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Repairs to Midway Road over Black Creek approved after closed bridge declared an emergency
The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury met in a special session July 24 in an effort to open a major traffic link before, or soon after, school starts. The jury closed a bridge on Midway Road over Black Creek on July 9 after state bridge inspectors found serious problems with some of the pilings that support the concrete span.
See who’s qualifying for Town of Clinton mayor, alderman races in East Feliciana Parish
EAST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) – Candidates for mayor and alderman in the Town of Clinton started qualifying for the Nov. 5 election on Wednesday. The qualifying period for candidates is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from July 17-19. Local and municipal candidates qualify with the clerk of court in the parish they are registered for. Federal and state candidates qualify at the Louisiana State Archives.
Sunflowers are the stars at Cross Bucks Preserve near Jackson
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 Jackson in East Feliciana Parish. In addition to the traditional yellow sunflowers, visitors were able to see and...
Deputies trying to identify suspected organized retail thief
EAST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help with deputies’ investigation into an organized retail theft. The theft reportedly happened at Pop’s Country Store at the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 19. According to the sheriff’s...
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