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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.
Wednesday, April 29
6:51 a.m. 2100 block of Federal Avenue; Complaint.
7:16 a.m. 2300 block of Clements Street; Complaint.
7:24 a.m. 1200 block of Front Street; Complaint.
8:12 a.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Complaint.
8:34 a.m. 700 block of Justa Street; Disturbance.
8:35 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
9:41 a.m. 1000 block of David Drive; Medical.
10:17 a.m. 900 block of Second Street; Alarm.
Noon 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Complaint.
12:17 p.m. 2300 block of Clements Street; Complaint.
1:18 p.m. 100 block of Louisa Street; Assistance.
1:20 p.m. Alexandria Walmart; Theft.
1:41 p.m. 400 block of Levee Road; Complaint.
2:09 p.m. U.S. 90 West near Martin Luther King Boulevard; Stalled vehicle.
2:30 p.m. 100 block of South Railroad Avenue; Search warrant.
2:32 p.m. 1000 block of Hilda Street; Medical.
2:48 p.m. 2400 block of Pecan Street; Complaint.
3:31 p.m. 100 block of Headland Street; Medical.
3:34 p.m. 3200 block of Tammy Drive; Complaint.
3:40 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
4:14 p.m. 500 block of Barrow Street; Complaint.
5:43 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Theft.
6:13 p.m. 100 block of Headland Street; Medical.
6:13 p.m. 1000 block of Belanger Street; Civil.
6:32 p.m. 2300 block of Clements Street; Telephone harassment.
6:48 p.m. 400 block of Brashear Avenue; Arrest.
7:34 p.m. 800 block of Marguerite Street; Arrest.
7:52 p.m. 6500 block of La. 182; Subject removal.
8:12 p.m. 2100 block of Federal Avenue; Theft.
8:28 p.m. 300 block of Aycock Street; Alarm.
9:14 p.m. 3000 block of Karen Drive; Subject removal.
9:55 p.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Arrest.
10 p.m. 900 block of Seventh Street; Theft.
10:50 p.m. La. 182; Suspicious subject.
11:11 p.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Suspicious subject.
11:12 p.m. 3000 block of Karen Drive; Welfare concern.
11:13 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Arrest.
11:36 p.m. 7000 block of La. 182; Suspicious subject.
11:54 p.m. 200 block of Aucoin Street; Medical.
Thursday, April 30
12:16 a.m. 200 block of Canary Street; Medical.
12:21 a.m. 100 block of Glenwood Street; Medical.
1:02 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Complaint.
8:28 a.m. 1900 block of Cedar Street; Animal complaint.
8:37 a.m. 700 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
9:46 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
11:07 a.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
11:12 a.m. 900 block of Railroad Avenue; Theft.
11:39 a.m. 7500 block of La. 182; Complaint.
11:57 a.m. Fifth/Michigan streets; Complaint.
12:41 p.m. 300 block of Snead Street; Complaint.
1:01 p.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Medical.
1:10 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Complaint.
1:50 p.m. 1400 block of Filmore Street; Complaint.
3:33 p.m. 500 block of Leona Street; Subject removal.
3:52 p.m. 7700 block of La. 182; Complaint.
4:16 p.m. 400 block of Railroad Avenue; Animal complaint.
4:19 p.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Medical.
4:45 p.m. 200 block of Onstead Street; Assistance.
5:08 p.m. 1300 block of Tupelo Street; Complaint.
6:22 p.m. 500 block of Leona Street; Civil.
7:22 p.m. Onstead Street/Federal Avenue; Arrest.
9:06 p.m. Seventh/Marguerite streets; Suspicious subject.
11:09 p.m. Marshall/Sixth streets; Suspicious subject.
11:27 p.m. 3000 block of Keith Street; Arrest.
11:34 p.m. 400 block of Adams Street; Arrest.
11:53 p.m. Railroad/Federal avenues; Complaint.
Friday, May 1
12:44 a.m. Marshall Street/Federal Avenue; Complaint.
12:50 a.m. 600 block of Federal Avenue; Disturbance.
