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Larger percentage of St. Mary Parish voters voted early than in rest of Louisiana
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The St. Mary Parish early voter percentage through the end of in-person early voting on Oct. 30 exceeded the state percentage of voters by 3 percent. Twelve percent of Louisiana...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Garage sale Held by American Legion Post 242, 3600 U.S. 90 West, near Patterson, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 3. Chicken dinner Sold by Men’s Ministry of New Zorah Baptist Church 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...
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Program to link school to community meets today in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — A program seeking to create connections between a school, the community it serves and the businesses it hopes to one day supply with workers — is to meet today. Bridges — Buildin...
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3 seek St. Martin school superintendent job
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Lottie Beebe is among three educators seeking the superintendent of St. Martin Parish Schools job. Applicants also include Stephensville Ele...
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Eric and Lisa Bureau of Phoenix, Ariz., are in Morgan City waiting for the winds to change during a sailing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. They are shown Tuesday on the boat with their dog, Slide.
Sailing couple ports here on adventure
MORGAN CITY, La. — Docked in the harbor on the Morgan City side of Berwick Bay this week is a boat that looks out of place. It’s not a shrimp boat or a barge, but a sailboat. A Canadian flag on the...
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Berwick High School students and faculty participated in “Tricks for Treats” today. Students were encouraged to dress up and in return brought in two canned goods to be donated to the St. Mary Outreach. Buffy S. Fegenbush, principal, said, “This event is part of an ongoing mission to encourage students to give back to their community.” From top left are Trevor Hebert, Tristan Shelby, Allis Armato, Fegenbush, Maggie Martin, Kristin Carline, James Conditt, Ian Bergeron, top cheerleader, Aaron Lecompte, bottom cheerleader, Taylor Fegenbush and Walter Shepherd, band director. On the ground are Abigail Askew and Emma Gray.
Safety urged for Halloween in St. Mary Parish
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Law enforcement officials remind parents and children to take precaution for Halloween activities. Assistant Chief Glenn Blanco of the Morgan City Police Department said, “Trick...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar for East St. Mary Parish
Rummage sale Held by First United Methodist Church, 109 Gilmore Drive, Berwick, Nov. 2 and 3. Times: 8 a.m. to noon and 5 to 7 p.m. Friday; 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. american legion Post 589, 1401 ...
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St. Mary Parish tax notices to be mailed Thursday
Parish ad valorem property tax notices for the year 2012 will be mailed on Thursday, according to a notice from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax Department. Property owners who have their t...
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Morgan City High School's old gym may be converted to library
MORGAN CITY, La. — An unused gymnasium at the center of Morgan City High School is being looked at to expand library space for the school, add art classrooms and possibly include audio/visual rooms...
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Tax notices in the mail Nov. 1
Parish ad valorem property tax notices for the year 2012 will be mailed on Nov. 1. If your taxes are escrowed, please forward a copy of the tax notice to your mortgage holder. Taxpayers are remind...
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Dog Leg Canal dredging to help freshwater flow
Staff Report Maintenance dredging of the sediment trap at Dog Leg Canal located within the Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area in St. Mary Parish has started, according to the state Departmen...
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Bicentennial celebration planned in Morgan City
MORGAN CITY, La. — An all-day event in Morgan City celebrating the bicentennial of Louisiana’s statehood will be held by the city’s Main Street program Saturday. “Jazzin’ It Up For 200 Years!” will...
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Keeping the city beautiful
Clean-Up Day this month was sponsored by the Franklin Republican Women. Although the morning was quite cool, everyone took advantage of the opportunity to again clean the downtown area of Main Stre...
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Drowning victims recovered in Amelia
An area resident was one of two people who drowned after the boat they were in capsized in Bayou Boeuf near the Amelia Belle Casino early Saturday. Huey Comeaux Jr., 44, of Amelia and Linda Fountai...
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Career Day at WSMHS
West St. Mary High School held its Third Annual Career Expo on Thursday, Nov. 17. More than 20 businesses from throughout the parish attended the event to provide career information to juniors, sen...
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Morgan City resident Wesley Bandemer stands at Nu Tech Mediaworld Hospital New Delhi, India — with assistance from medical personnel — where he received embryonic stem cell injections for a three-month period earlier this year. These injections helped him regain movement in his arms that was lost when he was paralyzed below his shoulders in a June 2006 motocross accident. Bandemer plans to return to New Delhi as early as this coming February for more stem cell injections and other rehab to help him gain as much movement back as possible. Above, from left, are a Nu Tech Mediaworld ward boy, Physio (physical therapist) Dipin Thakur and Bandemer, in blue, with another patient and ward boy.
Optimism arises from Indian medicine
MORGAN CITY — After nearly five years of searching tirelessly for an outlet to return to some form of what his life used to be like, Wesley Bandemer has found what he needs. Now, he just needs mor...
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‘Tis the Season
It’s not just Main Street getting the holiday cheer: Par sur la Teche also has been decked with lights and displays. The City of Franklin and Main Street Program board is inviting residents with go...
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(Jessica Jenkins Photography) Kohen Treser with brothers McClendon, left, and Aidan
Family thankful for treatment options
Most enter into a church pew and sit down before services without hesitation. Kasi and Chad Treser and their family wipe down their pew, first. Most shake hands during the portion of the church ser...
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Bringing in the season
The holiday season kicks off today as St. Mary Parish gathers to give thanks for the blessings of the year and beyond. The City of Franklin has been installing decorations and lights along Main Str...
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Patterson proposes big water rate hike
PATTERSON -- In order to pay for water plant improvements, the City of Patterson is discussing raising water rates for both commercial and residential customers. While the current water plant does...
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Youth summit
A Youth Empowerment Summit was held Friday and Saturday at the West St. Mary Civic Center. The St. Mary District 1 Leadership Team, organized by parish Councilman Craig A. Mathews, pictured above, ...
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Aguillard backs out of Lafayette search
St. Mary Superintendent Donald Aguillard withdrew this morning from the race for Lafayette Parish superintendent. After making the cut to the final three candidates one week ago, Aguillard announc...
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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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