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Suspect fired one shot at police during standoff in St. Mary Parish
BERWICK - A suspect reportedly fired one shot at officers during a standoff Monday morning. The Berwick Police Department said officers responded to an "armed, suicidal suspect" in a home on Erhlich Street Monday morning. Officers arrived, and one shot was fired toward them from inside the residence. The individual...
Louisiana shipbuilder gets contract for ship to carry rockets from Alabama to launch sites
Bollinger Shipyards has signed a deal to design, oversee and build a 356-foot long ship that will transport Vulcan rockets from Alabama to their launch sites. Terms of the contract with the United Launch Alliance were not disclosed. The SpaceShip is currently under construction at Bollinger’s shipyard in Amelia. The...
Morgan City police radio logs for May 6-7
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. 7:07 a.m. 700 block of Louisiana Street; 911 hang up. 7:15 a.m. 100 block of Wren Street; Medical. 7:31 a.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street;...
Berwick treasures: Brown House tells the town's story
BERWICK — Suppose, just to be supposing, that there was a flood, a hurricane or a fire (knock on a 130-year-old hardwood floor). You have time to save only one of the treasures in the Brown House, Berwick’s heritage museum. What would you save?. —Would it be the...
For Maitland's Nguyen, it's pre-K all the way; she's Teacher of the Year semifinalist
Interview Rebecca Nguyen, and you’ll find out quickly that she has always wanted to be a teacher. And you’ll learn Nguyen came to Morgan City’s Julia B. Maitland Elementary for her student teaching and has been there ever since. One more thing: Nguyen comes to the interview...
Collection of rare George Rodrigue paintings now on display at this Acadiana museum
A collection of rarely-seen George Rodrigue paintings is now on display at the Bayou Teche Museum in New Iberia. The 37 art pieces are from Wendy Rodrigue's private collection, according to a press release from the museum. She was married to George until his death until 2013. George Rodrigue's "Painting...
Central Catholic falls in bid for title; Berwick in semifinal today
Top-seeded Opelousas Catholic shut out No. 5 Central Catholic 3-0 on Tuesday in a Select Division IV baseball semifinal in Sulphur. At 2 p.m. Friday, Opelousas will play for the state championship against Glenbrook, which edged Covenant Christian 3-2 in Tuesday's other semifinal. In Non-Select Division III, meanwhile, No. 14...
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