2:02 a.m. 1400 block of Bernice Street; Complaint.
2:50 a.m. 700 block of Fourth Street; Open door.
5:36 a.m. Ditch Avenue/Amelia Streets; Suspicious subject.
6:52 a.m. 100 block of Egle Street; Complaint.
9:01 a.m. 700 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
9:09 a.m. 500 block of Barrow Street; Medical.
11:54 a.m. Ninth Street; Stalled vehicle.
11:57 a.m. 1900 block of Federal Avenue; Stand by.
11:59 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
12:23 p.m. 700 block of David Drive; Medical.
12:28 p.m. 500 block of Bowman Street; Complaint.
12:51 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
1:03 p.m. Second/Onstead streets; Warrants.
1:07 p.m. Federal/Brashear avenues; Vehicle accident.
1:28 p.m. 800 block of Susan Street; Animal complaint.
4:51 p.m. 1500 block of Walnut Drive; Medical.
4:54 p.m. Second Street/Brashear Avenue; Vehicle accident.
5:28 p.m. U.S. 90; Stalled vehicle.
7:14 p.m. 700 block of Maine Street; Medical.
8:05 p.m. U.S. 90/Berwick; Traffic incident.
8:18 p.m. 800 block of Youngs Road; Disturbance.
9:31 p.m. 400 block of Leona Street; Medical.
11:54 p.m. 700 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
Saturday, May 2
12:44 a.m. 300 block of Barrow Street; Complaint.
1:54 a.m. 5000 block of Railroad Avenue; Medical.
3:32 a.m. 7000 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
5:28 a.m. 600 block of Arenz Street; Medical.
6:25 a.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
9:38 a.m. 1400 block of Railroad Avenue; Welfare check.
1:58 p.m. 500 block of Hilda Street; Medical.
2:10 p.m. 900 block of Short Street; Welfare check.
3:54 p.m. 2000 block of Apple Street; Disturbance.
7:11 p.m. 7000 block of La. 182; Complaint.
8:52 p.m. 200 block of Second Street; Suspicious subject.
8:54 p.m. 800 block of Railroad Avenue; Loud music.
10:02 p.m. 7000 block of La. 182; Fight.
10:20 p.m. 600 block of Front Street; Suspicious subject.
10:29 p.m. 300 block of Patton Street; Juvenile problem.
11:03 p.m. 700 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Assistance.
11:18 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Suspicious subject.
11:38 p.m. 600 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard; Suspicious subject.
11:51 p.m. 1000 block of Eighth Street; Suspicious subject.
11:55 p.m. 800 block of Railroad Avenue; Loud music.
Sunday, May 3
12:02 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Vehicle accident.
12:05 a.m. 300 block of Ash Street; Domestic disturbance.
1:15 a.m. Greenwood Street; Suspicious subject.
1:33 a.m. 700 block of David Drive; Disturbance.
4:51 a.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Complaint.
9:03 a.m. 800 block of Hilda Street; Alarm.
9:09 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
10:30 a.m. 600 block of Arizona Street; Medical.
11:27 a.m. Maple Street; Animal complaint.
12:37 p.m. U.S. 90; Reckless driver.
1:09 p.m. 700 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
1:10 p.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Complaint.
1:59 p.m. 500 block of Bowman Street; Complaint.
2 p.m. 500 block of Terrebonne Street; Vehicle accident.
2:33 p.m. 900 block of Railroad Avenue; Removal of subject.
4:43 p.m. Arenz Street; Animal complaint.
5:08 p.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Complaint.
5:55 p.m. 700 block of Fifth Street; Medical.
6:56 p.m. 200 block of La. 70; Frequent patrols.
7:27 p.m. Second/Adams streets; Reckless operation.
7:55 p.m. 1000 block of Tiger Dive/Thibodaux; Fight.
8:46 p.m. 2000 block of Tupelo Street; Juvenile problem.
9:42 p.m. 2000 block of Cypress Street; 911 hang up.
Monday, May 4.
2:05 a.m. 800 block of Youngs Road; Disturbance.
2:37 a.m. 800 block of Youngs Road; Disturbance.
4:16 a.m. 600 block of Egle Street; Medical.
5:21 a.m. 400 block of Belanger Street; Domestic disturbance.

