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Saturday Jul 19 | Daily Journal of Commerce

Your Daily Construction News Source

The new $12.6 million Raintree Elementary School in St. Mary Parish, shown under construction, at right, will consolidate services and result in the closing of four elementary schools.

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Related Topix: Morgan City, LA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

KATC-TV Lafayette

Boy's Body Found in Pool

A nightmare in St. Mary Parish as a mother discovers her child floating lifeless in the family pool.

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Related Topix: Charenton, LA, Jeanerette, LA, Franklin, LA

Fri Jun 20, 2008

The Daily Advertiser

Amen Corner

Editor's Note: Submit items for Amen Corner to news@theadvertiser.com or fax to 289-6443, Attention: Amen Corner.

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Related Topix: Lafayette, LA, Lafayette Metro, GMC Canyon, GMC, Opelousas, LA

Thu Apr 24, 2008

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps to Debut at Open House in St. Mary Parish

The public is invited to view newly revised Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps for St. via Federal Emergency Management Agency

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Related Topix: Berwick, LA, Franklin, LA, Morgan City, LA, Patterson, LA

Sun Apr 20, 2008

Mrs. Jared Drexler

Maisha Chargois and Jared Drexler exchanged wedding vows on April 5, 2008 during a 6:00pm nuptial Mass. via The Daily Advertiser

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Related Topix: Milton, LA, Lafayette Metro, Lafayette, LA, Wedding, Clarence, LA

Tue Feb 26, 2008

AlertNet

UMCOR Hotline for February 26, 2008

Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief - USA UMCOR Website: http:/ / www.umcor.org Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. via AlertNet

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Sat Feb 23, 2008

The Bellevue Reporter

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Church group travels to New Orleans for relief work Twenty-one volunteers from the First United Methodist Church of Bellevue have traveled to New Orleans to deliver emergency relief kits they and others in the ... via The Bellevue Reporter

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Fri Feb 15, 2008

Daily Iberian

Will wait be over?

“We'd love to see the tracks moved out of the city limits”

BY MARY CATHARINE MARTIN / THE DAILY IBERIAN Published/Last Modified on Friday, February 15, 2008 3:35 PM CST New Iberia City Attorney Ted Haik is drafting a resolution requesting a variance from the state ... via Daily Iberian

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Related Topix: Jeanerette, LA, New Iberia, LA, Avery-Island, LA

Wed Feb 13, 2008

Daily Iberian

Robbery investigations ongoing

“At night, we are physically checking the front and rear entrance of every business throughout the city to make sure the doors are secured”

By Karma Champagne Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:14 PM CST The Jeanerette Police Department has joined forces with area law enforcement agencies to help solve the rash of robberies ... via Daily Iberian

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Related Topix: Jeanerette, LA, Morgan City, LA, Eunice, LA

Sun Feb 03, 2008

The Tennessean

20 Methodists to help meet needs in Louisiana town

Who: Twenty Nashville-area United Methodist Church members Where: Baldwin, La. When: March 29-April 5 Why: To make disaster relief kits, perform home repair in the community, tutor in local schools, assist ... via The Tennessean

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Related Topix: Methodist, Religion

Sun Jan 13, 2008

Daily Iberian

St. Martinville mayor ponders sagging law

“And, we could be the one who issues a ticket and we could be the one who gets handed a lawsuit in federal court.”

BY KENNETH HICKSON THE DAILY IBERIAN Published/Last Modified on Sunday, January 13, 2008 12:32 PM CST Laws against sagging are on the books in many towns and cities across the Teche Area, but so far, no one has ... via Daily Iberian

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Related Topix: St. Martinville, LA, New Iberia, LA, Delcambre, LA, Jeanerette, LA

Wed Nov 21, 2007

Daily Iberian

Green Party

“I am so excited at how things went”

Tree planting program makes multiple stops in Teche Area Monday BY STEPHEN HEMELT, THE DAILY IBERIAN BALDWIN - Teche Area locations New Iberia, West St. via Daily Iberian

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Related Topix: New Iberia, LA, Franklin, LA, Lake Charles, LA, Lake Charles Metro, Houma Metro

Fri Oct 26, 2007

Daily World

ULL Students receive ROTC scholarships

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department of Military Science recently announced the 2007 U.S. Army ROTC four-year scholarship awards. via Daily World

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Related Topix: Lafayette, LA

Thu Oct 18, 2007

Daily Iberian

Succeeding Martin aim for Breaux, Longman

“Having a desire to enter public service in 1975, I accepted the position of assistant town clerk and federal programs coordinator for the town of Baldwin”

When Sherel Martin announced he was retiring from his post, residents of St. Mary Parish wondered who would be their next assessor. via Daily Iberian

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Related Topix: Morgan City, LA

Sun Oct 14, 2007

The Daily Advertiser

Mrs. Ryan Paul Chastant

Margaret Blythe Boudreaux and Ryan Paul Chastant were united in holy matrimony Friday, October 12, during a 7:30 p.m. nuptial Mass at the Cathedral of St. via The Daily Advertiser

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Related Topix: Wedding, Lafayette Metro

Thu Oct 11, 2007

Daily Iberian

Baldwin to decide on sagging pants

“You are saying at the same time if we have a kid that's 6 years old with his pants hanging down, the chief needs to pick him up and take him to jail?”

After three months of discussion, the Board of Alderman will decide tonight whether to introduce a sagging pants ordinance at its meeting at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. via Daily Iberian

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Daily Iberian

Board to consider bids for new school

By the 2009-10 academic school year, elementary students in western St. Mary Parish will be attending a new school that will be located in Baldwin. via Daily Iberian

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Charenton, LA, Centerville, LA

Tue Oct 09, 2007

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Raintree school built to impress

“We always envisioned something like this school out there”

St. Mary Parish will soon be the home of a new, state-of-the-art school, Raintree Elementary, which will house students from four existing elementary schools along the western side of the parish. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Sun Oct 07, 2007

KATC-TV Lafayette

Baggy pants wearers believe style gets bum rap

“I feel people should wear what they want to wear but don't overdo it. Pants shouldn't be down past the knees.”

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Wearing saggy, baggy pants is a "freedom thing" for Michael Lewis, 20, who wears his jeans a few sizes too large. via KATC-TV Lafayette

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Related Topix: Minden, LA, Lake Charles, LA, Natchitoches, LA, Lake Charles Metro, Opelousas, LA

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