St. Martin Sheriff Becket Breaux and his staff are looking over bids opened last week for an 18,324 sq.ft. office complex to be constructed at the parish's Law Enforcement Complex on LA31/ Main Highway just south of Ruth.
The Louisiana Sugar Cane Coop (LaSuCa) wrapped up its 2021 grinding season Sunday, processing the final billets of a big crop.
The last load of cane was delivered to the mill on Saturday and the last of the raw sugar dropped on Sunday, according to Mike Comb, general manager.
The mill began grinding cane on Sept. 28 and has operated 24/7 for the past 31⁄2 months.
Comb said the mill processed 1,829,368 tons of cane which yielded 439,527,365 pounds of raw sugar. That's an average of just over 240 pounds of sugar per ton of cane.
Members of the St. Martinville Chamber of Commerce and
Garden Club participated in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, gathering
to clean up litter and install litter signs along the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. MLK Day of Service is intended to empower individuals, strengthen communities, bridge barriers, create solutions to social problems, and move us closer to King's vision of a "Beloved Community."
St. Martinville – Investigators from the St. Martinville Police Department arrested a local man after human and animal remains were found in the debris of a burning building.
Police responded to reports of an explosion at 1205 South Main Street around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 17. They arrived to find a small outbuilding in flames.
After the fire was extinguished, the remains of a woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, and a dog were found in the rubble. Investigators suspect probable homicide.
ENGINEERS – Walter Comeaux III (right) and Walter Comeaux IV told the St. Martin Parish Council that engineering and permitting for the Bayou Fuselier/Pont Brulee Canal Drainage Project have been completed. Owner access remains an obstacle to beginning the project. (Karl Jeter)
After several years of effort, the long-needed project to clear and deepen the Bayou Fuselier/Pont Brulee drainage canal is inching toward approval.
Walter Comeaux III, of Walter Comeaux Engineering of Broussard, reported that engineering work has been completed and General Permit approval has been secured from the Army Corps of Engineers. What remains is to secure the cooperation of a dozen or so landowners along the canal for
required access points. tracked digging equipComeaux said the ment that will move
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