The Top 10 stmarynow.com online stories for 2013 focus on crime and death. The selections are based on the number of views.
A gap in the Morgan City flood protection system at Lakeside Subdivision must be plugged soon in order to protect the city from a cascade of draconian flood insurance rate hikes.
Morgan City Police Chief Travis Crouch reported the following arrests:
LSU to study environmental monitoring of Gulf
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.
Friday, Dec. 27
Baldwin is celebrating the location of a major fabricator on the Charenton Navigation and Drainage Canal that promises to bring jobs and a boost to the town’s economy.
Mayor Raymond Harris has been saying for the past few years that Franklin had many bright spots on the horizon and in the works.
This year the mayor’s promises began to be fulfilled.
Top among the many accomplishments in 2013 for the St. Mary Parish government was the completion of the Philip Luke Flood Protection Structure on the Franklin Canal.
A ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony was held for the newly opened Bertrand Vinning Pump Station in Bayou Vista on Dec. 20.
Police say Berwick Town Councilman Greg Roussel’s nativity scene camel was stolen from his yard the night after Christmas.
A 33-year-old Patterson man was arrested after he fled the scene of a hit and run crash in Amelia and later tried to kick out the window of a police vehicle, St.
McDermott International’s August announcement that it would shutter its historic fabrication yard in Amelia affected an estimated 350 permanent jobs.
Geoff Stoute talks with CCHS boys coach about the upcoming state semifinal game against Hamilton Christian.