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VFW POST 4222 And Auxiliary meetings Friday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Eat at 6 p.m. Knights of Columbus Annual “Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities” by Bayou Vista Council 6211 Friday, Oct. ...
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Disaster Recovery Center opens today in Stephensville
BATON ROUGE — A State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opened today in St. Martin Parish to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their home ...
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Sheriff's Department issues release in Singleton death
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Department has issued the following statement regarding the Oct. 10 death of Irvian Singleton Jr., 44, of Morgan City. In response to inquiries from the media the St...
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Harvest Moon Festival presents new royalty
The Harvest Moon Festival Pageant was held Sunday at the Teche Theatre in Franklin. The new Harvest Moon Royalty pictured from left above are Little Miss Shining Star V Natalie Davis, Harvest Moon ...
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Bias announces for Morgan City District council seat
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following announcement has been authorized for release by the candidate’s campaign. Publication is provided as a public service and implies no endorsement by The Daily Review or ...
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Football contest winners announced
Paul Cheramie of Morgan City won first place in the weekly Daily Review Football Contest. He wins $40. Coming in second was Linda Cortez of Morgan City. She wins $20. Cheramie and Cortez were tied...
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Allison, Justa intersection repairs to begin Thursday in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY — The city’s cement crew plan to make repairs to the Allison and Justa streets intersection beginning Monday, according to Jean Paul Bourg, public works supervisor. The street will be ...
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FEMA public assistance extended in 8 parishes
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended federal disaster aid in eight Louisiana parishes to include supplemental funding for infrastructure repairs in the wake of H...
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School funding earmarked for students up slightly in St. Mary Parish
CENTERVILLE, La. — The St. Mary Parish school system has $8,978 from state and district funds to educate each of its 9,115 students this year. Sixty-five percent of the $8,978 is from the state Mi...
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Morgan City man accused of attack on ATM at night club in Amelia
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests over the weekend, according to Sheriff Mark Hebert: —Billy Glen Haughton, 33, of Keith Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 3:10 p...
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TAP is to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
Community Concert series continues Friday with Tap
MORGAN CITY, La. — The Community Concert Association will hold its second concert of its six-concert series Friday and publicity chair Geri Bourgeois says it’s not too late for people to subscribe ...
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City council set to meet Tues.
City council members meet Tuesday in both a public hearing session and the regular October meeting. The 5:30 p.m. public hearing is in regard to a redistricting plan for council districts in the ci...
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Early Thanksgiving
The Down South Riders held their Fourth Annual Feed the Community event Saturday at the Baldwin Civic Center. The motorcycle group served Thanksgiving dinner to more than 500 people in the communit...
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MC voters pass road sales tax of 0.3 percent
From Staff and Wire Reports Although voter turnout was low, Morgan City voters easily passed a 12-year, 0.3 cent sales tax that will be used to fund nearly $4 million in road improvements in the ci...
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Remains found in cane field
Authorities are attempting to identify human remains found in the Centerville area Friday. St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported that officers were called to a cane field on La. 317 around 1...
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Marine Safety Unit Morgan City (MSU) and Aids to Navigation Team Morgan City (ANT) received the Partnership in Education Best Collaborative Program Award Thursday for their work with local schools and organizations. A ceremony was held at M.D. Shannon Elementary School in Morgan City to celebrate the local guardsmen's 465 hours donated by 51 volunteers between July 2010 and June 2011. Front from left are Hattie Watts Elementary School Principal Niki Fryou, M.D. Shannon Elementary School Principal Rebecca Harris, M.E. Norman Elementary School Principal Elaine Cureton, St. Mary Outreach Assistant Director Brenda Liner, J.B. Maitland Elementary School Coast Guard liaison Becky Price, and J.B. Maitland Elementary School Principal Tonia Verrette. Back are Marine Safety Unit Commanding Officer Capt. Jonathan Burton, Aids to Navigation Officer in Charge Chief Boatswain's Mate Mark Emerson, and Marine Corps League Toys for Tots representative Bill Goessl.
Coast Guard honors school partnerships
Two Morgan City Coast Guard units received a national award in a ceremony Thursday for their work with local schools and organizations. Marine Safety Unit Morgan City (MSU) and Aids to Navigation ...
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FFH starts fiscal year with profit
Franklin Foundation Hospital ended the first month of its new fiscal year with a $4,469 net profit. Chief Financial Officer Ron Bailey told Hospital Service District 1 commissioners Thursday during...
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Board for 911 sets budget, tables adoption
By GEOFFREY STOUTE MORGAN CITY — The St. Mary Parish 911 Communications District introduced its 2012 spending plan to board members during Wednesday’s meeting but tabled adoption until December at ...
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Quotes for mosquito control to be sought
Quotes on mosquito control services will be sought by the St. Mary Parish Council. The council, meeting in regular session Wednesday, was presented with a resolution to renew its contract with Mosq...
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Aguillard is finalist for Lafayette post
St. Mary Superintendent Donald Aguillard made the cut to the final three in the race for Lafayette Parish superintendent Tuesday night. “I am excited and humbled to be considered a finalist for th...
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Readying for the holidays
Christmas trees in lights are going up along Parc sur la Teche this week as the holiday season approaches. The brainchild of assistant public works director Belva Notto, left in second photo, they ...
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Crewboat Cut approved for navigation
MORGAN CITY — After years of working its way through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ chain of command and numerous requests for more revisions to the project, the Corps’ Washington, D.C., headqu...
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School adoption
An Adopt-A-School program was held Thursday at West St. Mary High School. The Sisters of Hope adopted the school. Sisters of Hope is a newly formed women’s group from Greater New Hope Baptist Churc...
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Parish schools measure student growth
Act 54, tying student academic growth to teacher and principal evaluations, is now part of Louisiana’s educational accountability system. It takes effect beginning with the 2012-13 school year. The...
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