MAKING FRIENDS
Picking their friendship braceletbeads are,
Swifties create memories andfriendshipbracelets at libraryprogram
BY MELINDARAWLS HOWELL
Contributing writer
Taylor Swift fans shared their love of the musician and her music Nov.15during a Swiftie partyatthe West Feliciana Parish Library
Nine Swifties —Taylor Swift fans, eight girls andone boy —were hostedbylibrary technicians Logan Landrum and Lillian Russell. Theyprovided the materials to create friendship bracelets, which Swifties make and trade.
One of the young Swifties
ä See SWIFTIES, page 2G
Early
West Felicianascoresrise
West Feliciana Parish schools saw less decline during the pandemic than other districts —itwould have been number one in 2021 if the state had issuedletter gradesthat year —but it has had its own challenges. Miltonsaidthat his teachers sought to be more precise in how they intervene to help and in having extra tutoring available.
“Wetry to be specific about what achild needs that very day at that very time,” he said. “Our families and community support our efforts and that creates awinning combination.” Superintendent Hollis Milton Each year the district’sgoal is to rankin thetop 10 of every gradelevel and every subject area tested, Milton said.
“The school districtmet thatgoalinalmost everyareaincluding first in thestate in third grade in all subjects” he said. “The percentage of students who score mastery andadvanced at WFMS and Bains Elementary are at an all-time high. WFHS’ strength of diplomaskyrocketed this year with more students earning Advanced Placement credit, more students taking dual enrollment coursesfor college credit, and more
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AveryLandrum performs Oct. 26 at the music tent of the YellowLeaf Arts Festival. Landrum is aself-taught musician influenced by the mentors in the area arts community and the Songbird Music School.
Songbirdsleave nest,flockbackto rootsatYellowLeaf
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musicians influenced by its sister event —the Songbird Music School. Featured acts Prague, Caylen and Cam,and Avery Joyce Landrum were influenced by the arts camp either in their youth or young adulthood. Members of the teen band Prague, Terry “T Paul” Morgan, IanBrulte, John Lemoine, and Luke Clyde, opened the Yellow Leaf music. Their faces say high school, but their sound and seriousness about making good music has flashbacks to the 1970s AC/DCand 1990s band Korn. The 11th and 12th graders jam under the namePrague, an idea that Brulte had
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arrivals for the Swifties partyatthe West Feliciana Parish Library, from left, are Addyson Jackson, Sutton Lott and Aria Breaux.
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fromleft, aunt Kelli Daniel and Elise Waxnext to AniryahJames.
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West Feliciana SuperintendentHollis Milton, center seated,and staff cheer when theyare told thesystem ranked first in the state.
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had attended oneofSwift’s concerts recently in New Orleans. Addyson Jackson and her mom, Stephanie Guillaume,wentwithanother friend and mom, they said. After stopping and posing for agroup shot before the colorful balloon backdrop withthe number 13 on it, the bracelet-making fun and music continued. Number 13 is Swift’slucky number according to one Swiftie —Taylor Swift’sbirthday is Dec. 13, Landrum further explained
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for those companies and other public service entities such as electrical and water utilities, Gardner said. The revenue resulting from having the state’slowest tax rate is “like finding money on the side of the road,” the assessor said.
Although the assessor sets the value of residential andcommercial property in the parish, the TaxCommission sets the public service companies’ values, he said.
Gardner said he appeared before the jury because some jurors had questions about the parish’stax base and how it is affected by the outside public service companies.
Parish Manager David Amrhein has floated the idea of doing amajor road and bridge projectbyaskingvoterstoapprove abond issue backed by a property tax.
Gardner saidthe publicservice companiesbegan shifting their domiciles to East Feliciana Parish about 19 years ago when Union Parish, then the lowest taxed parish in Louisiana, approved amajor tax increase.
If East Felicianaraised its taxes and lost its ranking as the parish with the lowest parishwide property tax, those companies likely would change their domiciles, he said.
Gardner said East Feliciana’s taxratefor theentire parish is 47.5 mills, and St. Landry Parish is the next lowest.
ATax Commission report for 2023 says St. Landry collected a total of 56.4 mills. If East Feliciana lost the public service companies, agencies
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such as the Police Jury,School Board and sheriff would have to seek significant tax hikes to make up forthe lost revenue or cut back on services, Gardner said.
“If we raise our millage, and we become number two, get your checkbook ready,” Gardner said.
The revenue from the outside companies is like a“doubleedgedsword,” he added. “It’s nice,but if youlose it,it’spainful.”
