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Early voting period begins Saturday
Absentee voting for the Nov. 19 election begins Saturday. The local ballot will contain two issues: —A 12-year, 0.3 percent sales and use tax by the City of Morgan City for the purpose of street re...
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Aguillard interviews Thursday
The field of candidates for Lafayette Parish superintendent is back down to 10. Wayne Alexander, a special education teacher for Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut, withdrew his name from consi...
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City signs can be decorated
Social and civic organizations, businesses, churches and schools with Franklin mailing addresses can help to keep the city beautiful by decorating both gateway signs on Northwest Boulevard and Main...
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The Bayou Vista Fire Department was kept busy for more than six hours Saturday with a fire at the residence of Charles Landry and his family. The fire was reported around 7:44 a.m., and all units were not back in service until 2:07 p.m., Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Chief Darryl Perry said. The home and its contents were a loss, and while the family escaped unharmed, their dog perished in the blaze, Perry said. The Berwick Volunteer Fire Department assisted in putting out the fire, the chief said. He said the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Saturday fire destroys Bayou Vista home
A Bayou Vista fire Saturday destroyed a residence next door to the Bayou Vista Volunteer fire station and kept firemen busy for seven hours. The fire, at 1507 La. 182, was called in around 7:44 a.m...
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MC adjustment board to meet Tuesday
The Morgan City Board of Adjustment will meet Tuesday to hear a request for a variance to deviate from a front yard setback requirement to erect a carport. Rebecca L. Lamury, 3013 Mark Drive, will ...
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Social Security is 6.7 percent of parish personal income
If St. Mary Parish residents didn’t receive their monthly payments from the Social Security Administration, 6.7 percent of total personal income in the parish would be lost, a total of $136,238,25...
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Hallowevents
The Tri-City area was in the Halloween spirit this weekend with numerous youngsters attending the Zoo to Boo Family Fun Day on Saturday, donning costumes during the festivities at the Morgan City B...
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Patterson Council to meet Tuesday
The City of Patterson will introduce three ordinances when the council meets Tuesday. The ordinances govern parking on public streets and where recreational vehicles are permitted as well as the us...
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Theft of rec league funds laid against BV woman
The Town of Berwick’s recreation liaison to various sports leagues was arrested Friday for theft. Rhonda A. Burtner, 53, of Teche Road in Bayou Vista was charged at 9:25 a.m. for theft over $500 af...
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‘Native Waters’ nominated for regional Emmy
Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s documentary “Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection” has been nominated for a 2011 Suncoast Emmy Award. The show was nominated in the category of Documentary—Cultu...
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Historical perspective is provided by author, photographer and self-described “disciple of Dean Wilson” Greg Guirard, standing at right. (Photo by Ken Grissom)
Activist tries stopping the damming of bayous in the Basin
By KEN GRISSOM Dean Wilson, the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, is fighting the destructive practice of building dams across natural bayous and stemming the life giving sheet flow of floodwaters into the ...
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