DMMS Purchaser Inc., an investor group led by former IberiaBank Corp. leaders Daryl Byrd, Mark Tipton, Michael Brown and Scott Price, on Friday announced it closed on the merger of MC Bancshares Inc., the holding company for M C Bank & Trust Co. On completion of the merger, DMMS, as the surviving corporation, will change its name to MC Bancshares Inc.

The terms of the merger were initially agreed to Dec. 16 and finalized on Feb. 5. On March 19 and April 15, the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, granted regulatory approval of the proposed merger between DMMS and MCBI.

DMMS also announced it secured more than $225 million from more than 550 investors through what is likely one of the largest-ever friends-and-family capital raises for a bank. While DMMS needed only $175 million to fund its plan to grow MCBANK, the success of its capital raise far exceeded expectations and demonstrated strong investor confidence in the track record of the team and its business plan for the future.

“This response has been humbling,” said Daryl Byrd, who will serve as CEO and chairman of MCBI following the merger. “The depth and breadth of support we saw in such a short period of time reflects the confidence investors – many of whom are expected to also be future clients – have in our team, our strategy, and the opportunity we see to build a meaningful regional banking franchise.”

“We could not be more pleased with the tremendously positive response we saw from investors, particularly those in Georgia and Louisiana,” said Mark Tipton, who will serve as president of MCBANK following the merger. “Starting with such strong investor support from the communities we will serve provides a solid capital foundation as we build our brand in strong Southeastern markets.”

“This milestone represents the beginning of an exciting new chapter for MCBI and MCBANK,” said Kenneth Nelkin, who will continue to serve on the MCBI and MCBANK boards of directors. “MCBANK has built something special over the past 70 years – a bank grounded in relationships and community. We are excited to build on that legacy while investing in the people, technology, and capabilities needed to support continued growth.”

“This level of investor support for this group of seasoned banking executives, by local business and community leaders, is a powerful vote of confidence in the strength of regional banking,” said Thomas B. Michaud, CEO of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel Company (“KBW”). “We are proud to have played a role in this landmark transaction.”

This combination is expected to establish MCBANK as a larger, stronger, more competitive financial institution that is well-positioned to serve customers and communities across its markets, DMMS said in a press release. The new capital is expected to significantly strengthen and further MCBANK’s already strong balance sheet and support a long-term growth strategy focused on expanding its regional footprint while maintaining the relationship- driven service that has defined MCBANK for decades.

Founded in 1955 in Morgan City, Louisiana, the Louisiana markets MCBANK currently serves include Morgan City, New Orleans, Houma, Lafayette and the Northshore. Immediately following the merger, MCBANK intends to grow its markets to also include Atlanta, Georgia and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The bank will continue operating under the MCBANK name.

“Community banking is built on trust and relationships,” Byrd said. “The investors participating in this effort know our team, understand our vision, and share our belief that MCBANK represents a compelling platform for long-term growth. We look forward to bringing our teams together to deliver enhanced value and expanded capabilities for the clients and communities we are privileged to serve.”

Byrd previously led IberiaBank through a period of significant expansion, delivering a 982% total return to shareholders between 1999 and 2019, placing Iberia Bank among the top performers in its peer group during that time.

Joining Byrd upon completion of the merger will be Chris LeBato, who has served as CEO of MCBANK since 2021 and will transition to his role on the executive committee as vice chairman, managing director and chief of staff. Additionally, current MCBANK board members who served on the board prior to the merger will remain on MCBANK’s board of directors.

MCBI’s board will include experienced directors Angus R. Cooper II, CEO of Cooper/T. Smith Corp. and a former member of the IberiaBank board; William H. Fenstermaker, chairman and CEO of C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates Inc. and former chairman of the IberiaBank board; Michael C. Slocum, former president of commercial banking at Capital One Financial Corporation; Daryl G. Byrd; Mark W. Tipton; Michael J. Brown; and legacy MCBI director, Kenneth I. Nelkin.

Several former IberiaBank executives who join Byrd in the leadership team will include Mark Tipton as president, Michael Brown as chief operating officer, Scott Price as chief financial officer, Rodney Hall as regional president for Georgia, Karl Hoefer as regional president for Louisiana and Texas, Jack Deano as chief information officer, Mike Pelletier as chief human resources officer, Agustin Ramos as chief credit officer, and Rob Worley as general counsel.

Members of the team joining MCBANK in Georgia will include Elizabeth Bresnahan, Chris Catone, Ansley Cooper, Brittany Everette, Michael Giovino, Seth Gray, Thomas Hamlin, Beth Heavern, Shamus Kenny, Jonathan Shapleigh, Cary Sullivan, and Kait Tabor.

Members of the team joining MCBANK in Louisiana will include James Berrigan, Scott Becker, Hayes Berthelot, Brandon Boudreaux, Claudia Carrere, Ben Dupuy, Harrison Frampton, Charles Gaspard, James Kock, Annie McClain, Nathan Neames, Cleland Powell, Josh Reed, Charlotte Sapir, Shelly Serigne, Pat Trahan, Tommy Westervelt, and Conny Zeagler.