In other action, the jury:
n Approved a3%cost-ofliving raise to all full-time jury employees, which Amrhein said would cost about $100,000.
n Voted to spend $42,603 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to upgrade the jury’s computer system,which Amrhein said is obsolete, and spend another$14,995 of thefederal funds to upgrade lighting at the courthouse.
n Agreed to allocate $93,849 in ARPAfunds to theparish clerk of court for hisoperations.
n Voted to spend $61,961 for a pickup truck for Public Works Director Derrick Hill.
n Voted 6-1, with two abstentions, to fire public works employee Glenn Sims, who backed ajury-owned truckintoapole outside aZachary pawn shop and did not report theincident until he returned to Clinton.
n Told Clinton resident Catherine Landry the jury has no immediateplans to demolish the oldClinton High Schoolbuilding on Bank Street because it is being used for temporary storage space for the jury and Sheriff’sOffice. Landry asked that the building, which the jury has declared surplus, be spared until Clinton residents investigate the possibility of preserving it.
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Abook about Taylor Swift on displayat theWest Feliciana Parish Library.
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Friends Genevieve Worsham and Jade Leraycreate friendship bracelets at aSwifties party
Happy Jovi Bunch listens to Taylor Swift as she selects her beads during aSwiftie Partyatthe West Feliciana Parish Library.
MAKING FRIENDS
Picking their friendship
Swifties create memories andfriendshipbracelets
BY MELINDARAWLS HOWELL
Contributing writer
Taylor Swift fans shared their love of the musician and her music Nov.15during a Swiftie partyatthe West Feliciana Parish Library
Nine Swifties —Taylor Swift fans, eight girls andone boy —were hostedbylibrary technicians Logan Landrum and Lillian Russell. Theyprovided the materials to create friendship bracelets, which Swifties make and trade.
One of the young Swifties
ä See SWIFTIES, page 2G
Early arrivals for the
West Felicianascoresrise
West Feliciana Parish schools saw less decline during the pandemic than other districts —itwould have been number one in 2021 if the state had issuedletter gradesthat year —but it has had its own challenges. Miltonsaidthat his teachers sought to be more precise in how they intervene to help and in having extra tutoring available.
“Wetry to be specific about what achild needs that very day at that very time,” he said. “Our families and community support our efforts and that creates awinning combination.” Superintendent Hollis Milton Each year the district’sgoal is to rankin thetop 10 of every gradelevel and every subject area tested, Milton said.
“The school districtmet thatgoalinalmost everyareaincluding first in thestate in third grade in all subjects” he said. “The percentage of students who score mastery andadvanced at WFMS and Bains Elementary are at an all-time high. WFHS’ strength of diplomaskyrocketed this year with more students earning Advanced Placement credit, more students taking dual enrollment coursesfor college credit, and more
AveryLandrum performs Oct. 26 at the music tent of the YellowLeaf Arts Festival. Landrum is aself-taught musician influenced by the mentors in the area arts community and the Songbird Music School.
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on the musical arts and the connections to the young musicians influenced by its sister event —the Songbird Music School. Featured acts Prague, Caylen and Cam,and Avery Joyce Landrum were influenced by the arts camp either in their youth or young adulthood. Members of the teen band Prague, Terry “T Paul” Morgan, IanBrulte, John Lemoine, and Luke Clyde, opened the Yellow Leaf music. Their faces say high school, but their sound and seriousness about making good music has flashbacks to the 1970s AC/DCand 1990s band Korn.
The 11th and 12th graders jam under the namePrague, an idea that Brulte had
ä See SONGBIRDS, page 4G
PHOTO BY FRANCESY.SPENCER
Swifties partyatthe West Feliciana Parish Library, from left, are Addyson Jackson, Sutton Lott and Aria Breaux.
PHOTOSBYMELINDA RAWLS HOWELL
braceletbeads are, fromleft, aunt Kelli Daniel and Elise Waxnext to AniryahJames.
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West Feliciana SuperintendentHollis Milton, center seated,and staff cheer when theyare told thesystem ranked first in the state.
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had attended oneofSwift’s concerts recently in New Orleans. Addyson Jackson and her mom, Stephanie Guillaume,wentwithanother friend and mom, they said. After stopping and posing for agroup shot before the colorful balloon backdrop withthe number 13 on it, the bracelet-making fun and music continued. Number 13 is Swift’slucky number according to one Swiftie —Taylor Swift’sbirthday is Dec. 13, Landrum further explained
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for those companies and other public service entities such as electrical and water utilities, Gardner said. The revenue resulting from having the state’slowest tax rate is “like finding money on the side of the road,” the assessor said.
Although the assessor sets the value of residential andcommercial property in the parish, the TaxCommission sets the public service companies’ values, he said.
Gardner said he appeared before the jury because some jurors had questions about the parish’stax base and how it is affected by the outside public service companies.
Parish Manager David Amrhein has floated the idea of doing amajor road and bridge projectbyaskingvoterstoapprove abond issue backed by a property tax.
Gardner said the public service companiesbegan shifting their domiciles to East Feliciana Parish about 19 years ago when Union Parish, then the lowest taxed parish in Louisiana, approved amajor tax increase.
If East Felicianaraised its taxes and lost its ranking as the parish with the lowest parishwide property tax, those companies likely would change their domiciles, he said.
