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Bridge to be closed
La. 182 will be closed in Amelia for bridge repairs at the Bayou Boeuf Bridge located at the St. Mary and Assumption parish line on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drivers may detour by...
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MC lighting contest set Dec. 12, 6 p.m.
Light up with Christmas cheer and compete in the City of Morgan City and American Legion Post 96 Family Christmas Lighting Contest. Judging will take place Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. Residents wishing to be...
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Food items sought for area needy
Local donations are asked in the area during this holiday season, especially on Dec. 14 during KLFY TV-10 in Lafayette’s FoodNet Food For Families drive. The event, which will be held from 6 a.m. u...
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Jim Donelon to speak at SMIG Monday
State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon will be the featured speaker at Monday’s meeting of the St. Mary Industrial Group, noon at the Morgan City Petroleum Club. Prior to becoming Commissioner of...
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Who are the city’s lamp lighters this Christmas?
The big mystery of Franklin’s Christmas parade and lamp-lighting ceremony is the identities of the lamp lighters. Franklin’s Main Street Program board selects the lamp lighters based on their contr...
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Shoreline protection test
The St. Mary Soil and Water Conservation District has created a floating island as a test to determine if it will help to reduce wave action and protect the shoreline. It is a 300-foot strip plante...
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Patterson's light contest Dec. 14-16
Patterson Garden Club and the City of Patterson will host its Christmas Lighting Contest soon. Judging for mobile homes will be held Dec. 14 from 6-8 p.m. Judging for houses will be held Dec. 16 fr...
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FFH Employee of the Year
Supervisor Tim Fakier, R.N., was recently named Franklin Foundation Hospital’s Employee of the Year. Also honored but not pictured was Mary Lynn Buteaux with a 45-Year award.
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Dainty flowers
Orchids are one of the most spectacular flowering plants, and come in a multitude of colors, shapes and sizes. Orchids can be great indoor houseplants and range in size from a small 2-inch plant to...
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Thanksgiving goodwill
Members of Disciples for Christ Ministries of Franklin were out preparing and serving meals Thanksgiving morning. More than 150 meals were served throughout the Franklin area. Second photo, Sister ...
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Visitors
Work is continuing on the 1,600 square-foot Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau’s Welcome and Interpretive Center in Morgan City. The facility, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at U.S...
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Congressman tours rig, views training upgrades
While in Morgan City, Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. dropped by the International Petroleum Museum and Exposition to see first-hand the only place in the world where the general public can walk aboard a...
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