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Bureau is accepting award nominations
The Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau is accepting nominations for the 2011 Employee of the Year award. The award is open to all front line employees in the hospitality industry who have ren...
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Donations to Emergency Aid
Parishioners from Asbury United Methodist Church donated blankets and canned goods to the Franklin Emergency Aid Center, a United Way for South Louisiana Agency. From left are Jairus Smith, Savanna...
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MC lighting contest winners announced
Winners have been announced in the annual Morgan City Christmas Lighting Contest, sponsored by American Legion Family Post 96. Winners citywide include Monique Aucoin, Marshall Street, first place;...
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Holiday closings for governments, paper
The Christmas and New Year’s holidays are fast approaching. Municipal and parish offices will be observing the holidays with various office closings. Offices for the Town of Berwick and the City of...
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Historic designation
Signs like this one on La. 182 in Berwick designating the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area began popping up in the area last week. According to the website, the area was established in 2006 and i...
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School district
Transition and continual evolution in public education was the guiding theme for St. Mary schools as 2011 was filled with both challenges and rewards. The year began with school board members taki...
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City council meets last time for 2011
Franklin City Council members made quick work of a short agenda Tuesday in their last meeting of 2011. The council introduced an ordinance setting the speed limits in the city and adopted another r...
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911 board will meet Wednesday
The St. Mary 911 Communications District will meet Wednesday to consider approval of its 2012 budget. Also on the agenda is the annual hiring of an auditor to go over the district’s books for the y...
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Wetlands Reserve Program applications now accepted
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Louisiana has set the first 2012 application evaluation period for the Wetlands Reserve Program. The evaluation period...
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Holiday cheer
Local Winn-Dixie team members adopted nearly 30 residents of Franklin Health Care Center for the holidays. Each adopted resident, such as Jane Prater pictured here, was surprised with a Christmas g...
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Here comes Santa Claus
Santa Claus made an early appearance in Patterson Sunday afternoon, and he did it with a little South Louisiana flair — he rode in a boat being pulled along a parade route. The parade, sponsored by...
Dec 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Motorcycle accident in Berwick claims 2 lives
A Bayou Vista couple died Saturday night after a motorcycle accident in Berwick. Eugene Lee LeNoir, 41, and Sarah LeNoir, 40, were riding a 2003 Harley Davidson which struck the rear of a vehicle i...
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