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Community Concert celebrates 70th year

The Community Concert Association of Morgan City celebrated its 70th anniversary season on Monday with a cutting of the cake prior to the 3 Redneck Tenors concert at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. Three concerts remain in the 2017-18 season.

Cecilia Water faces class action suit

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Cecilia Water Corporation (CWC) have received certification allowing the suit to proceed with class action status. A petition by the group, Cajuns for Clean Water LLC, seeking class status was granted by 16th Judicial District Judge Paul J. deMahy on Sept. 25.

New hours for city museums

The City of St. Martinville has announced new hours for its Cultural Heritage Center and Acadian Memorial effective today (Nov. 1). Both the Center, which houses the African American Museum and Museum of the Acadiana Memorial, and the Acadian Memorial will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Maurice will temporarily stop issuing new permits for residential developments

MAURICE —Growth in the Village of Maurice during the past few years has been rapid, to say the least. Numerous developments have brought hundreds of new homes to Maurice, with many still in the works.

Theriot told the south Louisiana story

After Roy R. Theriot died in April 1973, he was remembered as “a dedicated public servant, a one-man state chamber of commerce, and perhaps the foremost messiah of heritage preservation.” He was also one of the best storytellers these parts have ever seen. According to A. Otis Hebert Jr.

Scott Vallo announces candidacy for Vermilion Parish School Board

GUEYDAN - Long-time Gueydan resident will seek one of eight seats up for grabs in next November’s election.

'Guide to French and American Claims Commission' details Civil War losses in Avoyelles

"A Guide to the French and American Claims Commission 1880-1885: Our French Immigrant Ancestors and the American Civil War" by Carol Mills-Nichol focuses on the French families who laid claim to items, property and lives lost during the Civil War. One of the largest counties in the U.S.

Layoffs to help balance budget

n an effort to reduce an anticipated deficit, the St. Martinville City Council has acted to trim $191,000 from the proposed 2018 budget. After Jan. 1, additional cuts are expected bring the total budget reduction to $250,000. At the Oct.

COA millage fails

A proposal to levy a 1.75 mills, 10-year property tax that would generate funds to operate the St. Martin Council on Aging failed to gain approval in light voting last Saturday. The proposal, which would have generated about $680,000 per year, was voted down by a 1,838 to 1,685 vote margin.

Police: Battery suspect booked on drug warrants

A 32-year-old Morgan City woman was charged with simple battery and booked on drug possession warrants after police responded to a disturbance on Pecos Street, Morgan City Police Chief James Blair said in a news release. —Nicole M.