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In 2015, sales and use tax collections declined about $7.4 million compared to 2014, dropping from $46.2 million in 2014 to $38.8 million, according to the parish’s December 2015 report.

People should arm themselves with God’s word and not bullets, and God will see that they succeed, several speakers said at this morning’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

A 20-year-old Patterson woman was arrested Thursday, accused of stealing a gift card from her place of employment, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said in a news release.