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From the Editor: When good news comes in bunches

You’ve seen news recently that may seem unfamiliar. It’s good economic news for St. Mary. For the last four years, most of the news about commerce and employment has been bad, mostly because of the plunge in oil prices that began in 2014. In October, when oil had pushed back above the $70-per-barrel level, the price dropped like a big rock again. But then, last week, we learned that 50 jobs will return to Morgan City with Seacor Marine. And we found out that Electra is investing more than $1 million to operate at a nearby dry dock, adding another 40 jobs. On ...

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