St. Francisville | News from The Advocate (2024)

The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between June 3-9:

Three students received the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ highest honor, the Dean’s Award, at the college’s annual honors convocation May 1.

July 4 celebration set

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

The June 13 author performance and the baby alligators that followed were a big hit at the Jackson branch of the Audubon Regional Library.

The St. Francisville Board of Aldermen denied a request June 11 for a zoning change that would have allowed two houses to again be operated as short-term rental units.

The West Feliciana Parish Council will hold a public hearing July 13 on a proposed new parish zoning map introduced June 10.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette celebrated its spring 2024 graduates during commencement ceremonies May 30 and June 1. A total of 1,608 degrees were conferred.

The LSU AgCenter is offering two four-part educational series on improving health and nutrition through small changes in both diet and physical activity.

American flags dot the fence around Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson.

OLLI social planned

Louisiana Tech University in Ruston has announced the names of students on its spring quarter 2024 president’s and dean’s honor lists.

A scene opens with Harriet Emeline Hart reading a letter from her husband Union Commander John Hart to her young son Elliot. A few moments later, her father Abram Van Vorst, the mayor of Schen…

The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between May 13-19:

The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between May 20-26:

Lane Regional Medical Center, in partnership with the Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center, is hosting a summer health careers volunteer program for area high school students.

Meals for kids available

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

West Feliciana High's Tristen Harris was a finalist for the Girls Athlete of Year award at The Advocate's Star of Stars banquet last week.

LA Night Jam, a nighttime professional water sports competition and festival, makes its return for the third season, Saturday, June 8 at TriLakes, the home of Bennett’s Water Ski and Wakeboard…

Across the Baton Rouge region, people counted nature in the the annual City Nature Challenge and made the most observations in Louisiana. The four-day bioblitz involves cities across the world…

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

President's list

West Feliciana High chemistry teacher Alyssa Fontenot was selected at the 2024 Outstanding Chemistry Teacher of the Year by the Baton Rouge Local Section of the American Chemical Society.

Eli Milton fulfilled all the requirements to earn the State Seal of Biliteracy.

Register for sports camps

Three West Feliciana High athletes were successful at the State Track Championships.

Editor's Note: On writer Melinda Rawls Howell's trips to the East Feliciana Council on Aging she's spoken with many who have shared stories of growing up in and around the Felicianas. While no…