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DOTD announces road closure
La. 324, Convent Street, between La. 326 and La. 87 at the Charenton swing bridge in St. Mary Parish will close Monday until 5 p.m. Nov. 2. The Department of Transportation and Development announce...
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St. Mary Chamber of Commerce plans business luncheon
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The St. Mary Chamber of Commerce will hold a business luncheon with Sonia Perez, president of AT&T. The event will be held at the Petroleum Club, 500 Roderick St. in Morgan City...
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Wheelhouse
Pink Friday On Oct. 12 at M C Bank, 1201 Brashear Ave., Morgan City, with Maison Jardin offering hot pink hair extensions for $10 with proceeds donated to Morgan City High School Paint the Pit Pink...
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Johnson wins football contest
MORGAN CITY, La. -- Leroy Johnson of Patterson won the first place prize of $40 in the weekly Daily Review Football Contest. Johnson was tied with Regina Guidry of Patterson for first place, but b...
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BRIDGES — Building Relationships, Increasing Development, Growing Educational Success — hopes to help Morgan City High School and the community it serves connect in a meaningful way. During the inaugural meeting Thursday, Morgan City High School Assistant Principal Tim Hymel, co-chairwomen Tammilee M. Kelly and Michelle South, and Principal Mickey Fabre joined more than 40 charter members of the organization.
Program seeks to link Morgan City High School to community
MORGAN CITY, La. — Connections between a school, the community it serves and the businesses it hopes to one day supply with workers are vital. Two Morgan City High School teachers working on their...
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Morgan City men among 4 carjacking suspects
RACELAND, La. (AP) — Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre says four men – two from Morgan City — are in custody after an alleged carjacking in New Orleans. Webre says the men were booked Saturday i...
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Chez Hope honors
Chez Hope held its annual Mayor’s Breakfast Friday at the Forest Restaurant in Franklin. Patti Ibert, fourth from left, was presented the organization’s Peacemaker award for her work in the communi...
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FSHS Homecoming royalty
Franklin Senior High School’s 2012 Homecoming royalty are, from left, Miss Senior Ylizabeth Jackson and at right Queen Yvanna Pogue. They are pictured here during their presentation at J.C. Dry Sta...
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Charenton bridge road closed
La. 324, Convent Street, between La. 326 and La. 87 at the Charenton swing bridge in St Mary Parish is now closed until Friday, Nov. 2, 5 p.m. to build a bulkhead to repair the eroded embankment, w...
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Parish Council meets Wednesday
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session Wednesday at 6 p.m. Items on the agenda include: —Consideration of proposed ordinances on a $2.4 million refinancing bond, and a ...
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West Nile virus confirmed in Morgan City sentinel chicken
MORGAN CITY, La. — West Nile virus was confirmed in a sentinel chicken in Morgan City Friday. It is the first time this mosquito season the virus was confirmed in the city, although surrounding mun...
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Old-Fashioned Prayer and Praise Service at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 507 Fourth St., Morgan City, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Music by Minister of Music Darryl McPherson, Thibodaux. Public invited. G...
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Sales tax returns up, but slip for quarter
By JEAN L. KAESS PATTERSON — Total sales tax collections for St. Mary Parish are up 7.3 percent through the third quarter of the fiscal year despite dropping nearly 6 percent in the third quarter i...
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Guests, long list of resolutions await PC
Residents of LaGrange-Robicheaux Road just outside of the Franklin city limits are slated to address the St. Mary Parish Council when it meets in regular session Wednesday. Among the guests listed ...
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Benefit symphony
Acadiana Symphony’s Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Michael Blarney, will be in concert Saturday evening, Oct. 29 at Oaklawn Manor in Franklin. Tickets are still available for the event, a fundrais...
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Hebert, Naquin win; Allain is senator
Mark Hebert was elected to a full term as St. Mary Parish sheriff, an office he has held in an interim capacity since the retirement of his predecessor David Naquin in July. Hebert, of Franklin, wa...
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Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 21-30, was kicked off Friday with the return of a Franklin son who spoke with local students at Franklin Junior High and West St. Mary (above) and Franklin high schools on how...
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Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday for registered voters to cast their ballots at their pre-designated voting locations. Without proper identification, a registered voter cannot cast his vote. According to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office, such ID includes a driver’s license, a Louisiana Special ID or some other generally recognized picture ID that contains your name and signature. Voters who have no picture ID may bring a utility bill, payroll check or government document that includes their name and address, but they will have to sign an affidavit furnished by the Elections Division in order to vote. Disabled voters may receive assistance. Guidelines are found here: http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/170/Default.aspx. For a sample ballot, visit https://voterportal.sos.la.gov. The state also has produced an iPhone app called Geaux Vote Mobile in which voters can find out where to vote, what’s on the ballot and other summarized voter registration and elections information. Also, sample ballots specific to each precinct also are posted at that precinct. Voters should be familiar with their choices before entering as each is given three minutes in the booth.
Primary for state, parish elections is Saturday
Parish government elections and the sheriff’s race are included on the local ballot for Saturday’s election. Three candidates are vying for the sheriff’s job after the retirement of 16-year office ...
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St. Mary Landmarks cemetery tour
St. Mary Parish celebrates founding with 'Voices of the Past'
St. Mary Parish celebrated its 200th birthday in Franklin last weekend with “Voices of the Past” and three one-of-a-kind events. Techeland Arts Council opened the weekend with the premiere of “No H...
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Superintendent makes Top 10 for Lafayette post
By JEAN L. KAESS St. Mary Superintendent Donald Aguillard made the cut from 26 to 10 candidates for the post of top educator in Lafayette Parish. Aguillard, appointed St. Mary’s superintendent in M...
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‘UNDERTAKER’ Racers (from left) André Pellerin, Mike Hebert, Dillon Angelle, Steven Wright and Randy Usie plow through a sea of water lilies like an icebreaker in the Arctic. Their unlimited class boat, a “stretched” tandem Sawyer canoe, weighed about 250 pounds and provided plenty of momentum to overcome the hyacinth. It was swamped by a tugboat wake in the Atchafalaya River but the crew bailed it out and finished the race.
Final results of Tour du Teche II race announced
Officials with the second Tour du Teche have released final results from the paddle race two weeks ago. The 135-mile race along the entire length of Bayou Teche was also divided into sections which...
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St. Mary area bank strength rates well
The St. Mary Parish area is largely served by strong, solid banks and credit unions. Ratings recently released by Coral Gables, Fla.-based BauerFinancial Inc. show no troubled banks in St. Mary or ...
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Donna Meyer, president of the St.Mary Chamber of Commerce, opens a political forum held Monday for western St. Mary Parish candidates. Saturday’s election slate includes local races for sheriff and parish government. There’s also two local propositions on the ballot along with state offices and five constitutional amendments. Polls will be open across the parish from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Political forum hosts candidates in Sorrel
Western St. Mary Parish candidates had a chance Monday to outline their platforms and answer questions at a forum hosted by Recreation District 5, the District 1 Leadership Team and the St. Mary Ch...
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Parish wages among state's best in first quarter
St. Mary was ranked one of the state’s 10 highest paying parishes on an average weekly basis in the first quarter of 2011. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average earnings in St. ...
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