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Belaire wins football contest
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Al Belaire won first place and $40 in The Daily Review Football Contest. Belaire of Morgan City missed four games. There was a three-way tie for second place with each missing...
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6 killed in Troop I over Thanksgiving holiday
During the Thanksgiving holiday week, Louisiana State Police investigated 13 fatal crashes that resulted in 14 deaths across the state. While none were in St. Mary Parish, six were in Troop I, whic...
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Farm Bureau award
Congressman Jeff Landry, (R-New Iberia incumbent 3rd Congressional District candidate), was presented with the “Friend of Farm Bureau Award” by the St. Mary Parish Farm Service Agency at the St. Ma...
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Baldwin flag presentation
Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., (R-Lafayette incumbent 3rd Congressional District candidate), recently presented a United States flag that had been flown over the nation’s capital to the...
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City gearing up for parade, lamp lighting
The City of Franklin’s Christmas parade and lamp-lighting ceremony will take place Thursday at 6 p.m. Line-up for the parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Jackson and Main Streets. The d...
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‘Adopt A Family’ now taking contributions
St. Mary Community Action Agency is again sponsoring the Adopt A Family Program to support the underserved families in the area. The agency is seeking sponsors for the 2012 program. This will assis...
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More than 200 votes cast as of Saturday in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- A total of 205 voters in St. Mary Parish have cast their early ballots, so far, for the Dec. 8 runoff election. This total includes numbers from the first day of early voting, w...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Thrift Store At 304 South Railroad, Morgan City, holding inventory reduction sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. Stuff a tall kitchen bag for $5. Proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Catholic chariti...
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Fundraiser Monday for local Brittany’s Project
A community-wide fundraiser is set for Monday in support of Brittany’s Project in Franklin. Domino’s Pizza is pairing with the project to help create a facility for individuals with disabilities. B...
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Lani Bergeron of Wildflower Boutique in Morgan City prepares a display for customers on Wednesday.
Merchants prep for holiday shopping spree
MORGAN CITY, La. — Local small business owners are preparing for the upcoming holiday shopping weekend, but say they don’t expect the shopping rush to come until later in the holiday shopping seaso...
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Highways are deadly leading up to Thanksgiving holiday
MORGAN CITY, La. -- With five fatal crashes in five days, State Police Troop I region has seen more than its fair share of accidents this week. While none were in the Tri-City area, troopers are no...
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Sheriff offers cautions for holiday shopping
Black Friday is swiftly approaching, heralding the start of the Christmas shopping season. Sheriff Mark Hebert says Christmas is a time for joy and giving but it can also be one of the most hectic...
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First ‘Brittany’s Project’ draws large attendance
“Brittany’s Project” was held Saturday at the old Oaklawn Sugar mill property in Franklin. A huge crowd turned out to help raise money and support the development of a facility for individuals with...
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The fix is in
Road repairs continue since the rain has passed in Morgan City. A crew went back to work on Third Street Thursday afternoon. A number of repairs are under way or will be as others are completed, fu...
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Black history celebration
Students across the parish were able to experience “A Celebration of Black History and Culture” at the traveling Black Inventions Museum exhibited at Broussard Harris Recreation Center last Friday ...
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Small tornado confirmed in Patterson
Storm damage Wednesday in Patterson was caused by a tornado, the National Weather Service said. NWS survey crews said the twister was one of several “minimal” tornadoes in the state. The surveyors ...
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Sneak peek at Head Start
An “Early Recruitment Fest” was held Friday at Caffery Park in Franklin by St. Mary-Vermillion CAA and Head Start. Visitors were not only treated to fun and refreshments, but received a first-hand ...
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Storms rampage through St. Mary area
A storm quickly blew through the area this morning spawning two possible tornadoes, knocking out power to nearly 2,000 area residences and dropping about 1.5 inches of rain in less than an hour. A...
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Storm drops plenty of rain
Local streets were draining rapidly this morning after slow moving storms moved into the area. The system dumped up to 15 inches of rain in other parts of southwest Louisiana. However, the National...
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Conrad Shipyard gets improvements grant
Conrad Shipyard received a federal grant of more than $1 million that will increase productivity and efficiency, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced today. “In cities and towns across A...
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5K4Food winners
Nearly 500 runners took part in the first annual 5K run for Uganda sponsored by the Crossing Place Fellowship March 10. The 3.2-mile course began at Raintree Market on Ralph Darden Memorial Parkway...
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Alden “Doc” Laborde, center, designer of the Mr. Charlie drilling rig, was in Morgan City Saturday for the designation of the rig as a historic mechanical engineering landmark. Next to Laborde is the plaque that is being placed on the rig to commemorate the designation. With Laborde are members of the Collegiate Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ International Petroleum Technology Institute, which nominated Mr. Charlie for the designation, including Andrew Bradt, left, and Adam Richmond, right, of the Colorado School of Mines.
Historic landmark status bestowed on rig
MORGAN CITY — As of Saturday, the Mr. Charlie drilling rig is an engineering landmark. In 1952, it was a gamble, an untried and unproven method of floating and sinking a rig to move it offshore, s...
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Let’s Go Riding Franklin
People turned out along Main Street Saturday to take part in the second annual Let’s Go Riding Franklin. As suggested by coordinator Chad Boutte, get-togethers and barbecues were held along the cru...
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Cypress Sawmill Fest plans big weekend
PATTERSON — St. Mary Parish’s first big festival of the year, the award-winning Cypress Sawmill Festival, will run March 30-April 1 at Kemper Williams Park. The showcase for Patterson’s heritage in...
Mar 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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