The board of aldermen in French Settlement appointed an interim police chief Thursday night to replace Harry Brignac, who resigned two weeks ago after he was arrested on malfeasance in office.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
BAKER — A week after voters ousted three of the five members of the Baker School Board, incoming and outgoing members addressed the latest state scores of Baker schools that show little improvement in the past year.
A 43-year-old man tried to set his mother's Amite mobile home on fire during an argument about him moving out this summer, according to the Louisiana State Fire Marshal Office.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
On Sept. 27, Congressman Ralph Abraham recognized members of the Kids’ Orchestra during the House of Representatives Morning Hour.
GONZALES — Ascension Parish's fired human resources director secretly copied or took without authorization confidential personnel records the morning after she was terminated in September and has refused to return the records, the parish alleges i…
Library partners with Parents Magazine for Sock It to Me Drive
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
PONCHATOULA — Award-winning author Kate Moore, whose best-selling book “Radium Girls” brought the tragic story of young women poisoned by radium in the early decades of the twentieth century to the world’s attention, was in Tangipahoa Parish Nov. …
Holiday Chef's Evening
DENHAM SPRINGS — The students and faculty of Juban Parc Elementary raised a salute to area veterans of the United States armed services with patriotic readings and songs, and the presentation of certificates in ceremonies on Friday.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Holiday state of mindThis week is the start of the holiday season, which in Louisiana runs through Mardi Gras. During this time, it is easy to get caught up in what has to be done and how bad traffic is and how many people are in the stores.Mindfu…
Feliciana residents honored Veterans Saturday at the Veterans Memorial in Jackson.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish Council voted Monday to declare 86 acres in the parish's industrial park as surplus and to authorize a negotiated sale of the property to an unnamed industrial prospect.
Gonzales honored veterans with a parade through the city on Sunday.
Several hundred people attended the newly renovated Galvez Library’s “The Big Reveal” party Saturday while taking tours of the new book mobile.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Avenue Evening Stroll comes to Donaldsonville
Youth and excitement beamed from the Zachary High football stadium press box this season as Chandler Ducote, the student “Voice of Bronco Baseball,” moved into football play-by-play.
Holiday state of mind
Last week, Zachary High School's drama department staged "Charlotte's Web."
Crossfit Zachary held its second Barbells for Boobs event on Oct. 26 during the Zachary Art Crawl.
Donaldsonville paid tribute to veterans Sunday during its Veterans Day program.
It has not been often that Denham Springs High football plays a home game in the state playoffs.
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The ZooLights trail of illuminated displays will brighten the grounds of BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo from Nov. 23 through Dec. 30, with submissions to the zoo's all-ages Art Gone Wild contest on display Dec. 7 and 8.
Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser discussed the state of tourism in Louisiana and his office's efforts to cut tourism expenses during a recent meeting of the Republican Women of Baton Rouge.
Experts in all areas of antiques reviewed coins, paintings, ceramics, dolls, toys, musical instruments, jewelry and furniture brought to the Main Library at Goodwood Oct. 27 during the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Attic Treasures & Collec…
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority held a Zero Suicide kickoff event on Nov. 5 at its headquarters in Hammond facilitated by Dr. April Foreman of the Executive Committee of the American Association of Suicidology.
Seventh Ward Elementary held its Fall Jamboree Family Night on Oct. 16. A fundraiser dinner was served in the school cafeteria.
On Oct. 10, Independence Fire Department members visited the students at Independence Leadership Academy.
Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Health and Human Sciences and College of Business, along with the Association of Latin American Students and the Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy, are sponsoring a toy drive for children in…
Louisiana first lady Donna Edwards visited Szabi Varga’s fourth-grade students through a virtual video chat Oct. 10 at Independence Leadership Academy.
Students at Holy Ghost Catholic School used their October service project to raise money for Geaux PINK – Join the Fight. Students donned pink and donated nearly $1,600 to Mary Bird Perkins — Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center.
The 4-H club at Holy Ghost Catholic School held pumpkin-decorating and pumpkin-carving contests at its October meeting.
Perrin Early Learning Center held its September Pandarific Program for students with excellent behavior at school. The administrators presented the students with goodies. They including a certificate for a free kid’s meal from Raising Canes and a …
Woodland Park Magnet School recently named its Wildcat of the Month nominees for September. To earn the honor, students must exhibit academic responsibility and curiosity and demonstrate excellent behavior in and out of the classroom, a news relea…
Tanner Pike, a sophomore at St. Michael the Archangel High School in Baton Rouge, has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
The Tangipahoa Parish Fair Livestock Show was Oct. 6 at the Tangipahoa Parish Fairgrounds. Youth exhibitors from across Tangipahoa Parish participate in the friendly livestock competition. Cobey Hendry served as judge and educated the exhibitors.
Sophia Holland and Sharon Ouro are the leaders of the new Bass Masters Club for students from West Feliciana High School and West Feliciana Middle School.
Centreville Academy’s lower elementary students had a field trip to Critter Crossing in Magnolia, Mississippi, on Oct. 18. They picked pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, fed the farm animals and went on a hayride.
West Feliciana Middle School principal Mark Lester recently presented West Feliciana High School game balls to Jordan Johnson and Skylar Spangler to reward them for meeting their reading goals.
The West Feliciana Ministers' Conference visited with Superintendent Hollis Milton and his leadership team on Nov. 2 at Bains Lower Elementary School in St. Francisville.
The November employees of the month in the West Feliciana School District are Connor McCain and Tracy Williams.
On Nov. 8, Student at Bains Lower Elementary celebrated National STEM Day.
Keith Courville, executive director of the Association of Professional Educators of Louisiana, recently visited the STEM programs at Bains Lower Elementary School, the zSpace lab at West Feliciana Middle School, and West Feliciana High School, whe…
Two East Feliciana high school students were honored by the Olive Lodge Masons, of Clinton, at a dinner and awards ceremony.
Members of the West Feliciana High School Choir performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a New Orleans Pelicans game at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Oct. 27. Brandon Blaylock leads the choir, which includes Robert E. Barrow, Jayla…
HAMMOND — Family medicine nurse practitioner Shawn Dearie is accepting new adult and pediatric patients, ages 3 and older, at North Oaks Primary Care Clinic in Independence.