The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries sent out a reminder about returning to Louisiana after out-of-state hunts with harvested deer or other cervids about the state’s cervid carcass importation ban.
The widow of a 48-year-old East Feliciana man who died in a series of shootings in 2017 detailed for a jury Thursday how her husband died in her arms after being shot while working in their front yard.
CLINTON — The Board of Aldermen named Alderman Mark Kemp on Wednesday to finish the term begun by Mayor Lori Ann Bell.
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A group of Jackson Elementary School students recently completed the Girls on the Run 5K in Baton Rouge.
Students in Sasha Simons’ fourth grade English language arts classes at Jackson Elementary School have been researching the feudal system.
Christmas Hitting CampThe West Feliciana baseball team is hosting a Christmas Hitting Camp from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 20 and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 21 led by Gannon Achord, Jason Ernest and Jason Kinchen. Micah Gibbs, former hitting coach and d…
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While the LSU Tigers continue to roll on toward a national championship, football season has sadly come to an end in both East and West Feliciana. Like with any season, it had its ups and downs, but it sure was a fun ride. Let’s take a look back a…
NATCHITOCHES — Belle Brown, of Clinton, received the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship, which offers a full four-year scholarship to QuestBridge’s college partners.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program is open.
Makayla Feierabend and Zoee Swan earned recognition as East Feliciana Middle School Students of the Month. Principal Shuanessy Matthews and Superintendent Keisha Netterville presented the students with certificates.
Siblings Tylon and Ty’Lacisha Williams were recognized as East Feliciana High School’s Students of the Month.
Kindergartners Lila Herrin and Bre‘Aiel Graves were recently named the December students of the month for Jackson Elementary School.
Brad DeFranceschi was cutting weeds on his rural property in the south part of East Feliciana Parish the morning of Oct. 9, 2017. His wife, Kaylene, was inside helping her 12-year-old son with his schoolwork when she heard a loud crackling noise.
GREENSBURG — St. Helena Parish resident Jeremy Cornette, his wife, Christy, and others showed up Tuesday to ask the Police Jury what they've been doing to let people know about the revival of the Darlington Reservoir project over the past year or so.
The first trial for accused serial killer Ryan Sharpe began Tuesday, more than two years after authorities say he fatally shot three men who were found dead on their rural properties and injured one other.
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish Council approved a $1.3 million contract Monday for work to control erosion on Bayou Sara that is threatening the town of St. Francisville's sewage treatment plant.
CLINTON — The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury met in a special session Monday to undo several Nov. 19 moves that had been designed to reward parish employees for workplace safety efforts.
The trial of Ryan Sharpe, who is accused of killing three men on their rural properties north of Baton Rouge, is set to begin Tuesday.
CLINTON — Former Clinton Mayor Lori Bell pleaded no contest Monday to allegations she inappropriately leased SUVs for the town's police department, which put the cash-strapped town into significant debt.
Michelle Bell was recently selected as Jackson Elementary School Teacher of the Year.
Church Christmas production setThe St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 5956 La. 19, Ethel, will hold its Christmas production "The Visitor" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday . The Rev. Joseph L. Washington is pastor.Annual Eastern Louisiana …
DARLINGTON — With his carport set aside for sawing wood, Malcolm Lee banged around inside his deceased granddad's former house recently, restoring the old family home from the floods of August 2016 that had sent more than 3 feet of water inside.
Students G.J.P. and P.J., from the Debbie Jones’ fifth-grade class at Rains Intermediate in Emory, Texas, are asking for help.
MANDEVILLE — Each year, Keep Louisiana Beautiful collects data from its extensive network to determine the outcomes of litter, recycling, education and beautification programs in the state.
Happy Thanksgiving!I hope you've had a wonderful meal, a great time with family and friends, and lots of football on this Thanksgiving Day. I'll be celebrating the day with a relative who is going to cook for 100 even though there will be less tha…
Superintendent Keisha Netterville and other East Feliciana public schools staff hosted visitors from Clinton Elementary School and Jackson Elementary School on Oct. 31.
Jackson Elementary School celebrated Storybook Character Day on Oct. 31. Students and staff were invited to dress like characters from their favorite books.
Students at East Feliciana Parish Middle School joined with community members across the parish to #PinkOutEFP in remembrance and honor of those in the community affected by breast cancer and to raise money to support families experiencing breast cancer.
Jackson Elementary School held a pajama party at its recent book fair. Families listened to bedtime stories read by teachers, enjoyed a snack and made purchases at the school’s Scholastic Book Fair.
As Thanksgiving ends, many people turn to Christmas activities. East and West Feliciana parishes have many activities already planned. If you know of something that should be added to the calendar, send the information to extra@theadvocate.com.Chr…
Slaughter Charter, West Feliciana win big at state cross-country meet
BATON ROUGE — On Oct. 22, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions.
Audubon Regional Library invites children to stop by the libraries in Clinton or Jackson to make weekly crafts at the Make and Take craft table.
CLINTON, Mississippi — Jordyn Loftin, of Wilson, and Kent Morris, of Slaughter, were named to the dean's list at Mississippi College.
Jackson Elementary School students read when they have a chance, even while waiting for the bus.
East Feliciana Parish public schools observed National School Lunch Week in October.
Fifth grade students at Jackson Elementary School recently visited the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians as part of their study of the history and culture of indigenous people in the region.
Jackson Elementary School third grader Mariah Wilkinson marked Oct. 21 by joining her classmates to #PinkOutEFP. The same day, she was named the student of the week for teacher Molly Ravn’s North Dakota State homeroom for exemplifying the school’s…
Clinton Mayor Lori Ann Bell resigned Friday after a tumultuous year that has seen her fail to produce town budgets before deadline, navigate a troubled water system and be placed under arrest multiple times on malfeasance allegations.
CLINTON — Police jurors and two East Feliciana Parish businessmen traded accusations Tuesday without reconciling who is responsible for paying to shore up a gravel road used for logging operations.
Family grocer Roy Daryl Adams was reelected Saturday as representative for the Felicianas-based District 62 in the Louisiana House of Representatives, defeating technical college administrator Johnny Arceneaux.
Annual Christmas prayer breakfast setSt. Francisville United Methodist Church will host its 20th annual Christmas in the Country Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 7 in the fellowship hall. The community is invited. Breakfast is prepared by the Lo…
East Feliciana High defeats General Trass in first round of playoffs
WASHINGTON — Dairy producers can now enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage for calendar year 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency opened signup for the program that helps producers manage economic risk brought on by milk price and feed cost disparities.
Lyman K. Fleniken, a Republican, will take his District 6 seat Jan. 13 as one of three new members of the East Feliciana Police Jury.
CLINTON — People attending a Nov. 19 meeting of the mayor and Board of Aldermen may have been left with more questions than answers about the town's financial picture.
An East Feliciana Parish judge on Tuesday dismissed the case against a black defendant who had unsuccessfully challenged the location of his trial — arguing all the way to the state Supreme Court — because a Confederate statue stands outside the r…