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  Franklin Daily Arrest Report

  

  Posted 8:42 AM 5/15/2013 by KATC

  The Franklin Police Department responded to 18 complaints over the past 24 hours and made the following arrest:

  5/15/13 @ 12:44 AM, RODNEY JAMES MANUEL, 45, of Clark St., Franklin, La. was arrested and charged with Operating A Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated, No License Plate Light, and Drivers License Not on Person. Mr. Manuel was processed and held with no bond at time of press release

   

  
  

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  St. Mary Parish Arrest Report

  

  Posted 8:32 AM 5/15/2013 by KATC

  According to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert, during the last 24 hour reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to 48 complaints and reports the following arrests:

  Timothy Theriot, 36, 260 Cane Road Franklin, LA was arrested on May 14, 2013 at 10:40 am at the St. Mary Parish (More)

  
  

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  Repairs at Cajun Coast Center Near Completion

  

  Posted 10:41 AM 5/14/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  The tourism center building that sank last year is expected to be restored today to its original height. Officials at the St. Mary Parish Tourism Office say repairs at the Cajun Coast Visitors Center are expected to be completed by July. The building sank 4.5 feet on June 14, 2012--30 days from its projected completion date. Officials say once these repairs are complete, crews will begin paving the parking lot at the new facility.

  
  

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  Teen Arrested on Child Cruelty Charges

  

  Posted 9:00 AM 5/14/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  A Morgan City teen is in jail after officials say his three-month-old son showed symptoms of shaken baby syndrome. Eighteen-year-old Gregory Marcus Parker is charged with second-degree cruelty to juveniles. The St. Mary Parish sheriff's deputies say they were notified by the New Orleans hospital (More)

  
  

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  St. Mary Parish Narcotics Arrest Report

  

  Posted 7:18 AM 5/14/2013 by Cecilia Stevenson

  According to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert the Narcotics Division made the following arrests:

  Radiance Perez, 22, 1613 Main St. Patterson, LA was arrested on May 13, 2013 at 4:26 pm for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

  Kristyn Crochet, 21, 421 (More)

  
  

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  St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report

  

  Posted 7:16 AM 5/14/2013 by Cecilia Stevenson

  According to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert, during the last 24 hour reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to 46 complaints and reports the following arrests:

  Gregory Marcus Parker, 18, 1522 Bernice Street, Morgan City, LA was arrested on May 13, 2013 at 1:27 pm on a warrant (More)

  
  

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  Morgan City toddler in serious condition after hit by taxi

  Posted 6:10 PM 5/13/2013 by Tonya LaCoste

  A one-year-old Morgan City toddler is in serious condition after a taxi cab driver hit her Friday night on Orange St. The toddler, her grandmother and other children got out of the taxi, and as the grandmother removed items from the vehicle, the toddler walked around to the front of the car (More)

  
  

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  Franklin Daily Arrest Report

  

  Posted 8:31 AM 5/13/2013 by KATC

  The Franklin Police Department responded to 42 complaints over the past weekend and made the following arrests:

  5/10/13 @ 12:52 PM, IVORY LEE FINE, 24,of Ninth St., Franklin, La while incarcerated was arrested on a warrant dated September 12, 2012 charging him with SIMPLE BURLARY. Mr. Fine (More)

  
  

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  St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report

  

  Posted 7:18 AM 5/13/2013 by Cecilia Stevenson

  According to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert, during the last 72 hour reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to 128 complaints and reports the following arrests:

  Tommy Lee Hamilton, Jr., 22, 1014 Barrow Street Lot#1 Franklin, LA was arrested on May 10, 2013 at 12:17 pm on a (More)

  
  

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  High water in St. Mary Parish

  

  Posted 4:37 PM 5/10/2013

  We are receiving reports of street flooding on areas of Teche, Field, David, Delmar, Arlington, and Saturn Roads as well as Southeast Boulevard in Bayou Vista. Motorists are advised not to travel through water covering the roadway. SMPSO Deputies and the Bayou Vista Vol. Fire Dept. are monitoring (More) • Photos (6)

  
  

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  St. Mary Council to Consider Smoking Ban

  

  Posted 2:44 PM 5/10/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  The St. Mary Parish Council is considering banning smoking on parish courthouse property. An ordinance introduced by Councilman Steve Bierhorst would prohibit smoking within the courthouse square and on some adjacent properties, including the parking garage. The ordinance would also ban smoking in parish buildings without a designated smoking area consisting of a room with a separate air ventilation system from the main system. The council vote on the ordinance on June 12.

  
  

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  MC Police: Watch out for alligators

  

  Posted 11:30 AM 5/10/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

  Morgan City Police are warning residents to watch out for alligators wandering into residential and businesses areas.

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  Franklin Arrest Report 5/10/13

  

  Posted 8:21 AM 5/10/2013 by KATC/CS

  The Franklin Police Department responded to 15 complaints over the past 24 hours and made the following arrests:

  5/9/2013 @ 9:55 AM, BRANDON MIQUEL HENDERSON, 38, of Arbutus Avenue - Baton Rouge, LA was arrested and charged with Soliciting Without a Permit, Sound Reproduction Without (More)

  
  

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  St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report

  

  Posted 7:32 AM 5/10/2013 by Cecilia Stevenson

  According to St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert, during the last 24 hour reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to 36 complaints and reports the following arrests:

  Daniel Colbert, 18, 120 Sydney Lane, Verdunville, LA was arrested on May 9, 2013 at 5:03 pm for simple battery. A (More)

  
  

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  School Cafeteria Closed Due to Carbon Monoxide Leak

  

  Posted 10:39 AM 5/9/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  A school cafeteria in the City of Franklin is closed following the discovery of a carbon monoxide leak. The Franklin Fire Department received a call from St. John Elementary School Wednesday after several cafeteria workers complained they weren't feeling well. Fire Chief Chuck Bourgeois says children were evacuated from a nearby classroom as a precaution. Gas company crews are at the school today to find the source of the leak.