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Lighting, decorating contest set for Tues.
Judging of Franklin’s Christmas Lighting and Decorating Contest is Tuesday. Sponsored by the City of Franklin and the Franklin Garden Club, the contest is to be held in residential and business cat...
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Top races summary
U.S. House District 3 616 of 616 precincts - 100 percent x-Charles Boustany, GOP (i) 58,820 - 61 percent Jeff Landry, GOP (i) 37,764 - 39 percent Supreme Court District 5 630 of 630 precincts ...
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Associated Press names Boustany as the winner in 3rd Congressional District race (updated)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany will return to Congress for a fifth term after handily defeating his fellow Republican congressman, Jeff Landry, in Saturday's runoff election. Th...
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Volunteer Greg Price of Morgan City serves a steak to Al Reaux of Lafayette. Price has been volunteering at the event for about 45 years, he said.
Steak dinner helps fund scouting activities
MORGAN CITY, La. — The atmosphere was relaxed and casual at Thursday night’s annual Joe Cefalu Boy Scouts of America Steak Dinner. But, make no mistake, the event is a major fundraiser for the Boy ...
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Patterson Christmas Parade is Sunday
The Patterson Christmas Parade will start at 2 p.m. Sunday at Place Norman Shopping Center and will proceed down La. 182 to Patterson High School. The parade’s grand marshal is Pamela Washington, c...
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Earl Meador, director of South Central Louisiana Technical College, is by a device used to simulate a helicopter crash at the Young Memorial Campus in Morgan City Thursday.
Meador leads South Central Louisiana Technical College
MORGAN CITY, La. — Earl Meador says he is a “blue collar guy with a big certificate on the wall.” Meador was appointed in November to replace Jimmy Sawtelle as director of South Central Louisiana T...
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Vitter staff to hold hours in Berwick
U.S. Sen. David Vitter will hold staff satellite office hours for St. Mary Parish residents on Monday. Vitter, R-Metairie, and his staff use satellite offices in addition to town hall meetings arou...
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Dec. 8 candidates
Candidate showdown Saturday
MORGAN CITY, La. — Saturday is showdown day with three runoff elections on tap in Morgan City. Morgan City voters will decide whether Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi or Lee Dragna will serve as the next may...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
HOLIDAY PLAY “Bah Humbug” presented by Tri-City Youth Theatre, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10, at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Tickets: $4, advance; and $5, at door; available at auditorium. LOLL...
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Quilts donated
The Rumpled Quilts Guild of Patterson, along with the Cane Cutters Guild of Houma recently made and donated several quilts to Chez Hope Inc. as their yearly project. Chez Hope Inc. is a non-profit ...
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Lucas Richard, groundskeeper of Kemper Williams Park in Patterson, prepares a skyline lighting display on Tuesday. Christmas lighting at the park runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 30, weather permitting. Cost is $2 per car or $10 per bus.
Patterson holiday lighting judging scheduled Monday
PATTERSON, La. — Judging for the Patterson Christmas Lighting Contest will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Homes will be judged in three categories — religious, simplicity, or festive. Residents a...
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During October and early November, the Board of St. Mary Community Foundation, along with community volunteers, conducted a raffle for a seven-day trip for two to Paris. About 200 tickets were sold. On Nov. 15, the board held a wine and cheese event at the home of Alice and Billy Pecoraro to draw the winning ticket. The winning ticket was pulled by Kayla South, center, Morgan City High School band drum major. With South are Dr. Donna Tesi, right, chairwoman of the St. Mary Board, and Alice Pecoraro, left, hostess and member of the board. Angela Labat of Thibodaux, an employee of McDermott Inc., purchased the winning ticket.
Foundation raises money for arts
MORGAN CITY, La. — Angella Labat of Thibodaux and an employee of McDermott, purchased the winning ticket granting her choice of a trip to Paris or a Caribbean cruise. The raffle was to support the ...
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Flood project divides Stephensville
STEPHENSVILLE — A passionate crowd gathered at the fire station Tuesday to consider the plans formulated to help alleviate flooding concerns in the Bayou Estates and Harbor Estates subdivisions. D...
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Britanny’s Project donations to Emergency Aid
Emergency Aid Center of United Way for South Louisiana in Franklin recently received 20 boxes of canned goods donated by Brittany’s Project. Volunteers from United Methodist Committee on Relief del...
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Popular bands slated for Cypress Sawmill Festival
PATTERSON — This weekend’s Cypress Sawmill Festival is bringing a full slate of entertainment to Kemper Williams Park. Bands will be performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday for festivalgoers, with a...
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Fun for everyone
The first “Brittany’s Project” was held Saturday at the old Oaklawn Sugar Mill property in Franklin. Participants took part in numerous activities including a car and tractor show, at top, that fea...
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First rig count of 40 reached since BP spill
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle on Friday announced that the number of rigs operating in the federal Outer Continental Shelf waters off Louisiana’s c...
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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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