Members of the team joining MCBANK in other states will include Steve Cohen in
Florida, Eve Sawyer in Texas, and Jon Shanfield in Maryland.

KBW and Performance Trust Capital Partners LLC served as co-placement agents to DMMS in the equity offering. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP served as legal counsel to the co-placement agents.
KBW served as financial adviser, and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP served as legal adviser to DMMS in the merger transaction and equity offering. Sterlington PLLC and Jones Walker LLP also served as legal advisors to DMMS. PT served as financial advisor, and Baker Donelson served as legal advisor to MCBI and MCBANK in the merger transaction. A fairness opinion was provided to MCBI by National Capital, LLC.

PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $3,000,000 OF TAXABLE UTILITIES REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY OF MORGAN CITY, STATE OF
LOUISIANA
As provided by a resolution adopted by the Morgan City Council (the “Governing Auth- ority”), acting as the governing authority of the City of Morgan City, State of Louisiana (the “City”), on April 28, 2026, the City HEREBY DECLARES ITS INTENTION to issue up to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) of Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds (the “Bonds”) for the purpose of paying a portion of the costs of constructing and acquiring improvements, extensions, and replacements to the drinking water component of the City’s combined utility system comprised of the electric light and power plants and systems, the drinking water plants and systems, and the natural gas transmission and distribution plants and systems (collectively, the “System”).
The Bonds shall be limited and special revenue bonds of the City and shall be secured by and payable, equally with the City’s outstanding Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2009B and Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2024, solely from the income and revenues derived or to be derived from the operation of the System, after provision has been made for payment therefrom of all reasonable and necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the System. The Bonds will not be a charge on the other in- come and revenues of the City, nor shall they constitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit of the City. The Bonds will be issued pursuant to Part II of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority (the “Act”).
The Bonds will be issued in one or more series as authorized by ordinance(s) adopted by the Governing Authority, will mature not later than 30 years from their date of issuance, will bear interest at rates not more than 2.45% per annum, and will be subject to prepayment anytime without penalty.
As provided by the Act, all of the other details of the Bonds will be set forth in the ordinance(s) authorizing their issuance, including the following: covenants relating to the management and operation of the System, the imposition and collection of rates and charges from the System’s customers, the expenditure of such rates and charges, the issuance of future bonds and the creation of future liens and encumbrances against the System and all other pertinent matters as may be necessary to the authorization and issuance of the Bonds.
The Bonds are expected to be sold at a private sale, as provided for in the Act, to the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund of the State of Louisiana, and the Bonds will also be ap- proved by the State Bond Commission prior to their delivery.
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Governing Authority will meet in open and public session on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at six o’clock (6:00) p.m., at the City Court Building, 7261 Hwy. 182 East, Morgan City, Louisiana 70380, to hear any objections to the proposed issuance of the Bonds. If at such hearing a petition duly sign-ed by electors of the City in a number not less than five percent (5%) of the number of such electors voting in the last election held in the City object to the issuance of the Bonds, then the Bonds shall not be issued until approved at an election held for that purpose. Any such petition must be accompanied by a certificate of the St. Mary Parish Registrar of Voters certifying that the signers of the petition(s) are registered electors of the City and the number of signers amounts to not less than five percent (5%) of the registered voters that voted in the last election held in the City, all as provided by the Act.
CITY OF MORGAN CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA
Adv. May 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
ST. MARY
PARISH
RECREATION
DISTRICT #3
BAYOU VISTA COMMUNITY CENTER
1333 BELLVIEW STREET
P.O. BOX 635
PATTERSON, LA 70392
985-395-6552
The Board of Commissioners of the St. Mary Parish Recreation District #3 met in regular session on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Bayou Vista Community Center.
Members Present: Brian Head – Chairman, Lane Boudreaux – Vice Chairman, Dr. Jeffery Fitter, Cody Fontenot, Calvin Johnson, Eddie Gay, and Chase Perry.
Guest: David Hill, Gwen Hidalgo
Employees of the District Present: Mark Richard – Operations Manager, Angie Guillotte – Office Manager, Lori Marcantonio – Activities Director
Secretary: Dianna Bourgeois
Mr. Head called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Everyone present stood for the pledge of allegiance.
Board members reviewed the minutes of the February meeting. Mr. Fontenot motioned to accept the minutes as written. Mr. Johnson made a second to the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.
Board members reviewed the accounts payable report and the monthly budget comparison report. Dr. Fitter made a motion to accept the report as is and pay the bills. Mr. Perry made a second to the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.
