgan City Monday to help Oceaneering International announce a $5 million expansion of the company’s Railroad Avenue facility. The 30,000 square-foot expansion will replace the Bayou Vista facility currently under lease from a Lutheran church, and support the creation of 200 new direct jobs. Of those, 120 of the new employees will be trained for production and performance of the company’s core product: remotely operated vehicles. The remaining 80 will provide broad support for Oceaneering in St. Mary Parish. Hiring already has begun and will continue throughout the year. Construction of the facility is scheduled for completion in November.
Oceaneering announces major expansion
MORGAN CITY — Gov. Bobby Jindal and Oceaneering International Inc. announced Monday a 30,000 square-foot expansion of the company’s Morgan City facility, a $5 million capital investment that will ...
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Canoe Adventure slots still open
The Friends of Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge are hosting a Canoe Adventure on April 21 in conjunction with the Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival in Franklin. Most guests who have toured the re...
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Voting continues for BV millage renewal
Early voting for the April 21 bond election continues through Saturday for Bayou Vista voters. Fire Protection District 7 Chairman Claude “Ricky” Roberts Jr. said the same three mills residents cur...
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Tarzan Fest promises fun next weekend
Less than a week remains until the opening of the Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle Festival. Ninety-five years ago, an eclectic crew of filmmakers, actors and circus acrobats checked into the C...
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Mason community awards
Representatives of the media were honored Tuesday by the Franklin F&AM Masonic Lodge 57. Pictured from top with lodge Secretary Blaise Smith, left, and Worshipful Master Eugene Aman are Marguerite ...
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Berwick police arrest two for cruelty to child
A pair of Berwick residents were arrested on warrants for cruelty to a juvenile Wednesday. Chief James Richard said Leah Hart, 22, and Derek Gould, 27, both of Verson Street were charged after phys...
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Masons honor community
Ibert’s Mortuary, first photo, was one of three local businesses to be honored Tuesday by the Franklin F&AM Masonic Lodge 57. The funeral home has been in continuous business in Franklin for for 15...
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Community awards
Franklin Masonic Lodge 57 presented awards to businesses and citizens in the community Tuesday at the lodge on Main Street. From top, Scelfo’s Cleaners and David H. Stiel Jr. Agency received the lo...
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Musical siblings take roles as drum majors
MORGAN CITY — “They were born into it,” Cheryl Trimmer said of her musically talented children, and this year, she has the distinction of being the mother of both the drum major at Morgan City High...
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See, saw
The 22nd annual Cypress Sawmill Festival came and went during the weekend, with big crowds drawn out to Kemper Williams Park in Patterson by good weather, lots of exhibits, arts and crafts, food an...
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