West Feliciana Animal Humane Society is a volunteer group that works in collaboration with the parish government to handle dog and cat adoptions at West Feliciana Parish's James L. "Bo" Bryant Animal Shelter.
Eyes on the areaThe New York Times trained its gaze onto the Felicianas with an opinion piece about dogs at Angola. Visit nytimes.com/2019/06/09/opinion/angola-prison-dogs.html to see the gorgeous portraits of the canine employees of the prison.Ca…
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OXFORD, Mississippi — Benjamin Garrett Davis, of St. Francisville, graduated with a Master of Arts from the University of Mississippi on May 11 at the university's 166th commencement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — USDA’s Farm Service Agency will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Friday.
The residents of Assisi Heights gathered for two events in May.
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Arts for All members Angela Campbell, Joanne Payne and Elaine Erikson taught an art lesson to a group at Council on Aging on May 29. Attendees learned how to blow soapy paint bubbles and then bust them onto watercolor paper to create an interestin…
An affiliate of West Feliciana Hospital, St. Francis Gastroenterology is open at 10289 Gould Dr., Suite C, the facility’s campus.
At the end of the school year, a change of scenery energized students in Layla Dupuy’s honors English II class at West Feliciana High School for assignments of reading and annotating informational scientific texts.
Teams of students in Samantha Williams' honors biology course at West Feliciana High School recently got a new perspective on their anatomy lessons by dissecting mice.
A group of five students at West Feliciana Middle School organized a food drive that pitted two eighth grade social studies classes against each other in a quest to collect the most food for the West Feliciana Food Bank and win free dress and free…
At West Feliciana Middle School, seventh-graders in Lacy Jewell's drama classes recently taught their classmates new skills through step-by-stop demonstrations.
Students at West Feliciana Middle School welcomed spring by frosting and decorating cakes in the shape of rabbits.
Teams of second- and third-graders at Bains Elementary School recently organized and carried out a fundraiser that brought in $1,000 to symbolically adopt an endangered snow leopard through the World Wildlife Fund.
At Bains Lower Elementary School, prekindergartners Cullen Copeland, Kalli Dunn, KaDrick Jackson, Myles LaGrone, Raine Minor and Peyton Rogers recently did double duty, leading the morning announcements and helping Alisha Hamilton raise the U.S. a…
During a session of the Youth Legislature program of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge, 21 students from West Feliciana Middle School were inducted into the Hall of Fame for outstanding performance as a legislator or press delegate.
Natalie Beam, director of the West Feliciana Parish Library, visited the library at Bains Lower Elementary School recently to provide kindergartners with library cards.
Augustine Kelly and Cynthia Whitaker of the Family Service Center of West Feliciana Parish schools were among the participants in a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren conference in Baton Rouge. Gov. John Bel Edwards delivered the keynote address a…
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between May 22-29:
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish Council has amended the parish zoning ordinance to allow recreational vehicle parks in a stand-alone category.
Fall rodeo tickets, more availableTickets are on sale for the October Angola rodeo dates. Call the ticket office at (225) 655-2607 or (225) 655-2030 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets and information are available at angol…
At the crossroads of life and art, there is introspection.
Lane Regional Medical Center has several regular support groups and other events meeting in June at 6300 Main St., Zachary.
A group in St. Francisville is trying to create a theater group and produce a Christmas production, Stephen Winham said in an email.
SEARCY, Arkansas — Caroline Lea, senior public relations major from St. Francisville, is among more than 1,200 Harding University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the spring 2019 semester.
Approximately 170 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University students were conferred masters, bachelors or associate degrees during the university’s commencement exercises at 2 p.m. May 18 in the Raising Cane’s River Center Exhibition Hall.
HAMMOND — Over 60 students at Southeastern Louisiana University were recently inducted into the university’s chapter of the national honor society Phi Kappa Phi.
Baton Rouge Community College held its 22nd Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 17 in the Bonne Sante’ Health and Wellness Center on the Mid City Campus, Baton Rouge.
LSU undergraduate students enrolled in at least 15 credit hours who earned grade-point averages of 4.0 or higher during the semester are listed on the President’s Honor Roll. Undergraduate students who earned grade-point averages of 3.5 to 3.99 in…
Bains Lower Elementary School first grader Jayda Irvine was rewarded with a trophy and a ball autographed by members of the West Feliciana High School softball team for earning a spot in the Accelerated Reader 100 Point Club.
In U.S. News & World Report's 2019 list of the nation's best high schools, West Feliciana High School ranked 13th in Louisiana, with a 91% graduation rate and a college readiness score of 22.8 based on the proportion of seniors who took and pa…
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between May 15-22:
The winners of the American flag coloring contest sponsored by the auxiliary of VFW J.E.B. Post 4224 of Baker are Bains Lower Elementary School first-graders Maitlyn Dedon, Dovie Leblanc and Natalia Waldrop; and kindergartners Laila Hogan, Annabel…
HAMMOND — Southeastern Louisiana University conferred degrees on 1,100 graduates May 18 at the university’s commencement ceremony.
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida — Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal conducted a change-of-command ceremony at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial on May 10.
West Feliciana Animal Humane Society is a volunteer group that works in collaboration with the parish government to handle dog and cat adoptions at West Feliciana Parish's James L. "Bo" Bryant Animal Shelter.
Residents from in and around Zachary and St. Francisville lined the streets near downtown Zachary on May 21 as the inaugural Gulf Coast Brotherhood Ride participants were cheered and applauded as they concluded the first leg of the day.
1940s theme fundraiser setLane Regional Medical Center Foundation invites everyone to enjoy a 1940s style USO Celebration from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on June 8 at Hemingbough, 10101 W. La. 965, St. Francisville. The event will feature entertainment by …
Summertime is upon us
Site plans and design for the West Feliciana Parish Mississippi Riverfront Gateway Development are underway after a recent community meeting where parish residents provided input for the highly anticipated project.
The West Feliciana Parish Library in St. Francisville accommodated students from West Feliciana High School for a recent study night as they prepared for finals and standardized tests.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections swore in 22 new probation and parole officers on May 17 at the Louisiana State Police training auditorium in Baton Rouge. The new officers will work in districts across Louisiana.
The West Feliciana Council on Aging adopted a festive and lively theme to celebrate the parish’s seniors during its 42nd annual picnic held Friday, May 24, at the West Feliciana Sports Park.
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between May 9-15:
The May employees of the month for the West Feliciana Schools are Brittney Johnson, a paraprofessional at Bains Elementary School; Connie Smith, a West Feliciana High School attendance clerk; Martha Duncan, a West Feliciana High School bus driver;…
In Shellee Harvey's Quest for Success class at West Feliciana Middle School in St. Francisville, students held a bake sale as a community service project. The sale brought in more than $500, which was used to purchase items for the food bank.
New members of the Accelerated Reader 100 Point Club at Bains Lower Elementary School in St. Francisville are Opal Boeker, De'Caryous Dixon, Marcus Doherty, Chrissy Duncan, Judah Lowery, Nico Mendel and Chloe Singleton.
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The Board of Aldermen on Tuesday continued to debate the wastewater facilities study that would influence impact fees for the town’s development.
Silliman brings home the state championship gold in two sports
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting applications for waterfowl group hunts for up to 12 hunters per group at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area and for alligator lottery harvests on 19 LDWF wildlife management areas,…