Office Manager, Angie Guillotte, presented the Community Center report and updated the board on the rental activity for the month of February.
Activities Director, Lori Marantonio, proposed starting the new activity of roller skating in the gym. Each participant would be required to sign a waiver. She will check the insurance concerning the liability before beginning.
Operations Manager, Mark Richard, presented the manager/maintenance report.
In old business, still looking for a van in good condition that doesn’t have high mileage. Motion to table the purchase of a van at this time was made by Mr. Boudreaux. Seconded by Dr. Fitter. All were in favor and the motion carried.
In new business, the board discussed accepting the audit report from Kolder, Slaven & Company, as written. A Copy of the audit report was provided in advance for the board members to review prior to the meeting. A motion to accept as written was made by Mr. Gay with a second from Mr. Fontenot. All were in favor and the motion carried.
In updating the activity director description, recreational sports as well as the baseball field which is handled by Mr. Richard is deleted. Also, being deleted is the need to have some background in sports and the promoting and organizing of sporting events. Overtime assignments, other than filling in for Mrs. Guillotte as needed, will require prior approval by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman. Motion to accept was made by Mr. Fontenot and seconded by Dr. Fitter. All were in favor and the motion carried.
With no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Dr. Fitter. A second was made by Mr. Fontenot. All were in favor. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.
(s) Brian Head
Brian Head,
Chairman
(s) Dianna
Bourgeois
Dianna Bourgeois,
Secretary
Adv. May 1, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
“NOTICE TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH”
In the matter of the establishment of a branch of M C Bank & Trust Company.
Notice is hereby given that the M C Bank & Trust Company, whose Main Office and Office and domicile is located in Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, has made application to the Federal Reserve Board and the Louisiana Commissioner of Fin- ancial Institutions to establish a branch to be located at 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2755, New Orleans, LA 70130.
Any person wishing to comment on this application with the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions may file his or her comments, in writing, with the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, Post Office Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The Office of Financial Institutions is not required to consider any comments received more than 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. The Public Section of the application will be available at the Office of Financial Institutions for public inspection during the regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
M C Bank & Trust Company whose head office is in Morgan City, LA intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to establish a branch at 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2755, New Orleans, LA 70130. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application including the record of performance of applicant banks in helping to meet local credit needs.
You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1000 Peachtree Street N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4470. The comment period will not end before May 16, 2026. The Board’s procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application, contact Erien Terry, Assistant Vice President, at (404) 384-0267. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period.
M C Bank & Trust Company
(Name of Institution)
1204 Greenwood Street, Morgan City, LA 70380
(Address)
By: Chris LeBato
(CEO & President)
Adv. May 1, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (LDEQ)
OMEGA WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETENESS DETERMINATION
The LDEQ, Of- fice of Environmental Services, has reviewed a solid waste application for a Type IA/IIA Industrial/Residential/Commercial Permit Renewal from Omega Waste Management Inc. 1900 Highway 90 West for the Patterson Facility and determined that it is administratively complete. The application was received on April 20, 2026. The facility is located at 1900 Highway 90 West, Patterson in St. Mary Parish.
Omega Waste Management Inc. proposes to obtain a Solid Waste Type IA/IIA Industrial/Residential/Commercial Processor Permit Renewal for its Patterson Facility with no modifications.
Inquiries or re- quests for additional information regarding this application should be directed to Waste Permits Division, LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone (225) 219- 3043.
Persons wishing to be included on the LDEQ permit public notice mailing list, wishing to receive the permit public notices via email by subscribing to the LDEQ permits public notice List Server, or for other public participation related questions should contact the Public Participation Group in writing at LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, by email at DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV or contact the LDEQ Customer Service Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).
Permit public notices can be viewed at the LDEQ permits public notice webpage at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/public-notices and general information related to the public participation in permitting activities can be viewed at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/page/thepublic-participation-group.
