West Feliciana Parish | News from The Advocate (2024)

Audubon Hills resident Collin Howell joined four other members July 23 for his first meeting as a St. Francisville alderman.

A body found in Mississippi is believed to be a Southern University student who was reported missing a week earlier, West Feliciana Sheriff Brian Spillman said Wednesday.

The schedules for West and East Feliciana Council on Aging facilities are as follows:

School orientations set

The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between July 1-7:

Grant Schiltz has joined the staff of Lane Surgery Group, 4801 McHugh Road, Suite C, Zachary.

Tanger Outlets Gonzales invites shoppers to kick off the start of the school season with its Back-to-School Athlete Meet-and-Greet from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, July 27.

Work continues on a $4.3 million project to renovate the former Julius Freyhan school building adjacent to the West Feliciana School Board office for use as a community center and museum.

One mayor won a new term without opposition when qualifying for the Nov. 5 election ended in the Felicianas, but another mayor drew an alderman as his reelection opponent.

West Feliciana Parish School Board members spent nearly three hours July 16 on a long list of decisions needed to start a new school year next month.

A variety of colorful sunflowers with bumblebees and butterflies under blues skies and sunshine was the scene for the final you-pick party held on July 13 at Southern Cross Bucks Preserve near…

A state agency plans to announce grants to internet service companies in late October as part of a state and federal effort to improve internet service to large areas of Louisiana.

A Baton Rouge police officer was one of two people who were arrested after a crash Sunday that injured a 3-year-old.

Louisiana’s turkey hunters had the best year from a harvest standpoint in 2024 as they reported taking 3,695 birds during the recently completed season, according to Louisiana Department of Wi…

Candidate announcements welcome

The schedules for West and East Feliciana Council on Aging facilities are as follows:

The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between July 1-7:

Michael Carpenter, of St. Francisville, earned a Master of Science in cultural resources management-archaeology from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, an hour northwest of Minneapolis a…

Two drivers involved in a July 14 crash just north of La. 10 were arrested for driving while intoxicated, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police troop A.

The St. Francisville Board of Aldermen voted July 9 to appoint Collin Howell to finish the term begun by Alderman Al Lemoine, who died June 22.

A proposed new zoning map for West Feliciana Parish remained only a proposal after the Parish Council on July 8 deferred an up-or-down vote.

The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between June 24-30:

Clinton High Band members sought for Bicentennial

Addison Bell-Pierce, of St Francisville, was named to the spring 2024 dean's list in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is joining a Catholic Charities USA national campaign highlighting the services Catholic Charities agencies provide in their local communities,…

In the 2023-24 school year, all pre-K and kindergarten students at Bains Lower Elementary learned about nutrition and gardening through Play 60.

A West Feliciana High student who ran track and played football died Friday morning in a single vehicle crash.

Mary Lindsey, of St. Francisville, is among the more than 3,100 students who earned their degrees from the University of Mississippi in May.