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BY JAMES MINTON Contributing writer
EAST FELICIANAPARISHPOLICEJURY
Markingananniversary
This week is my 28th anniversary working at The Advocate. People who know me know my ties with The Advocate, The Watchman, The Democrat and The Plainsman are much longer.Myfather and Ihave worked in these worlds for a long time.
Igrew up in and out of these areas, graduating from Clinton High, and moving back for a while after college.
During those years,Iwrote stories and took photos (often sports), prepped papers for the mail sacks and newsstands, and worked in the offices. I’ve served these papersasaparttime employee and temp, then full-time.
While working for the daily paper,the chance came in 2017 for me to move back to the weeklies that wereapart of my high school and post college years. Thanks for the support allof you have given me and these papers through the years.
While Idonot hope for another 27 years in this job —I do want to retire at some point —I do hope for many more serving the communities north of Baton Rouge
Felicianafootballschedules
East Feliciana High School
All games start at 7p.m
Aug. 30: Jamboree
Sept. 6: Kentwood
Sept. 13: at St. Helena
Sept. 20: at Albany
Sept. 27: at Episcopal
Oct. 4: Capitol (Homecoming)
Oct. 11: Slaughter Charter
Oct. 18: at Donaldsonville
Oct. 25: Dunham
Nov.1:atBaker
Nov.8:atNortheast
West Feliciana High School
All games start at 7p.m.
Aug. 30: Jamboree at Zachary
Sept. 6: Alexandria
Sept. 13: at Belaire
Sept. 19: Broadmoor
Sept. 27: Woodlawn
Oct. 4: Plaquemine (Homecoming)
Oct. 11: St. Michael
Oct. 18: at Brusly
Oct. 25: Istrouma
Nov.1:atMcKinley
Nov.8:atTara
Garden speakers coming
The Southern Garden Symposium is Oct. 18 at Rosedown in St. Francisville.
Speakers are Marianne Willburn and Scott Beuerlein. Visit www.thesoutherngardensymposium.org for details and registration.
Garage sale weekendset
The Choctaw Trail garage sales dates are planned for 8a.m. to 3p.m. Sept. 6-7. The route stretches from Clinton, Jackson and St. Francisville. Vendor space is available to rent in Jackson, and spaces are available at the Clinton Community Market from 8a.m. to 1p.m. on Sept. 7. Contact Ginger at (225)9334911 or ging130@yahoo.com for information.
If setting up at your house, contact the organizers for a yard sign. The sale of guns and animals is not permitted. 28 years andstill here
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TheEast Feliciana Parish Police Jury voted Aug. 5toimpose asixmonth moratoriumonlarge,new subdivisions,but as is often the caseinjuryaction,the details remained murky The stated purpose of themora-
torium is to give the Planning and ZoningCommission and thePolice Jury time to develop more stringent residential subdivision rules to head off uncontrolled growth.
Jurors have recentlydiscussed requiring new subdivisions lotsto
be at least two acres in size, and Juror Dexter Armstead and planning commission ChairmanJosh O’Quin have been working with a consultant on updating the parish’s subdivision ordinance. The apparent impetus for
pausing new developments is the possibility of amajor industrial project coming to the West FelicianaParish Industrial Park on La. 964, ashort distance from an area of East Feliciana Parish traversed by U.S. 61. West Feliciana Parish President
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On Aug. 9, West Feliciana Parish Schools
Superintendent Hollis Milton said, “I have been in West Feliciana for 14 years, and this year was one of the best startsinmy tenure.
“The teachers were well prepared and our students so excited to be back. Over and over,I saw teachers providing hugs to children and students filled with joy. Smiles were everywhere. We are looking forward to a great year,” he said.
Milton was also excited about the resultsofthe 2023-34 LEAPState Assessmentscores. West Feliciana schools finished No. 2inthe statewith 51% mastery arate.
Ascension Parish was No. 1with 53%.
Feliciana school employees gather for back-to-school convocation
On Aug. 5,all East Feliciana Public Schools employees gathered for the district’s Back-to-School Convocation.
“We are ready to take our #HomegrownPride to new heights during the 2024-2025 school year,and we can’t wait to welcomeour students onMonday,Aug. 12,” said SuperintendentKeisha L. Netterville.
West Feliciana Middlesixthgraders Maci Hunter and CMyriah Roach, complete ascavenger hunt to find and learnhow to use helpful resources in Juliana Habisreitinger’smath class.
West Feliciana High chemistryhonors students Brylee Broussard, FrancesNeal and Karmen Hubbard practice working withlab groups by completing physicalscience review tasks at each lab station.