All correspondence should specify AI Number 22224, Permit Number P-0324, and Activity Number PER20260002.
Adv. May 1, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the St. Mary Parish Board of Adjustments will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, May 4, 2026, AT 5:45 P.M. in the Parish Council Meeting Room, Fifth Floor Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana, for the following purposes:
Variance Re- quest for Sheila David for a Front Yard Setback Variance to deviate from the required 50 ft. to 40 ft., Easterly Side Setback Variance to deviate from the required 25 ft. to 19 ft., and a Variance to deviate from Div. 1.6 Agricultural and Residential Standards; Sec. 1.6.2 Residential Accessory Uses, Building, and Structures; Table 1.6.2; De- tached Accessory Building Standards – Setbacks- Front, Generally- behind the principal building in an Agricultural (AG) Zoned District located at 1124 Victoria Riverside Rd., Patterson, LA 70392 – Sec.3 T15S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2954364020.00 - Lot Tract 2 Per Plat 431 339770 Being Por Lot 3 Per Plat 37I 246738 The Resub Of Lots 10-A 10-B 10-C Riverside Est Per Plat 30Q 220249 Acq. 402 335217. (Zon-1500)
All persons are invited to this meeting to submit their approval or objections to the above VARIANCE REQUEST.
St. Mary Parish
Board of Adjustments
John P. Davis,
Chairman
Adv. April 17, 24 and May 1, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
ST. MARY PARISH WATER & SEWER COMMISSION #2
RATE INCREASE
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026 OUR WATER RATES WILL BE INCREASING. PLEASE SEE THE NEW RATES BELOW.
IN DISTRICT RATES –
WATER - $6.75 FLAT FEE $4.50 PER/1,000 GALLONS
SEWER - $6.75 FLAT FEE $6.00 PER/1,000 GALLONS
OUT OF DISTRICT RATES –
WATER - $7.75 FLAT FEE $6.20 PER/1,000 GALLONS
SEWER - $7.75 FLAT FEE $7.30 PER/1,000 GALLONS
COMMERCIAL RATES –
WATER - $7.75 FLAT FEE $6.20 PER/1,000 GALLONS
SEWER - $7.75 FLAT FEE $7.30 PER/1,000 GALLONS
OUR METER DEPOSITS WILL INCREASE BY $50.00 DEPENDING ON METER SIZE.
Adv. April 29, May 1, 6 and 8, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
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PARISH OF
ST. MARY
——
STATE OF
LOUISIANA
Rocket Mortgage, LLC
Vs. No. 140216 Div “C”
Janada L. Anslum, (A/K/A Janada Lyn Anslum)
TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of Order of Seizure and Sale issued out of the Honorable 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Mary, and to me directed, in the above numbered and entitled suit, I have seized the following mentioned and described property, to wit:
That certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, being more fully described as LOT 17 of the Joka Subdivision to said City and an additional tract measuring 25.13’ on the West side of Hemlock Street in said Subdivision by a depth on its Northern boundary of 129.70”; a depth of the Southern boundary of 129.92 feet; and on its Western boundary of 17.61 feet; the entire tract of parcel being bounded on the North by LOT 16 of said subdivision belonging now or formerly to Price; on the East by Hemlock Street; on the West by property belonging now or formerly to Leopold Loeb & Sons, Ltd. And Joseph Cefalu; and on the South by Drainage District; all as indicated on a map or survey made by Henry E. Schwartz, IV dated October 19, 2017, and recorded at St. Mary Parish COB 362, Page 172, under Entry No. 329177. Together with all buildings and improvements thereon situated, rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto be- longing or in anywise appertaining.
The hereinabove described property bears a municipal address of 2609 Hemlock Street, Morgan City, Louisiana 70380.
to satisfy the sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT AND 04/100 ($178,328.04) DOLLARS, together with interest thereon at the rate of 5.750% per annum from July 1, 2025, until paid; late charges in the amount of $191.48; escrow in the amount of $11,699.03; and all other sums due under the note and mortgage, and all costs of this proceedings, as well as all sheriff’s costs and commission
All successful bidders must have cash, cashier’s check or a verifiable letter of credit in favor of said bidder from a solvent bank, savings and loan association or other such financial institution authorized to do business in the state of Louisiana and full payment must be made on the date of sale. Letter must state that money is available on the date of sale.
I shall expose the same at public sale, for Cash, according to law WITH appraisement to the last and highest bidder, at the principal front door of the 1st floor lobby area of the Court House in the Parish of St. Mary, Town of Franklin, Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 3rd day of June A.D., 2026, be- tween the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Tuesday, the 24th day of February A.D., 2026
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. May 1 and May 27, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
ST. MARY LEVEE DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
April 16, 2026
Morgan City, LA
The St. Mary Levee District (“SMLD”) met on this date with William Hidalgo Sr. presiding and the following board members present: Kenny Arceneaux, Mike Thomason, Will Terry, Mike Ortiz, JP Hebert., Andrew Mancuso and Carla Davis.
Also present: Michael Brocato, Executive Director; Tucker Manuel, O&M Technician; Bill Bourgeois; Gerard Bourgeois, Reid Miller; Miller Engineers; and members of the public.
