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The Review/John K. Flores
These purple martins arrived at the end of February

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Purple martins make their summer home selection.

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A male and female purple martin guard the entrance of their summer residence.

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Purple martins check the available space in their summer home

John K. Flores: The purple martins are back

Fri, 03/06/2026 - 6:00am

This past week, my wife and I were working in the garden when the cheery sounds of purple martins seemingly came out of nowhere.
“They’re baaaccckkk!” I said to her.

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Photos courtesy of Catherine Holcomb
Volunteers install the mural frame on Railroad Avenue.

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Ja’Mariah Steele and other students cut ripstop into strips to use for the mural in a hall at Morgan City High School.

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Shown with the completed mural on Railroad Avenue in Morgan City’s Coal Chute neighborhood are, from left: historian Greig Chauvin, neighborhood organizer Marcelle Hoskins, St. Mary Excel's Ruby Maize and Catherine Holcomb, MCHS senior Ja’mariah Steele, Morgan City Councilman Ron Bias, Koshia Singleton, Jru MgGuire, Judy Singleton, Karter Spencer and Morning Glory Ministries Pastor Deborah Johnson.

Student's hand-woven mural will brighten MC's Railroad Avenue

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 9:39am

MORGAN CITY — A stretch of Railroad Avenue in one of Morgan City’s oldest neighborhoods looks different these days.

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