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OHSEP hosts training to be storm spotter
St. Martinville – The St. Martin Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will host Storm Spotter Training Tuesday, Nov. 30, 7-8:30 p.m., at the St. Martin Parish Public Safet...
Nov 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Whither Sen. Troy Hebert?
New Iberia – Since Sen. Troy Hebert announced during the summer that after 20 years in public office he is not seeking reelection, there has been considerable speculation about what Hebert’s next m...
Nov 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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STORM SPOTTER TRAINING BEING HELD IN ST. MARTIN PARISH
(St. Martinville, La.)-The St. Martin Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will be hosting Storm Spotter Training on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 from 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. at...
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ST. MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING TIP RECEIVED
(St. Martinville, La.)-On November 19, 2010, the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office received information from the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office; advising that they had received information from a ...
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Poll officials to be picked on Dec. 3
St. Martinville – The St. Martin Parish Board of Election Supervisors will meet to draw names for commissioners in charge of polling places on Friday, Dec. 3.
Nov 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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NEW BUSINESS OPENS in the former Henry J. Mills building on Rees Street in Breaux Bridge. GOT POTS? opened its doors in September specializing in Mexican pottery and artwork from local artists. Owners Stacy Cole and Thomas Breaux along with Katie Nero, city officials and dignitaries cut the ribbon at their grand opening held Nov. 17.(Sally Angelle)
Shop locally this weekend
Breaux Bridge – Merchants throughout the parish start the Christmas shopping season this weekend with special deals and events including a Christmas Parade down Main Street in Breaux Bridge on Sund...
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AN EARLY MORNING FIRE destroys the Arnaudville building that housed NuNu’s Nightlite cafe and Town Market Centre, which for four years has been the flash point for the Fire and Water Celebration for local and regional artists. Despite the loss, the 5th annual Fire and Water will be held Dec. 4. (Sally Angelle)
Art festival on despite fire
Arnaudville – In irony upon irony, a building fire nearly put a damper on the annual Fire and Water Rural Arts Celebration here.
Nov 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nonprofits given $30,000 by CFA
Lafayette – Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) awarded $30,000 to 10 Acadiana nonprofit organizations participating in the foundation’s 2010 DONORSense grant competition.
Nov 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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CITY FATHERS in Broussard pore over proposals for a new trash pickup contract. The existing contract expires Dec. 1. (Jeanne Claire Solis)
Trash contract to be revisited: Council wants to compare apples-to-apples proposals
Broussard – Three proposals for waste pickup services were considered at the Nov. 9 Broussard City Council meeting. Residents can expect to pay no less than $16.95 per month for service in 2011.
Nov 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man pleads to attempting to kill state trooper
ST. MARTINVILLE -- A 40-year-old Baton Rouge man has pleaded guilty to an attempted manslaughter charge in the March 2007 shooting of a state trooper during a traffic stop in St. Martin Parish. Tyr...
Nov 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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FUTURE HOME OF WHOM? – This piece of property on Smede Highway, or La. 92, just south of the Cade Community Center, is being readied for a “judicial referral center,” a housing facility for persons who have run afoul of the law. The parish says it must be rezoned first. No building permit has been sought yet. (Ken Grissom)
Cade training center still on track
Cade – Plans for a “judicial referral center” – what some are calling a halfway house or a private jail – are back on track for an undeveloped plot of land just down the road from the Cade Communi...
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City built a lot; still broke even
Breaux Bridge – The City of Breaux Bridge had another break-even fiscal year in 2010, with revenues just topping expenditures.
Nov 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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