A 10-minute heart scan that can tell people if they are at risk for a heart attack, and the test requires no needles, injections or contrast dye, and patients do not have to remove their clothes, a news release said.
Don't forget to voteSome voters in East and West Feliciana vote Saturday for Louisiana House Districts 18 and 62. Visit www.sos.la.gov to find candidate lists, polling places and more.Transition fair helps disabledThe Zachary Community School Dist…
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Among the participants in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge are three seniors from West Feliciana High School: Mary Elizabeth Barrow, Jack Hosford and Lilly Ray.
Bains Lower Elementary School students Rylee Thevis, Asher Stafford, Bridget Hanna and Margaret Bell recently led the Monday Morning Announcements at Bains Lower Elementary School.
Students at West Feliciana High School in St. Francisville learned about science and engineering majors, as well as careers from women in those fields during the Women in Science and Engineering college and career fair. The event was organized and…
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The 12th annual Writers and Readers Symposium was held Saturday at Hemingbough Convention Center in St. Francisville.
The February employees of the month in the West Feliciana Parish Schools are Ali McMillan, a teacher at West Feliciana Middle School, and bus driver Betti Dooley.
The weekend of Feb. 9-10 was busy for Jackson-area Boy Scouts.
Registration is open for Girl Scout resident camp sessions between June 2 and July 7 at Camp Marydale in St. Francisville and Camp Whispering Pines in Independence.
Stan Branton has announced his intention to run for West Feliciana Parish Sheriff in the Oct. 12 race.
Naval Junior ROTC cadets at West Feliciana High School highlighted their hard work during their recent annual inspection.
A 2018 graduate of West Feliciana High School and two current students have recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout within the Boy Scouts of America. All three are members of Troop 61, which is sponsored by St. Francisville United Methodist Church.
ST. FRANCISVILLE — A proposed Commerce Street subdivision approved by the parish has some aldermen concerned about too much growth in the town, undue pressure on the town's water system, and whether the architectural style of the new homes would c…
Early votingEarly voting for the Feb. 23 election, which includes races for Louisiana house districts 18 and 62, runs from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Saturday. Visit www.sos.la.gov to find candidate lists, polling places and more.Ducks Unlimited …
West Feliciana High School seniors measured momentum recently in Justin Davenport's Advanced Placement physics class.
When most people think of St. Francisville they think antique shops, antebellum homes, live oaks and history.
Educators and administrators from West Feliciana Parish public school expressed their appreciation to West Feliciana School Board members during the board's Jan. 15 meeting.
Madison Elise Bennett was formally presented as a debutante at the Krewe Mystique de la Capitale's Mardi Gras ball Feb. 3.
In the Young Authors Contest sponsored by the Louisiana Reading Association, these Bains Elementary School students are winners:
In the Young Authors Contest sponsored by the Louisiana Reading Association, these Bains Lower Elementary School students are grade-level winners: Easton Blanchard, Piper Cutrer, Don Ford, Journey Fowler, Vincent George, Wesley LaGringe, Aurora Lu…
In the Young Authors Contest sponsored by the Louisiana Reading Association, these West Feliciana High School students are grade-level winners:
At West Feliciana High School, students in Christy Walker's class are learning skills used by certified nursing assistants, including how to reposition patients.
Students at West Feliciana Middle School applied their leadership skills recently by leading the school's first-semester recognition program.
Deborah Sternburg, chairwoman of the steering committee for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge, recently made a presentation to the St. Francisville Rotary Club about the program.
Members of the John S. Dawson Foundation highlighted the education pioneer's contributions during a presentation Jan. 25 for Gov. John Bel Edwards at the Governor's Mansion. Dawson, who died in 1950, had a 58-year career teaching African-American …
Students in Anita Ewing and Brittney Rosenbach's third-grade class at Bains Elementary School in St. Francisville have been learning about geography by reading and analyzing maps.
Students in Ali McMillan's class at West Feliciana Middle School are participating in a reading project through which they read with students from Bains Elementary School.
At the school's first-semester recognition program, West Feliciana Parish Schools Superintendent Hollis Milton presented a football autographed by LSU head coach Ed Orgeron to West Feliciana Middle School student Madison Arbuthnot in recognition o…
The students of the year in the West Feliciana Parish public schools are Mary Elizabeth Barrow, high school; Maddie Temple, middle school; and Adelyn George, elementary school.
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish Council put off a decision Monday on a zoning change request for a proposed recreational vehicle park on U.S. 61 at the parish's southern highway entrance.
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The Board of Aldermen raised concerns Tuesday about a large subdivision planned for Commerce Street that would be partially within town limits, but not yet covered by town codes.
Journalist to speak to learning groupThe Felicianas Chapter of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is presenting Bill Rodman as it speaker at its quarterly coffee at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Fellowship Center at First Baptist Church, 12404 La. 10, St.…
Lady Saints shock Parkview in soccer playoffs
In the Young Authors Contest sponsored by the Louisiana Reading Association, these West Feliciana Middle School students are grade-level winners:
NATCHITOCHES — The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts will be hosting its last Exploration Day of the school year from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18. Eighth- through eleventh-graders, along with their families, who are interested in ge…
The Alexander Stirling Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was in full swing through the holidays and the start of 2019.
The class ring ceremony Dec. 4 was a milestone for juniors at West Feliciana High School.
This spring, the Shelter Insurance Foundation will award $2000 scholarships to a graduate from Silliman Institute, Zachary High and West Feliciana High.
Hollis Milton, superintendent of the West Feliciana Parish public schools, recently recognized the district's teachers of the year: Eunice Dieguez, of West Feliciana High School; Shellee Harvey, of West Feliciana Middle School; and Liza Bryant, of…
The Assisi Heights residents gathered Jan. 18 show appreciation to the Magnolia Full Gospel Church for the meal it provided during the Christmas holidays.
Applications for a summer vacation full of fun for special-needs youth in the Felicianas are being accepted by members of the Jackson Lions Club.
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Jan. 23-30:
Students from East and West Feliciana parishes were among the exhibitors competing at the South Central Livestock show Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 in Gonzales.
The West Feliciana Parish Library, following a national search, welcomed Natalie Beam as its newly appointed director.
ST. FRANCISVILLE — After beating back two attempts last year to divert tax revenues from West Feliciana Parish Hospital to parish road and bridge work, the hospital's Board of Commissioners now wants to share some of its sales tax monies with the …
Souper BowlHelping in His Name Food Bank of Jackson is participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring to fight hunger and poverty in East Feliciana Parish on Sunday, the day of the Super Bowl football game. Several area churches have participated for …
Bains Elementary fifth-grade teacher Stephanie Whetstone, surrounded by her students, made a video call to her husband to tell him she received a national award that no one had prior knowledge of, and she also won $25,000. He said, ‘Oh, no you did…