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St. Mary deputies and Morgan City police reported two arrests on drug charges Wednesday. Sheriff Gary Driskell reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office responded to 32 complaints and made these arrests:. --Trent Henry Duhon, 29, Patterson, was arrested at 9:23 p.m. Wednesday on charges of...

Human bones were found on private property near the corner of Main and Hanson streets in Franklin at about 9 a.m. Friday.

A disturbing incident took place Monday involving a 32-year-old Louisiana man who allegedly assaulted a juvenile after entering the home illegally. Lance Bush was arrested on Monday for unauthorized entry and is also under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile in the home he entered. According to the Assumption...

LABADIEVILLE — A man accused of sending unsolicited explicit pictures and death threats to multiple women was arrested on cyberstalking and obscenity charges. Tyler James Deville, 31, was arrested Tuesday at his Labadieville home by deputies. The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office said that they first received complaints about the...

Early in Wednesday’s St. Mary Parish Council meeting, Chair Gwendolyn Hidalgo asked participants to remain civil. Her call was less than successful. Morgan City Mayor Lee Dragna and Councilman the Rev. Craig Mathews of Jeanerette swapped accusations at the meeting, the fallout from a September argument over who had access to government aid after Hurricane Francine.

ASSUMPTION PARISH, La. (WAFB) - An Arkansas man pled guilty in connection with a crash that left a pregnant woman and her unborn child dead. According to District Attorney Ricky Babin’s office, Kendal Dollar, 39, of Strong, Ark., pled guilty to vehicular homicide and third-degree feticide on Monday, Oct. 7.

This is the story of an amazing man who began his career right here in Morgan City. The Advocate newspaper ran a story recently regarding a book that has been written about this amazing man, Henri Bendel. In 1868, when he was born in Vermilionville, Louisiana, his name was Henry. We, in Morgan City, can claim a piece of Bendel’s fame.

One high school student in Louisiana is learning the hard way that local law enforcement does not take threats of violence lightly. Now more than ever, gun violence in schools is a significant concern for parents, students, and law enforcement. Even empty threats insinuating potential violence is not being tolerated.

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. 7:49 a.m. 100 block of Glenwood Street; Medical. 8:10 a.m. 700 block of Louisa Street; Telephone harassment. 9:26 a.m. 500 block of Everett Street; Animal...

The popular swing band Good Shot Judy will be performing the hit show “The Century of Swing” live in concert at 7 p.m. Monday at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium as part of the Morgan City Live Community Concert Association 2024-2025 concert season. Grounded in the swinging cadence of...

PATTERSON — In a game against Patterson, the Kaplan Pirates (4-1) secured a 55-20 victory after leading 30-14 at halftime. Despite Patterson taking an early 7-0 lead with an 82-yard opening kick-off, Kaplan dominated the game by scoring the next four touchdowns. Daylon Landry of Kaplan had 10 carries...

A month to the day after Hurricane Francine struck, the signs remain: broken trees, blue tarps on roofs and piles of debris along the roads. But not all the damage is visible. That’s the case for the Port of Morgan City, where dredges are at work digging sediment out of what had been the best channel in years.

E.D. White won a crucial match against visiting Parkview 3-2 Thursday night. The Cardinals took game one (25-23) but lost the next two games (22-25, 16-25). EDW controlled game 4 at the net and won 25-17. The last game was very close as EDW won 15-14 to win the match.

Shane Theriot, a native of Lafourche Parish born in Thibodaux and raised in Raceland, began his musical career path early in life, a path which resulted in many achievements along the way, including one very honorable achievement that was just recently awarded. On September 13, 2024, Theriot was inducted into...

The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana invites you to provide your best price for a GRADALL XL5300V. Sealed proposals will be received by the Chitimacha Tribe at the Multi-Purpose Building (155 Chitimacha Loop Road; Charenton LA 70523) until 5:00 P.M. (local time) on October 14, 2024. Proposals received after the time set forth above for opening of proposals will not be considered and will be returned unopen-ed. By submission of a proposal, the Proposer acknowledges that they are familiar with the existing conditions and are capable of providing the scope of services requested.

Week 6 of high school football in Louisiana is this weekend. In the Houma-Thibodaux area, the schedule gets underway on Thursday as South Terrebonne hosts Lutcher and Houma Christian travels to West St. Mary. The bulk of the games are on Friday, though, highlighted by two games involving two local teams as Vandebilt Catholic...

The 2024 high school volleyball season is heading into the final stretch run and local teams have all-but clinched their spots in their respective fields and are competing for seeding. Three of Lafourche’s four high schools are in great spots with postseason near with another hoping to get hot in...

The Nicholls basketball teams have released their schedules for the upcoming seasons. With the seasons now less than 1 month away, both the men’s and women’s teams released their full schedules this week — slates that will challenge the teams in the non-conference, but also get both teams ready for the Southland Conference and hopefully the NCAA Tournament.

The Hash It Out Show continues to be one of the best sports podcasts in Louisiana. The Hash It Out Show Game of the Week is back for its second season, and the games will be video-streamed for the first time ever. This week, The Hash It Out Show Game...

Nicholls State University’s Ross Jahnke, Department Head and Professor of Art Education, displays artwork in the. 64ARTS Competition at the Buchanan Center for the Arts. Sixty-six artworks are displayed at the Buchanan Center for the Arts in Monmouth, Illinois from Sept. 10 through Nov. 1. Out of 400 submissions, the national juried competition only selected 66 pieces of art.