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The last Zoom meeting of the school year for Letrice Carter and Kaylin Cruise's second and third grade combo class at Hammond Westside Montessori School had the theme, "Nacho Average Year." The teachers carried that theme through when delivering f…
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department on June 19-25:
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The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison by the Baker Police Department from June 14-25:
Hoping to cut costs while making way for a more robust business scene in downtown Zachary, officials are planning to sell three city-owned houses in the Zachary Historic District.
Mike Denicola spent 30 years responding to health emergencies. Two years post-retirement, he responded to the need for fellowship and self-care by grabbing his guitar and chord sheets and joining a safely planned music jam in the Zachary Historic …
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Zachary residents who couldn’t pay their utility bills during the coronavirus shutdown can now set up installment plans to pay off their balances under a new program.
Postponed election early voting set to open
In collaboration with internationally acclaimed visual artist and poet John K. Lawson, Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge has launched Second Chances, a project using one-of-a-kind works of art to honor the lives of beloved family pets.
Councilwoman Doris Alexander, a Democrat, is running for reelection for District 4 of the Baker City Council.
Former Zachary City Councilman Brandon Noel plans to announce his candidacy for the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council District 1 seat from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at Magnolia Fields Event Center, on the corner of Lee and Virginia streets…
LSU has recognized 30 students as the Spring Cohort Class of 2020 for Leadership LSU, an annual program coordinated by LSU Campus Life, a news release said.
Louisiana Tech University initiated 84 new members into the Order of the Engineer on May 15.
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department on June 12-18:
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison by the Baker Police Department from June 3-14:
The newly organized Community Unity Project held a voter registration block party and candidate mixer Thursday, June 18, at the Zachary Men’s Club.
Reverence for the U.S. flag goes beyond the Pledge of Allegiance. A flag code dictates proper care and disposal for the American flag, and Zachary Boy Scout Morgan Day is on a mission to raise awareness and provide a vehicle for proper flag retire…
Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Science and Technology, through the Department of Computer Science, is sponsoring the Lion’s Code CyberCamp, a news release said. The camp is being offered free of charge as a community service.
Postponed election early voting set to open
Pelican State Credit Union has announced the launch of its new online video series aimed at helping viewers make more informed purchasing decisions, a press release said.
A local response to the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic has created a unique internship opportunity for a current Centenary College student and a recent alumna, a news release said.
Baton Rouge Community College celebrated its nearly 400 spring 2020 graduates with a virtual commencement ceremony on May 29 via the college’s Facebook page. The ceremony included many components of BRCC’s traditional graduation ceremony with mess…
Diplomas were officially conferred May 16 for the 2020 graduating class of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, a residential public high school in Natchitoches for academically advanced students.
In order to honor its spring 2020 graduates, Southeastern Louisiana University hosted a virtual celebration May 16 in advance of the still-planned face-to-face commencement later this summer.
Louisiana Tech recently announced its spring 2020 graduates. The school is planning a special commencement ceremony Aug. 15 for the spring graduates.
Hayden Duplantier, of Zachary, is the recipient of the 2020 Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson scholarship.
Brad Mazoch is one of 449 seniors to earn a degree from Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, on May 16.
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department on June 5-11:
Reese McGrew turned 8 years old this week, and she's getting t a new bike, but it's not a gift — she earned it.
The events captivating America and the world are also touching the lives of children. In the last week, as marches and speeches are spreading the Black Lives Matter movement, young Journi Davis, a sixth grader at Copper Mill Elementary school in Z…
West Feliciana Parish residents — both black and white — marched through downtown St. Francisville on Friday in a “March of Solidarity” with nationwide demonstrations over racism and police brutality sparked by the police killing of George Floyd i…
As I write this, our region is uncertain as to what the week holds.
As I write this, our region is uncertain as to what the week holds.
Lane Regional Medical Center has earned full accreditation with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention from the American College of Cardiology, according to a news release.
BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo is continuing to celebrate its 50th anniversary by offering a discounted admission rate. In the month of June, every Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., guests can enjoy 50 cent (plus tax) admission for all ages.
On Memorial Day, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Zachary Committee provided lunch for health care staff and other essential workers at Lane Memorial Hospital in Zachary as an expression of gratitude for their hard work and dedication during the cor…
Among those who graduating from Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi, for spring 2020 was Justin Brown, of Zachary.
Allyson Robertson, of Zachary, was named to the fall 2019 dean's list at Mississippi College.
Two students from Zachary graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.
After several months of staying at home, the Portfolio Club met June 3, at HugYourPeople Park in downtown Zachary. The theme was Masks, Muffins & Merriment.
Madelyn L. Kuipers, of Zachary, graduated cum laude from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, this spring with a bachelor's degree in molecular biology/biochemistry.
McNeese State University conferred 764 degrees on 737 prospective candidates at the university’s virtual spring commencement ceremony Saturday, May 16.
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison by the Baker Police Department from May 28-June 3:
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department on May 29-June 4:
Emma Courtney Allemond, of Zachary, was recently named to the University of Mississippi's spring 2020 honor roll lists.
The Zachary Men’s Club planned for weeks to honor the city’s firefighters and police officers, but they had no idea that the gesture of support would come during a global pandemic and nationwide racial unrest and calls for police reform.
LSU has announced the names of the students who have made the dean’s list and president’s honor roll for the spring 2020 semester.
A mixed-race crowd of protesters marched in tight ranks that spread over two city blocks in Zachary on Friday, urging unity and calling for racial justice.
In preparation of Tropical Storm Cristobal, Zachary will open a free, self-serve sandbag filling location at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 6. The sand and bags will be at the Zachary Youth Park, 1650 Mt. Pleasant Road in the northeast corner of the front …
Zachary city officials may offer installment plans to residents who are behind on their utility bills amid the health and economic crises caused by the novel coronavirus.
As a mother of five children, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, I am saddened when children are sick or in danger. As doctors and scientists learn more about the transmission and effects of COVID-19, I am troubled in my spirit to lear…