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West Feliciana High StudentCouncil member Jared Lane servesasthe emcee for freshman orientation.
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Clinton ElementarySchool teachers BrooklynRogers and DeAnndra Woodridgesmile during asong by East Feliciana HighSchool teacher Clinton Pullen. ä More photos. PAGE 6G
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Kenny Havard announced last November that the parish had sold 107 acres of land in the park for $500,000. The property isexpected to be the sitefor abusiness that Havard expects to be atremendous boost to the parish’seconomy He said then he was bound by the
terms of anondisclosure agreement about the business, which is in negotiationswith state officials for undisclosed financial inducements and with Entergy Corp. for its power supply
“This willbeagreat thing for this parish. It may pay (in taxes) what the nuclear plant brings in,” Havard told his Parish Council at the November meeting, referring tothe nearby River Bend nuclear power plant.
RUNNINGFOR OFFICE
Louisiana Supreme Court
Community news report
Chief Judge John MichaelGuidry,aDemocrat, announceshis candidacy for election to the District 2seat on the state Supreme Court.
Guidry has served as an appellate court judge on the Louisiana 1stCircuit Court of Appeal for 26 years. On Jan. 1, 2023, he madehistory when he became the 15th chief judge of theLouisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal and the first Black person to hold that position in the more than 100-year history of the court.
Before his election to the appellate court, Guidry served as amember of the stateHouse of Representatives and the state Senate. Guidryisa former commissioner on the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission and the Greater Baton Rouge MetropolitanAirportCommission.
He serves as an adjunct professor at the Southern University Law Center and formerly served as an adjunctprofessor with the Nelson Mandela School of
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Chief Judge John Michael Guidry
Public Policy on the Baton Rouge Campus of Southern University.Guidry is a member of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal, where he serves assecretary/ treasurer andchairman of thefinance committee, the American and National Bar Associations, theLouisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar Association, where he sits on the executive committee and the American JudgesAssocia-
Havarddeclinedtocomment this week on apossible project coming to the area. East FelicianaParish Police Juror Richard Oliveaux, whose district includes thearea near the neighboringparish’sindustrial park, has been pushing for amoratorium for several weeks, including July 15 when the jury considered and tabled it for more study “It’sfor the future of East Feli-
tion. He formerly served as the representative to the Louisiana Judicial Council for theLouisiana Conference of Court of Appeal Judges and was appointed twice by the Louisiana Supreme Court, on the recommendationofits ChiefJustice, to serve on the governing body of the Louisiana Judicial College. He is also amember of the Louisiana Domestic Violence Judicial Curriculum Advisory Committee and amember of the Baton Rouge Bar Association Pro Bono Committee. Guidry obtainedhis juris doctorate degree, graduating cum laude, from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. He is agraduate of LSU, where he obtained abachelor’sdegree in political science in 1983. Guidry,62, is married to the former Carol Fowler of Maringouin, with whom he has ason, John Morgan, and adaughter, Kennedy Michelle. He is an ordained deacon and the former Sunday school superintendent at Fairview Baptist Church in Baton Rouge.
East Feliciana School Board, District 3, Division 1
Community news report
Louis Smith has qualified for the District 3, Division 1East Feliciana Parish School Board seat, he announced in astatement. Smith, 42, received his bachelor’sdegreeineducation fromSouthern University in BatonRouge and aMaster of Education degree in educationalleadership from Northcentral University Smith was appointed July 18 to fill avacant board slot. “As the interim board member, Iplan to work with my colleagues on the board, the superintendent of schools, the employees of the districts, community members, and students to
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continue apath thatwill garner East Feliciana Parish Schools as apremier school district of choice in Louisiana,”Smith said
Through this work, Smith said he planstobuild trust, amplify transparency and hold all accountable for improvement in the district.
“Although Iamnot an educator anymore, Ihave vast experiences in the field of education, including work in Louisianaand Mississippi,” he said.“Ihave been trained by and trained manygreat people who work daily to ensure that students are the number onepriorityfor academic growth.”
If elected, Smithpledged to continue to work for the children to ensure they have all the toolsthat are necessary to be productive parish residents. The election is Nov.5
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ciana Parish to put the brakes on now,”Oliveaux said when jury President Louis Kent suggested tabling the moratorium again to allow District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla to look at the proposal.
The jurors had nothing in writing before them, and D’Aquilla said he was not approached about amoratorium untilthe morningof the meeting.
