East St. Mary Kiwanis photo
Council on Aging Director Beverly Domengeaux, left, receives a $3,000 donation from the East St. Mary Kiwanis.
FRANKLIN— St. Mary Council on Aging Director Beverly Domengeaux joked that she blew her top and the roof caved in. Half of that is true.
The Review/Bill Decker
Bill Goessl of the Marine Corps League shows the belt buckle that will go to the grand champion at the Bayou BBQ Bash July 24-25.
The Bayou BBQ Bash is back, pitting barbecue chefs and their teams in a contest for $10,000 in prize money.
M C Bank & Trust announced the appointment of veteran banking leader John Everett as Louisiana state president, effective Friday, July 10.
Phoenix photo
Phoenix' new CURV 7 remotely operated vessel has completed its first operational mission, the company said.
Phoenix International announced that the new CURV 7 remotely operated vehicle, developed for the Naval Sea Systems Command supervisor of salvage and diving, has successfully completed its first ope
(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.
St. Mary Council on Aging Director Beverly Domengeaux joked that she blew her top and the roof caved in. Half of that is true.
The Review/Bill Decker
Morgan City Fire Chief Alvin Cockerham joined the department in 1966 and has served in his current post since 2015.
Alvin Cockerham remembers the first big blaze he saw as a Morgan City rookie firefighter.
The Review/Bill Decker
Parish President Sam Jones, left, and Economic Development Director Evan Boudreaux talk about prospects for new employers in St. Mary.
FRANKLIN — The talk at Wednesday’s St. Mary Parish Council meeting was about renaissance and how to handle it.
Sports
Spring League 2026
Week 14
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Milkmen 74.5 51.5
Two 30’s and a 40’ 74 52
Shoes & Boos 73.5 52.5
The Boating Safety Executive Summary is full of facts concerning incidents annually.
This weekend our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary and my, how things have changed since independence was declared in 1776.
By JOHN K. FLORES
Spring League 2026
Week 14
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Milkmen 74.5 51.5
Two 30’s and a 40’ 74 52
Shoes & Boos 73.5 52.5
Joe Lacoste with his alligator gar that won the trash fish category.
Here are photos from the weigh-in during the Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo.
Photos are by John K. Flores
Lifestyle
DEAR ABBY: I have cancer. I have been expecting to be diagnosed with it since I was a teen. It is my family’s disease. My mother is 100 and still has her faculties, but she is frail.
LSU AgCenter/Randy laBauve
Flashing signals are fireflies’ form of communication. The insects rely on bioluminescence to defend themselves and reproduce.
Many people think back on their childhood summers and recall evenings spent chasing fireflies across a field, perhaps catching the insects in jars to admire their fascinating blinking patterns up
By OLIVIA McCLURE, LSU AgCenter
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for three years. She asked me to fix her old computer. As I was doing that, I saw emails from her ex, “Doug,” dated a few months before our wedding.
ST. MARY NOW
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