Timothy Duval
The district attorney has charged a 38-year-old man with attempted first-degree murder in the Dec. 1 stabbing of a Patterson police officer.
Kate Marie Williams
St. Mary Parish Schools announced Wednesday its three winners of the Students of the Year competition. They all hail from schools in Berwick.
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.
PATTERSON — Residents can expect to see an increase on garbage rates within the next billing cycle.
Conrad Shipyard christened Hull C-1149 in a ceremony held Jan. 4 at its Deep Water South Shipyard.
Arrests and traffic citations rose significantly in Berwick from 2015 to 2016, while total complaints and vehicle crashes decreased, Police Chief James Richard said at Tuesday’s council meeting.
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Construction began Wednesday on a $16 million project to construct J-turns on U.S. 90 in St. Mary Parish, according to a state Department Transportation and Development news release.
Farm Bureau Queen Rebecca Simoneaux and Sugar Festival Queen Mary Claire Simoneaux practice log rolling during the 2013 Cypress Sawmill Festival. The festival committee announced Wednesday that they have canceled the 2017 festival due to declining revenues and uncooperative weather the past few years. Officials are leaving open the possibility of resurrecting the festival another year. (The Daily Review/Zachary Fitzgerald)
Organizers of the Cypress Sawmill Festival near Patterson have made the decision to not hold the festival, normally held in April, in 2017.
The East St. Mary Parish Chapter of Junior Auxiliary recently hosted its Fourth Annual Santa’s Workshop. The event took place Dec. 3 at the Morgan City High School Multi-Purpose Building.
On Jan. 6, Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Auxiliary held a banquet to honor six people who have served our community in the past year. Pictured are the winners and the post members.
The share of political ad spending long held by broadcast television took a major dive in 2016 as campaigns in Louisiana and across the national turned their attention more to online platforms.
Hanson's Jack Vaccarella makes the grab on this play during Saturday’s final day of the Annual Hanson Memorial High School Baseball Classic at Amar Lancon Field.
Geoff Stoute talks with CCHS boys coach about the upcoming state semifinal game against Hamilton Christian.
When pruning trees, work with its natural form. LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Dan Gill said not to butcher trees as has been done to these crape myrtles.
—LSU AgCenter Photo/Dan Gill
“A tree which has lost its head will never recover it again, and will survive only as a monument of the ignorance and folly of its tormentor.” George William Curtis, American writer, editor and spe
August 12, 1940 — March 5, 2017
Wayne Jackson Buxton, 76, a resident of Berwick, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, in his home surrounded by loved ones.
