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Franklin turns on the lights tonight at 6 p.m.
Franklin’s Christmas parade and lamp-lighting ceremony will jumpstart the Christmas season tonight, at 6 p.m. Line-up for the parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the corner of Jackson and Main Stree...
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Louisiana Lotto, Easy 5 won, Powerball Match 5 sold in Slidell
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Lottery officials say the winning tickets in Wednesday’s $550 million Powerball drawing were sold in Arizona and Missouri and there were winners in the Louisiana Lotto and Easy 5...
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2 tickets strike gold in record Powerball jackpot 

CHICAGO (AP) — The richest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-largest top prize in U.S. lottery history — has been won. The question now becomes: Who are the lucky winners waking up to new liv...
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$4.5M St. Mary Parish tax bill settled
FRANKLIN, La. — More than $4.5 million held in escrow for more than a decade will be released in St. Mary Parish because a lawsuit filed in Baton Rouge in 2000 has been settled, according to Assess...
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Early vote tally nears 600 in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The early vote tally for the Dec. 8 election reached 575 Tuesday, according to Jolene Holcombe, St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters. There have been 378 votes cast in Morgan Ci...
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Morgan City Mayor Tim Matte
Surcharge proposed for Morgan City power plant
MORGAN CITY, La. —Mayor Tim Matte proposed a surcharge of 2.25 mil per kilowatt hour to pay for repairs and improvements to the Joseph Cefalu Steam Plant, which exploded and burned on June 26. Th...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Santa Paws Free parade for all pets (must be on a leash) 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Line up at corner of Front and Greenwood streets, Morgan City. Dress pet in holiday attire. Wagons and mini-floats ...
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Sheriff issues tax reminder
FRANKLIN, La. — Parish ad valorem property tax notices for 2012 were mailed on Nov. 1 and if business and property owners have not received a tax notice they should contact the St. Mary Parish Tax ...
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Tax notices are out; deadlines announced
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reminds business and property owners that 2012 parish ad valorem property tax notices were mailed on Nov. 1. If you have not received your tax notice, please con...
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Santa Paws Parade scheduled Saturday
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Santa Paws Parade, a holiday pet parade, is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday in downtown Morgan City. Pets are to be dressed in holiday attire. Wagons and mini-floats are...
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Early voting tally reaches 369
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Early and absentee votes in St. Mary Parish had reached 369 as of Monday, according to Jolene Holcombe, St. Mary Parish registrar of voters. As of Monday, 229 votes had been ma...
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Voucher plan rejected in first court test
A New Orleans-based federal judge halted Gov. Bobby Jindal’s voucher program in Tangipahoa Parish on Monday, saying it conflicts with a decades-old desegregation case. The ruling could have implica...
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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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Port tenant expands footprint
D&L Salvage and Marine Services LLC signed a new lease with the Port of West Mary Tuesday to expand its existing business at the port. The 5-year lease with a 5-year renewal option on a 13,000 squa...
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MC Port may become a foreign trade zone
MORGAN CITY — The Port of Morgan City is beginning the process to become one of several ports with the designation of a foreign trade zone, allowing the import of materials by businesses without a...
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School system awards
Students of the Month of January in the St. Mary Parish school system were, top from left, Drake Leonard, a 12th grader at Morgan City High School; Ashton Landry, an eighth grader at Centerville Ju...
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