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Man rams Baldwin storefront
A Baldwin man is jailed after inexplicably ramming a truck through the entrance of a local store, police say. Chief Gerald Minor said Danny Ray Mitchell, 32, of 109 Lockley St., Baldwin, was arrest...
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Morgan City utility crews began placing Christmas decorations this week. Mark Broussard hangs a flag on a light post on Brashear Avenue Tuesday afternoon.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
By JEAN L. KAESS AND ZACHARY FITZGERALD jkaess@daily-review.com zfitzgerald@daily-review.com MORGAN CITY, La.-- Streets in the Tri-City area are being trimmed with Christmas decorations in anticipa...
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Renwick Subdivision nearly complete in Berwick
BERWICK, La. — Phase five of Renwick Subdivision should be about 95 percent complete by mid-December and it was transferred to the Berwick Development District by ordinance Tuesday in preparation f...
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Report critical of state fire marshal
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A state inspector general’s wide-ranging report on Louisiana Fire Marshal Butch Browning includes a finding that one of Browning’s inspectors failed to detect mechanical problems...
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Sheriffs’ detainee records sought
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A state judge in Crowley has ordered the Vermilion Parish sheriff to provide records to a nonprofit group of immigrants detained since 2009. The...
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Doctors linking patient records electronically
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans hospital and 11 clinics are hooked up to share electronic health records so doctors can see what treatments a patient has had and whether a new prescription would i...
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Louisiana news briefs
New Orleans-based Coast Guard unit returns NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans based U.S. Coast Guard anti-terrorism team is scheduled to return home today from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after a six-month depl...
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Commodities to be distributed
St. Mary Community Action Agency and Food For Families Program will be distributing commodities Friday, according to Almetra J. Franklin, CEO. Distribution will be on a first- come, first-served ba...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Fall Revival At New Zorah Baptist Church, 604 Julia St., Morgan City, 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 19 and 20. Evangelist the Rev. Ricardo Handy of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Plaquemine. Public inv...
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Parish council meets tonight
A full slate of meetings awaits St. Mary Parish Council members ahead of their regular meeting tonight. A budget/finance committee meeting of the whole council is slated at 5 p.m. followed by publi...
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Yokely theft arrests now 7
Three more juveniles were arrested in connection with the reported break-in and burglary of the Yokely Pumping Station. Three 13-year-olds, two males and a female, were charged Tuesday evening with...
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Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré discusses points from his book, “How Being Prepared Can Keep You and Your Family Safe” with students in LSU’s students.
Honoré says preparation can keep your family safe
By CATHERINE THRELKELD LSU Manship News Service BATON ROUGE, La. — He was the “John Wayne” of New Orleans, the “overnight hero” of Hurricane Katrina, and “exactly what the Gulf Coast needed,” to he...
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Fryou advances in Principal of the Year competition
Hattie Watts Elementary School Principal Niki Fryou has been named the elementary-level Region III Principal of the Year and now advances to the state Principal of the Year competition. “On behalf ...
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Dufrene to hand reins to Jeff LaGrange on June 1
Jeff LaGrange will take over as director of the parish Sales & Use Tax office on June 1. The St. Mary Parish Council unanimously approved his appointment Wednesday upon the recommendation of outgoi...
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C'est fin
Mardi Gras season had its last hurrah Tuesday in east St. Mary Parish with the parades of the Krewe of Hephaestus in Morgan City, above, and of the Siracusa-Greenwood community in Siracusa. The Len...
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Edgar Dugas III has been named president of the Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association. From left are his brother-in-law, Johnny Williams; sister-in-law Patrice Williams; father Edgar Dugas Jr. and mother Dolores Dugas, Edgar Dugas III and his wife, Tricia.
Dugas LOMCSA president
The Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association has named Edgar Dugas of Dugas Oil and Fuel Co. Inc. president at the association’s Annual Gala at the Royal Sonesta in New Orleans Feb...
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Love a parade
The Krewe of Amani rolled through Patterson on Lundi Gras under sunny skies. The final party of the season will kick off at 2 p.m. today regardless of the community it is celebrated in. The Krewe o...
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Throw me something, mister
Despite the weather, Mardi Gras parades rolled in the Tri-City area during the weekend. While Adonis and Galatea rolled on schedule, Dionysus was rained out and forced to move to Sunday. Also, Dion...
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Franklin City Council meets Wednesday
Franklin City Council members will meet Wednesday, skipping their usual monthly meeting date due to Mardi Gras. On the agenda are guests Theresa Warren, West St. Mary Relay for Life; David Bourdier...
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Mardi Gras parades start with Adonis
Mardi Gras is in full swing with only one Carnival ball left on tap. There will be six Mardi Gras parades following in succession starting Friday, Feb. 17. The Krewe of Hephaestus will host the las...
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Emergency enhancements
A 150-kw Cummings generator has been installed at the Ward 4 Governmental Complex in Centerville, first photo. The generator is capable of supplying backup power for the entire complex in the event...
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Chamber sets LABI conference, business social
The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce will host a Louisiana Association of Business and Industry 2012 Legislative Issues Conference on Tuesday, March 6, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Featured speakers will be LA...
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Local Scouts at Mountain Bayou Lake
Boy Scout Troop 1 from Franklin braved the cold weather last weekend and joined 13 other Boy Scout troops and Venture crews at Mountain Bayou Lake in St. Landry. for the Klondike Derby event. The b...
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Dredging method fails; water injection next
MORGAN CITY — The first agitation dredging efforts produced “no significant impacts” on the fluff in the Atchafalaya River Channel. Jonathan Hird of Moffatt & Nichol, a Baton Rouge-based engineeri...
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