Mr. Mancuso moved to dispense with the reading and to approve the Mar 19 minutes. After a second by Mr. Arceneaux, the motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. Arceneaux presented the payables report, which Mr. Hebert moved to approve. Following Mr. Mancuso second, the motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. Arceneaux moved to authorize Mr. Hidalgo to execute the updated IGA with CPRA for the TE-168 project pending legal ap- proval. After a second by Mr. Mancuso the motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Mancuso moved to approve the resolution in support of the 2026 CPRA Annual Plan. After a second by Mr. Hebert, the motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Hidalgo ask-ed for further comments and did not receive any. Mr. Hebert moved for adjournment, which was seconded by Mr. Mancuso was carried unanimously.
Attest:
———————
Kenneth
Arceneaux Jr.,
Secretary/
Treasurer
St. Mary Levee District
Adv. May 1, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
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PARISH OF
ST. MARY
——
STATE OF
LOUISIANA
Rocket Mortgage, LLC
Vs. No. 140209 Div “G”
John Tran and Phuong Anh Tran
TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of Order of Seizure and Sale issued out of the Honorable 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Mary, and to me directed, in the above numbered and entitled suit, I have seized the following mentioned and described property, to wit:
That certain tract or parcel of land together with all buildings and improvements thereon situated and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and ap- purtenances thereon belonging or in anywise appertaining, lying and being situated in Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, being known, designated and des-cribed as LOT 1, SQUARE 10 OF UNIT NO. 1, LAKESIDE SUBDIVISION, as shown by reference to a plat of survey prepared by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Civil Engineers and Surveyors recorded in St. Mary Parish COB 12X, page 595, Entry No. 119,565.
Which has the address of 3029 Carrol Drive, Morgan City, LA 70380
to satisfy the sum of FOURTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN AND 12/100 ($14,237.12) DOLLARS, with interest thereon at the rate of 3% annum from May 1, 2025, together with ac- crued late charges in the amount of $254.79 in accordance with the note and mortgage, together with late charges on additional de- linquent installments and any additional amounts which petitioner has advanced or hereafter advances, as permitted by the Note and Mortgage, for taxes, as- sessments, repairs to and maintenance and preservation of the mortgaged property, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees of all sums due, owning and unpaid, and all costs of this proceedings, as well as all sheriff’s costs and commission
All successful bidders must have cash, cashier’s check or a verifiable letter of credit in favor of said bidder from a solvent bank, savings and loan association or other such financial institution authorized to do business in the state of Louisiana and full payment must be made on the date of sale. Letter must state that money is available on the date of sale.
I shall expose the same at public sale, for Cash, according to law WITH appraisement to the last and highest bidder, at the principal front door of the 1st floor lobby area of the Court House in the Parish of St. Mary, Town of Franklin, Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 3rd day of June A.D., 2026, be- tween the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Monday, the 23rd day of February A.D., 2026
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. May 1 and 27, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
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PARISH OF
ST. MARY
——
STATE OF
LOUISIANA
Tammac Holdings Corporation
Vs. No. 139637 Div “E”
Patrick L. Peoples
TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of Writ Of FiFa and Sale issued out of the Honorable 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Mary, and to me directed, in the above numbered and entitled suit, I have seized the following mentioned and described property, to wit:
2024 CLAYTON LEGACY 76 X 16 MOBILE HOME BEARING SERIAL NO. CCV083957ALAC
to satisfy the sum of TWENTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE AND 59/100 ($26,533.59) DOLLARS, with interest of $2,892.56 through October 31, 2025 and thereon at 11.350% per annum, until paid; the following amounts accrued through October 31, 2025; late charges of $64.08, advances of $1,837.57 for the payment of taxes and insurance, property preservation in the amount of $302.50, and any such additional amount accruing through the date of sale; all expenses incurred in enforcing the note and mortgage including reasonable attorney’s fees as provided by the note and mortgage, and also, all costs, as well as your own costs and charges, as well as all sheriff’s costs and commission
as the property of Patrick L. Peoples, under a Writ Of FiFa, issued on the 12th day of February A.D., 2026, by the 16th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Mary, in the matter entitled Tammac Holdings Corporation vs Patrick L. Peoples, No. 139637 Div “E” of its docket, to satisfy a claim of $26,533.59, interest and costs this 18th day of February A.D., 2026.
All successful bidders must have cash, cashier’s check or a verifiable letter of credit in favor of said bidder from a solvent bank, savings and loan association or other such financial institution authorized to do business in the state of Louisiana and full payment must be made on the date of sale. Letter must state that money is available on the date of sale.
I shall expose the same at public sale, for Cash, according to law WITHOUT ap- praisement to the last and highest bidder, at the principal front door of the 1st floor lobby area of the Court House in the Parish of St. Mary, Town of Franklin, Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 13th day of May A.D., 2026, be- tween the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Wednesday, the 18th day of February A.D., 2026
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. May 1, 2026

