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French Consul General Vincent Sciama, center, stands for the French and U.S. anthems during Friday's visit to Morgan City's Emergency Operations Center. With him are Berwick Mayor Duval Arthur, left, and Port of Morgan City Director Raymond "Mac" Wade.

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UPDATED: French consul general gets a look at Morgan City

The timing would be hard to beat: A couple of communities with a need for economic diversity and a port that’s undergoing improvement playing host to a European diplomat with a job description that includes strengthening economic ties. That’s what happened Friday, when Consul General Vincent Sciama, based at the French consulate in New Orleans, was the guest of honor at a reception at Morgan City’s Emergency Operations Center. Sciama is one of 10 French consuls in the United States charged with promoting that nation’s economic, cultural and education interests here. He’s the only one whose territory includes only one state, a ...

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