ST. FRANCISVILLE — West Feliciana Parish school employees will get a one-time pay boost next month as thanks for working to ensure that classes could be held during the ongoing pandemic.
East Feliciana Parish Prison bookings Jan. 7- Feb. 11:
Bains Lower Elementary students recently prepared for the school campus book fair set for Feb. 19-26.
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As the West Feliciana High baseball and softball teams prepare for their seasons, they hosted a Blue and White Series game to scrimmage and introduce the players Feb. 2. During the game, Alyscia Ernest hit the only homerun of the night.
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.
West Feliciana High School students, including Duke Dantin and Bill Jackson, recently learned about a variety of tools in Laura Glaser and Monica Traweek’s class.
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West Feliciana Superintendent Hollis Milton recently recognizes Bains Lower Elementary students for reaching the Accelerated Reader 25 point club.
CLINTON — The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury agreed Monday to appropriate $375,000 from its capital outlay reserves to buy a former agriculture cooperative building and adjacent property.
Soil and water board to meet
As the weather warmed, members of the West Feliciana 4-H Club archery team on Sunday ventured out to the Sports Park in St. Francisville for practice.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division provided transportation for essential workers who are trapped by unsafe driving conditions caused by freezing weather blanketing the state, a news release said.
Although it looked a little different this year, Mardi Gras celebrations could not be stopped by COVID-19 at Bains Elementary.
West Feliciana School Superintendent Hollis Milton recently recognized students earning points in the Accelerated Reader program.
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, West Feliciana Middle School students A’Laila Bibbins, Knox Michaelson, Hunter Adams and Jessie Lacombe decorated Valentines cakes in Lauren Liebkemann and Lashonda Roger’s class.
CLINTON — Executive Director Reginald Ellis, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in East/West Feliciana and East Baton Rouge parishes, reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States th…
Feliciana Dental Allied Health Scholarship seeks applicants
WASHINGTON — Agricultural producers who have not enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs for 2021 must do so by March 15.
At the Jan. 19 school board meeting, West Feliciana Schools Superintendent Hollis Milton honored employees who have served the district for 30 years.
NEW ROADS — Students at Rosenwald Elementary School received better places to study and play in February thanks to community partners from Entergy's River Bend Station nuclear power plant in St. Francisville.
As they learned about entrepreneurship skills, Taja Loffon and Kyra King received training in the new West Feliciana High School Spirit Shop.
West Feliciana Hospital has added Hitachi’s SCENARIA View lower dose CT imaging system to its list of diagnostic offerings, a news release said.
Centreville Academy held its First Pitch Baseball Banquet on Feb. 1. Former Mississippi State University baseball coach Ron Polk spoke.
At West Feliciana Middle School the top honors students were entered in a drawing for a candy bar bouquet, and a winner was selected for each grade level.
Centreville Academy announced students who made the honor roll for the second nine-week grading period in 2021.
West Feliciana schools had three teams in the Baton Rouge Middle School soccer program.
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.
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Feb. 1-7:
During their first responders course at West Feliciana High School, Ethan Buchanan and Neal Rachal learned to check blood pressure.
The seniors in the Pro Start 2 class at West Feliciana High said, “You can’t cancel king cake!” and made king cakes for the holiday.
On Feb. 15, the Felicianas woke up to ice with a touch of snow — and possibly no electricity.
Are you aware that 40% of all food in the U.S. goes into the landfill? Did you know that 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food is wasted in the U.S.? Consumers are the largest wasters. It is no surprise that fruits and vegetables are a…
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The Board of Aldermen approved a $24,100 addition Feb. 9 to a contract approved last month to replace old cast iron water pipes on Royal Street.
Are you interested in what resource concerns should be a priority on agricultural land in East and West Feliciana parishes?
Bains Elementary held a Young Authors competition. Winners were selected from each grade level in the categories of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette recognized its Fall 2020 high-performing students through its honor rolls.
In honor of School Board Appreciation Month, Superintendent Hollis Milton recognized the West Feliciana Parish School Board members at the January meeting.
Superintendent Hollis Milton recently presented Ada Kemp, Sylas Smith and Lucy Lindsey game balls from the West Feliciana High boys and girls basketball teams in recognition of their achievements at Bains Elementary.
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Jan. 25-31:
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.
Alaina Leet didn’t seem intimidated by the size of the Lamar-Dixon Arena or all the COVID-19 precautions. She was prepared and masked, but if the seventh grade poultry showman got a little nervous, she only had to look over her shoulder for mom. J…
The West Feliciana Royal Blue Club hosted the Blue and White World Series Feb. 2 at the Sports Park in St. Francisville.
St. Francisville Mayor Robert Leake and the 2021 St. Francisville Board of Aldermen recently met for the first time since the November election.
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish Council accepted a proposal from a Lafayette demographer Monday to determine if the council’s four districts need to be altered because of population changes noted in the 2020 federal census.
East and West Feliciana students competed last week in the South Central District Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
East Feliciana COA offers transportation, sets board meeting schedule
Six years ago, Cristy Walker was a nurse manager at Lane Hospital when West Feliciana Schools Superintendent Hollis Milton was rushed in having a massive heart attack.
The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Jan. 18-24:
Feliciana Firearms celebrated its grand opening Jan. 23, opening with sales, door prizes, live music and jambalaya.
ST. FRANCISVILLE — Local shoppers will begin paying an additional half-cent sales tax on April 1, following action Tuesday, Jan. 26, by the town’s Board of Aldermen.
Pre-K Roundup moves online