Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at Saturday's press conference.
UPDATED: Governor imposes mask requirement, orders most bars closed
Sat, 07/11/2020 - 2:42pm
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News
78 new COVID cases in three parishes; governor calls press conference
Sat, 07/11/2020 - 12:55pm
The number of new COVID-19 cases in St. Mary, St. Martin and Assumption was up sharply again in Saturday's midday report covering the previous 24 hours.
UPDATE: Missing person is safe
Fri, 07/10/2020 - 6:50pm
UPDATE:
Sheriff Blaise Smith's Office said Saturday that Jessica Rowe has been in contact with authorities and "is fine and not in need of any assistance."
Original story:
Dina and Barry Walker of Morgan City are ready to compete.
Members of the local Marine Corps League detachment, which is running the BBQ Bash this year on behalf of the St. Mary Chamber, prepare the secret recipe. Shown are Ricky Lacoste, left, Allen Pellerin and, in back, Elmer Galloway.
Barry Smith of Hammond, right, brought his Bayou Boogie BBQ equipment. He's shown talking with Glynn LeBlanc, left, and Brian Lipps, both of Gonzalez.
Getting fired up
Fri, 07/10/2020 - 6:41pm
Barbecue chefs began to gather Friday afternoon for the Bayou BBQ Bash under the new bridge in Morgan City.
St. Mary is one of 15 parishes in which the one-week incidence of positive tests exceeds 200 per 100,000 people.
Louisiana Office of Public Health
Seventy new COVID cases, no deaths in three local parishes Friday
Fri, 07/10/2020 - 12:06pm
Seventy new COVID-19 positives, including 40 in St. Mary, were reported in three local parishes Friday by the Louisiana Office of Public Health.