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Norman McFarlane Walker was best known as an editorial writer for the New Orleans Picayune beginning in the early 1870s, but he also wrote several treatises on Louisiana history, including one in which he claims that the state “is richer in historic and poetic names than any other state in the Union.”
Many of those names came from the state’s early French settlers, who he says “were much better at naming a country than at colonizing it.”
But, he says, the French didn’t do it all by themselves.
“On the map of Louisiana,” he writes, “one can read today the stories of the Indian, French, Spanish, and American dominions, and follow with absolute certainty every step and movement of the early explorers” (“The Geographical Nomenclature of Louisiana,” The Magazine of American History, September 1883).
He begins with Iberville and Bienville, the first French colonizers of Louisiana, claiming that Isle de Petits Pois off the Gulf Coast east of New Orleans, got its name because they forgot a bag of peas when they hurried away from the island to take advantage of a favorable breeze.
“It is [Pea Island] to this day, although it has probably not seen a pea since 1699,” he claimed.
Walker lived and wrote in New Orleans and much of his essay deals with places near the city, but he does reach farther afield from time to time, sometimes with assertions that make me raise an eyebrow. 
The only Spanish names remaining in South Louisiana, Walker said, were New Iberia and Cocodrie, which was a corruption of the Spanish word crocodillo (crocodile), “an alias for an alligator, which is as different from a crocodile as a frog from a turtle.
Spanish priests were given the right to name many places, which may be part of the reason that Louisiana is the only state where counties are called parishes.
He recalled that there was an attempt to change that by the new American government not long after the Louisiana Purchase, but French-speaking, Catholic Louisianians regarded that as revolutionary, possibly blasphemous, and in 1817 the state went back to calling its civil divisions by their traditional, proper name.
He says the “most beautiful stream in Louisiana, the famous Teche” is a corruption of the word Deutsch,  which means “German.”
Shane Bernard, in his book about the bayou calls that theory “problematic” because very few Germans lived on the Teche, and those who did were more likely to be described as des Allemands ("Teche: A History of Louisiana’s Most Famous Bayou,” University Press of Mississippi, 2016).
Walker notes that “even the prehistoric birds and beasts are recalled in the Louisiana nomenclature,” including places like Prairie Mamou, named after “mastodons, mammoth’s, and other prehistoric animals” that once roamed here; Chatagnier, French for persimmon; Prairie Faquetaique, French for turkey; Maringouin, mosquito; and Petite Anse, which he says means “gosling,” although I have always understood it to mean “little cove.”
Father Daigle’s Cajun French dictionary defines "anse" as a “cove formed by woods or streams in a more or less semicircular shape” (Msgr. Jules O. Daigle, A Dictionary of the Cajun Language, 1984).
Walker says the “poor Acadian” Paincourtville community got its name from a traveling salesman who arrived there tired and hungry and who wanted a loaf of bread, “but in the town there was not so much as a loaf of baker’s bread to be found.”
The salesman said the place should be called “Short-bread Town,” Paincourtville in French.  I suspect this is a made-up story but have nothing better to offer.
The locals pronounce the name “Pankerville,” and it is one of the places ─ like Natchitoches (Naketish) and Tchoupitoulas (Chopitoolas) ─ that Walker says  are used to identify strangers in their midst.
Laughing over pronunciation was  probably a pretty good way to identify non-locals in his time and may still be in some places, but I think the best way to recognize them in South Louisiana nowadays is to watch them try to peel a crawfish.
 You can contact Jim Bradshaw at jimbradshaw4321@gmail.com or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA 70589.