The Review/Bill Decker
Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Glenn Ledet talks to reporters Monday on the Long-Allen Bridge. Behind him are, from left: state Sen. Robert Allain, Berwick Police Chief JP Henry, Parish President Sam Jones, state Rep. Vincent St. Blanc and Morgan City Mayor Lee Dragna.
A visit from state transportation officials Monday didn’t offer much new information about when the Long-Allen Bridge will open, or why a rehabilitation project has kept the bridge closed for more
As work on the La. 182 bridge continues, the state is also launching a $6.6 million project to improve a portion of La. 182 in Morgan City.
The work was scheduled to begin Monday.
Patterson Mayor Rodney Grogan and Lane Larive joined the homecoming court in proclaiming this week Homecoming Week for Patterson High School. A 4 p.m. Thursday parade will begin at Cypress Market.
South Louisiana Community College will continue its participation in the Metallica Scholars Initiative for a fourth consecutive year, receiving a $15,000 grant to support students in the college’s
Shown from left are King Gregory Andrews, his wife, Shayla Andrews, Captain Shawn M. Garner, Queen Cleopatra 46 Kaina Boyd, and her husband, Richmond Boyd Jr.
The Krewe of Hannibal celebrated its Queen 46, Mrs. Kaina J. Boyd, on Sept. 5. The queen hosted a party to honor her reign as well as her royal court and the Krewe. The event was in Thibodaux.
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(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests.
The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380-4605.
Sports
Two east St. Mary football teams will be hoping this week that homecomings will jumpstart their 2026 seasons.
The Southeastern Conference has backed away from its extraordinary threat to expel LSU, ending a week of escalating legal and political drama without a vote or any immediate punishment.
By NOLAN McKENDRY, The Center Square
Jackson Dufrene tied a school record with three touchdown catches, two coming as the first scores of the night, and the Colonels never trailed as the Nicholls State University football team held of
By Nicholls State Sports Information
If you spend time on Louisiana’s waterways, a proposed set of boating rule changes could affect what you keep on your boat and what you have to wear while you’re underway.
Lifestyle
DEAR ABBY: My friend “Ben” and I had many ups and downs in our 30-year friendship. Three years ago, we had one of our periodic blowouts and stopped speaking.
LSU AgCenter/Olivia McClure
A bee visits a flower on a Pam Puryear’s Pink Turk’s cap plant.
If you asked LSU AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg to pick a favorite plant, he probably wouldn’t be able to choose just one.
By OLIVIA McCLURE, LSU AgCenter
DEAR ABBY: I’m in love with an older woman. I’m 41, and she is about 35 years older. I have known her since I was a kid. She’s the reason I always dated older women.
ST. MARY NOW
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