South Louisiana Community College and the Foundation for SoLAcc recognized the Morgan City Oilfield Fishing Rodeo as the 2026 Benefactor of the Year during the College’s annual Chancellor’s Breakfa
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.
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser makes "Captain Billy" and Tammy Gaston unofficial ambassadors for Louisiana on Friday.
Nungesser and Gaston share a word before a champagne toast to the opening of Cajun Man's Swamp Tours on Friday.
Dean Schouest cooked jambalaya for the people who attended Friday's business opening, and it was good even when eaten in the cab of an ATV.
Annette Bourgeois, left, and Julie Bourgeois greet Nungesser at Friday's Cajun Man's Swamp Tours opening. Both women wore traditional Acadian clothing, including bonnets. They serve as tour guides at state attractions.
Waylon Thibodaux, a longtime friend of Gaston's, played at Friday's opening.
"Captain Billy" and Tammy Gaston cut the ribbon Friday to open Cajun Man's Swamp Tours. Nungesser and state Rep. Beryl Amedee, R-Gray, were among those on hand for the event.
BAYOU L'OURSE – A business opened, a ribbon was cut – a pretty standard event in the local community.
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These purple martins arrived at the end of February
Purple martins make their summer home selection.
A male and female purple martin guard the entrance of their summer residence.
Purple martins check the available space in their summer home
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.
The celebration of the St. Joseph Altar, honoring the patron saint on his feast day, has become a tradition at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson.
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