West Feliciana Parish, LA

West Feliciana High football players put down the footballs last week and picked up gardening tools to clean up the gardens at Bains Elementary school. West Feliciana football coach Hudson Fuller contacted Layne Langley, West Feliciana Agriculture Parish chair, to partner for a community service project. AgCenter staff at both...

The West Feliciana Parish 4-H sewing project club is run by volunteer Martha Robertson and her team Mary Ann Bryant, Susan Maryman and others. The sewing club has a beginner’s group, intermediate group, and an advanced group. They meet monthly. At the beginning of the school year, the members work on crafts to learn a new skill.

ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish School Board voted June 15 to make changes to the construction contracts at two schools, one of which will increase the price and the other to lower the overall cost. The construction cost for work at the high school was raised $127,121, primarily...

STAR Legal Director Morgan Lamandre reviews the recently wrapped up legislative session and where the state managed to improve and not improve in its handling of power-based violence. Jack Guinness discusses The Queer Bible, a book of essays about famous people written by other famous people. West Feliciana Parish head of tourism David Floyd previews their new John James Audubon-inspired tour. Baseball legend Dennis McLain surveys the state of pitching in the modern game.

It's not too late to sign up for the West Feliciana High softball team's softball summer camp at the West Feliciana Sports Park. The camp is set from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 28-30. The camp, for girls age 5-15, presents an opportunity for local softball players to improve...

The West Feliciana Parish Library has received a special round of funding to help the library system further respond directly and immediately to the many needs of our communities as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a news release said. Through the American Rescue Plan Act, the Institute for Museum...

West Feliciana Pickleball Club’s Summer Slam Tournament set June 25-26 has 144 entries to compete on 12 courts at the West Feliciana Sports Park Complex. Six courts are beneath the pavilion, and six courts are outside. The event is the group's fourth tournament. Players range in ages 19-79 years and...

ST. FRANCISVILLE — Vandalism and indiscriminate dumping are costing West Feliciana Parish time and money, the parish president told Parish Council members Monday. President Kenny Havard said vandals damaged an expensive excavating machine shortly after it was moved to a bridge replacement site in the Lake Rosemound area. In addition...

The fenced plot of land behind the West Feliciana Parish Work Release facility on West Feliciana Parkway is just a field of grass a little larger than 2 acres. But Gary McCranie wants to restore it as a garden to help those who need fresh produce in West Feliciana Parish.

West Feliciana Parish Parks and Recreation camps learned about the power of a fire hose, equipment needed to fight a fire and what it takes to be a firefighter during a summer camp visit to the local fire station. The 10-week summer camp is set to run through July 29...

West Feliciana High freshmen selected as the third nine weeks Banner Freshmen include William Spinks, Julia LaGrone, Abby Barnes, Joel Rogers, Aiden Smith, Evan Jarreau, Sha’Niya Sullivan, Anasol Arse, Wyatt Olsen and Bella Klein. The award is for outstanding freshmen who not only demonstrate academic success, but also exemplify qualities...

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (WAFB) - Authorities say the man thought to be responsible for shooting three people outside a convenience store in St. Francisville Thursday, June 3 has turned himself in. According to St. Francisville Police Chief Scott Ford, Demarcus Dunbar, 30, of Woodville, Mississippi was arrested Friday, June 4...

WEST FELICIANA PARISH - A man has been arrested in connection with a wild shooting incident that injured three people at a West Feliciana gas station on Thursday night, authorities say. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed that Demarcus Dunbar was arrested after Dunbar turned himself in to the...

A Mississippi man surrendered to West Feliciana Parish deputies after being named as a suspect in a triple shooting outside a convenience store. Demarcus Dunbar, 30, of Woodville, Mississippi, was booked on two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree battery. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said no bond had been set as of Friday morning.

May 19 was the final day of classes for students in West Feliciana Parish. Each school held activities to mark the occasion. Bains Lower Elementary marked the day with cotton candy, bubbles, limbo and other activities. Bains Elementary hosted games, recognition programs and a Mother’s Day Tea. Students at West...

One West Feliciana High School student’s vision to make driving easier is driving his future and has earned him top honors in the 2021 Young Entrepreneurs Academy. Cardell Smith has just completed the 11th grade, but he also spent the pandemic year in Baton Rouge’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy, a program that works with high school students to develop businesses from conception, planning, pitching to investors, and launching of the venture.

ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish School Board voted May 18 to seek bids for a historical renovation of the former Julius Freyhan High School adjacent to the School Board office. Board members also extended Superintendent Hollis Milton’s contract by a year and gave themselves a pay raise, the...