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Holiday closings scheduled
Local parish and municipal offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Harold J. “Babe” Landry Landfill in Berwick will be closed Thanksgiving Day. Mor...
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Lighting ceremonies planned
MORGAN CITY, La. — Streets in the Tri-City area are being trimmed with Christmas decorations in anticipation of lighting ceremonies that begin Thanksgiving night. In Morgan City, the annual lightin...
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Cub Scouts visit SO
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office recently hosted Cub Scout Troop 330. The scouts toured the SMPSO Morgan City branch learning about each division: patrol, detectives and narcotics. At top, Lt. ...
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City council meets Tuesday
Franklin City Council members meet Tuesday in regular session for November. Guests include representatives of the Troydrick Jenkins Dreams Fulfilled group, and Miller Engineers regarding the upcomi...
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Krewe of Galatea Third general meeting 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
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Mary Matalin, Republican strategist and wife of Democratic strategist James Carville, introduces Maria Cardona, Brendan Daly, Sara Taylor Fagen, Secretary Dan Glickman, Trey Grayson and former Sen. Trent Lott on Thursday during the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Fourth Annual Political Summit at Tulane University.
Panel talks GOP future at Tulane
By ANDREA GALLO LSU Manship News Service NEW ORLEANS, La. — Democratic pundit James Carville brought journalists, academics and political experts back to his home in Louisiana Thursday during the B...
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Fire truck, backhoe purchases OK’d by Morgan City finance committee
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Morgan City Finance Committee recommended approving the purchase of a new fire truck for the fire department and a new backhoe for the public works department at its meeting ...
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Ladle of Hope and Love Soup Kitchen plans to serve a meal on Thanksgiving Day at the Amelia Community Center. Family members, from left are the Rev. John Istre of the Church of God of Prophecy in Patterson; daughters, Kaci Brown and Kayla Istre; mother, Dori Istre; and grandchildren, Justin and Katelyn Brown.
Patterson family plans Thanksgiving outreach
AMELIA, La. — Soup kitchens aren’t common in St. Mary Parish, but one will begin on Thanksgiving for needy families, the elderly and those who wish to be in a family setting. The Ladle of Hope and ...
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Reaction to BP settlement is positive
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Area politicians reacted positively to BP agreeing to pay $4.5 billion in fines for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, including $1.256 billion in criminal fines, the largest ...
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2nd black bear killed on U.S. 90
PATTERSON, La. — A second bear strike in St. Mary Parish in less than a week brings the parish up to the usual statewide monthly average for bears killed along roadways. Both bears were struck on U...
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Southwest Louisiana projects approved by state Bond Commission
BATON ROUGE – Millions of dollars for Southwest Louisiana projects were approved by the Bond Commission after his administration recommended them for funding, stated a news release from Gov. Bobby ...
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Christmas parade set for Nov. 29
The City of Franklin’s Christmas parade and lamp-lighting ceremony is set for Thursday, Nov. 29. Line-up for the parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the corner of Jackson Street and Main Street. The...
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MC water customers getting bogus notices
Many City of Morgan City utility customers have received notices from HomeServe regarding water service line coverage. It is an independent company solicitation and not a recommended service by the...
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Crossing paths
Two interesting individuals were walking through Franklin on their separate treks across the country recently, and happened to meet. Andrew Forsthoefel (right above) of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is...
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Centerville child killed in car accident
A Centerville child was killed Friday near Thibodaux in a single-vehicle accident. Reports from state police allege that Kevin Vicknair of Thibodaux, was driving north on La. 308 about 9:30 p.m. an...
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First photo: Outside Apt. 1, Norman Bauer Drive. Second photo, possible source of the fire
Fire flashes through local apartment
Franklin Fire Department firefighters battled an apartment fire at 1500 Norman Bauer Drive Saturday night that displaced residents of the entire building. Information officer Jeff Hildreth reported...
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MC teacher to present at national conference
NATCHITOCHES — Research by Northwestern State University alumna Susan Tregle of Morgan City has been accepted as a book chapter of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education’s (SI...
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City cleanup
A group of “Don’t Trash Franklin” supporters representing Franklin Foundation Hospital and the community, met Saturday, Feb. 11, and picked up trash along Main Street in downtown Franklin. Although...
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Young Patterson actor treads stage in NOLA
Things are happening quickly for young Isaac White of Patterson. Inside of a year, White began attending the John Robert Powers Academy, a performing arts school in Metairie; won four trophies and...
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Conservation meeting
The St. Mary Soil and Water Conservation District held its annual Locally Led Conservation Meeting Wednesday on the fourth floor of the St. Mary Parish Courthouse. Some 35 interested people attend...
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Touchet
Former fire chief arrested on sex charge
Berwick’s former fire chief was arrested Tuesday for 10 counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile. Michael Touchet, 47, of Columbus Avenue in Bayou Vista, was charged at 5:13 p.m. on a warrant fo...
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Renovations continue
Chez Hope in Franklin continues getting a facelift, with painters swarming over the building the last few weeks. The organization was the recipient of $200,000 in Louisiana Capital Outlay funding s...
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Formula change will chop school budget
Because of new inclusions in the Minimum Foundation Program funding approved by the state’s top education board Monday, the St. Mary Parish School Board will lose nearly $2.7 million in funding for...
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Seized narcotics
Three arrested by task force
Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Force agents arrested three people Monday on multiple drug charges. Agents report that Johnnie B. Troulliet, 41, Anthony Troulliet, 37, and Khuong Nguyen, 24, all of ...
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