“You’re putting me on the spot,” D’Aquilla said when questioned
about the legality of halting all land divisions, as originally proposed. His suggestion to impose a moratorium on anysubdivision of more than four lots eventually gained approval, with Parish Manager David Amrhein saying the halt didnot include commercial developments. Developments that already have preliminary approvalalso are not affected by the moratorium.
athletic training supplies, coaches association dues and more.
The following people were booked into theWest FelicianaParish DetentionCenter between July22-Aug. 4: JULY23
HOLLINS,DEREK: 21; 12636 IslandRoad,St. Francisville; manufactureof machineguns, criminal conspiracy to commit first-degree murder
JULY24
MARTIN, ALLYAH: 21; 5945 Street A, St. Francisville; criminal conspiracy to commit first-degree murder
JULY25
JACK, CALAJIA: 20; 8076CarverRoad,St. Francisville; criminal conspiracy to commit first-degree murder
JULY26
JOHNSON SENEQUE: 5536 CountryLane, Baker; contempt of court
JULY27
DAVID,ANDREW: 24; 98939 Byrnes Road, St. Francisville; driving under the influence, tail lamps
HOWELL, TODD: 55; 10839 Wakefield South Drive,St. Francisville; driving under the influence, improper lane usage, expirelicense plate
GOMEZ, OSMER: 30; 8837 U.S. 61, St. Francisville; driving under the influence, improper lane usage,open container, driver must be licensed
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GALEN, JOSEPH: 50; 2460 Schwing Drive, Jackson; driving under the influence
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Wildflower Festival planning for2025
After its initial festival this year,the Feliciana Wildflower Festival is planning the 2025 event. On Facebook, the group has announced the festival will be June 7 and the group is seeking applications for vendors and guest speakers. Visit www. facebook.com/FelicianaWildflowerProject for information.
Also, aplanning meeting will be held at 6p.m. Aug. 21 at Clinton United Methodist Church, 11321 Old SouthDrive. Fine free at AudubonLibrary
The Audubon Regional Library announced on Facebook that it is now finefree. Also, the library will now allow patrons to print or make copies for free, up to $1 aday.Outgoing faxes will be free up to $10.
4-Harchery tournament announced East Feliciana Parish 4-H announces its first Archery 3D Invitational on Sept. 14 at the Bob R. Jones Idlewild Research Station, 13248 Gross Road, Clinton. This event invites all current 4-H members, 4-H alumni, 4-H shooting sports coaches and parents to participate. The invitational will have both individual and team divisions. Team member score will also qualify as an individual competition. Cost is $25 for individual entries and $40 for team entries. Square invoice will be sent once registration is received. Visit tinyurl.com/yj4hy2mv to register
People wishing to sponsor atarget can contact Kayla Banta, assistant extension agent, East Feliciana Parish at 4419 Idlewild Road, Clinton, LA 70722 or (225) 683-3101.
SupportWestFeliciana sports
The West Feliciana Royal Blue Club is holding its annual campaign. Money raised from this campaign is used to cover operating expenses for the athletic department, including official fees, entry fees, security,
Contact athletic director Shelley Genre at genres@wfpsb.org or (225) 635-4561 with questions.
MammographyCoach visiting area
Woman’sHospital brings lifesaving breast imaging to East Feliciana Parish with its mobile mammography coach. The coach makes mammograms more accessible offering advanced 3D mammogram technology at convenient times and locations across Louisiana. Physician’s orders are required and appointments are strongly encouraged. Call (225) 634-3517 to schedule.
The coach is stopping in Jackson on Aug. 19 at East Feliciana Primary Care, 3050 Charles Drive, Jackson.
On Aug. 14, breast imaging will be available at Zachary United Methodist Church, 4205 Church St., Zachary.Call (225) 9248268 to schedule. On Aug. 30, the coach will stop in Baker at LPG Baker,6516 E. Myrtle Ave. Call (225) 774-9486 to schedule.
Flag football
Registration is open through Sept. 1for flag football in West Feliciana Parish. Register at www.wfprec.com. Fees are $75. The season runs Sept. 9-20 for preseason practice and Sept. 23-Oct. 31 for games. Practices are from 5p.m. to 8p.m. Monday-Thursday.Games are 8p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at West Feliciana Sports Park.
Coaches and referees are also needed. If interested, contact mpatten@wfparish.org or (225) 784-8447.
Market setinSt. Francisville
n St. Francisville Tractor Supply will hold aCommunity Market from 9a.m. to 3p.m., Saturdays, Aug. 17 and Sept. 21. If you are interested in beinga vendor,call Christa Wilcox at (225) 635-2223.
Send news and events for East and West Feliciana parishes to extra@theadvocate. com by noon Friday or call (225) 3880731.