Gardner said East Feliciana’s taxratefor theentire parish is 47.5 mills, and St. Landry Parish is the next lowest.
ATax Commission report for 2023 says St. Landry collected a total of 56.4 mills. If East Feliciana lost the public service companies, agencies
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such as the Police Jury,School Board and sheriff wouldhave to seek significant tax hikes to make up forthe lost revenue or cut back on services, Gardner said.
“If we raise our millage, and we become number two, get your checkbook ready,” Gardner said.
The revenue from the outside companies is like a“doubleedgedsword,” he added. “It’s nice,but if youlose it,it’spainful.”
In other action, the jury:
n Approved a3%cost-ofliving raise to all full-time jury employees, which Amrhein said would cost about $100,000.
n Voted to spend $42,603 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to upgrade the jury’s computer system,which Amrhein said is obsolete, and spend another$14,995 of thefederal funds to upgrade lighting at the courthouse.
n Agreed to allocate $93,849 in ARPAfunds to theparish clerk of court for hisoperations.
n Voted to spend $61,961 for a pickup truck for Public Works Director Derrick Hill.
n Voted 6-1, with two abstentions, to fire public works employee Glenn Sims, who backed ajury-owned truckintoapole outside aZachary pawn shop and did not report theincident until he returned to Clinton.
n Told Clinton resident Catherine Landry the jury has no immediateplans to demolish the oldClinton High Schoolbuilding on Bank Street because it is being used for temporary storage space for the jury and Sheriff’sOffice. Landry asked that the building, which the jury has declared surplus, be spared until Clinton residents investigate the possibility of preserving it.
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Abook about Taylor Swift on displayat theWest Feliciana Parish Library.
PHOTOSBYMELINDA RAWLS HOWELL Friends Genevieve Worsham and Jade Leraycreate friendship bracelets at aSwifties party
Happy Jovi Bunch listens to Taylor Swift as she selects her beads during aSwiftie Partyatthe West Feliciana Parish Library.
students earning certifications through courses offered at the career and technical education center.”
Milton pointed to thesystem’searly learning emphasis through Head Start, Early Head Start and Universal Pre-K, which providesa strong foundation.
“With afocus on literacy and numeracy and arobust intervention program, we can continue to move the needle for student achievement,” he said. “At the heart of what we do is love our students every day,set high expectations, andprovide the supportsneeded for all students to achieve. Ihope that this recognition amplifies the efforts of our students and teachers as they work so hard each and everyday.” Louisianascoresoverall growing
The overall state performance score for the 2023-24 school year is 80.2 out ofa possible150 points. That equates to aBletter grade.
It’sthe best score the state has had since 2018, when it last reworkedits schoolaccountability formula.It’s also 1.7 points better than the previous year and 3.1
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ChristmasinClinton
ASouthern Christmas in Clinton will be Dec. 6at the Feliciana Courthouse. The start time willbeannounced later Events include the lighting of the courthouse Christmas tree, courtesy of the East Feliciana Police Jury.Santa and the Grinch will visit.
St. Helena Street businesses open after the tree lighting and willhave specials. There will be food, fun,a kids’ Christmas fun center, games, and lotsofactivities.
Christmasinthe Country
Some Christmasinthe Countryevents need tickets, which can be purchased at bontempstix.com.
Those include the Christmas Wreath Sale, which benefits St. Francisville Beautiful, acommunitywide effort to beautify the Historic District with trees and ornamental plantings. Deadline for wreath orders is Nov.29. Choices ranges from $50-$150. Wreath pickup dates are from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Nov.30 and Dec. 7, from the potting shed behind the St. Francisville Town Hall, 11936 Ferdinand St. Bon Temps Tixalso has tickets for Dec. 7events including Breakfast with Santa at Grace Episcopal Church, the Friends of the Library Christmas Tour of Homes, and Christmas Spirits Historic District Stroll. This year’sChristmas in the Country T-shirtisavailable andcan be purchased at Temple Design or Town Hall. They are long sleeved white shirts in adultsizes small to XXXL and youth sizes small to large. Costs are youth $20, adult small to XL $30, XXL $34 and XXXL $39. Visit www.facebook.com/ townofstfrancisville to find schedules and how to register for events connected to Christmas in the Country in St.Francisville on Dec. 6-8. The parade route has been lengthened this year Among the activities are aGingerbread Man Scavenger Hunt. Collect 10 stamps while shopping in St. Francisville and receive apair of Christmas socks. The hunt will start Saturday, Nov.23and wrap up Dec. 6 at the Town Hall Tree Lighting. The Feliciana Stitchers will have handmade gifts for sale at Market Hall on Dec. 7-8. The group will also have aquilt raffle benefiting the West Feliciana Animal Humane Society Tickets are $2 and are available at Cross Quilter,
points better than the 20182019 school year,the last full year before the coronavirus pandemic.
Almostthree quarters of thedistricts in thestate improved and more than 60 percent of individual schools improved compared with the 2022-23 schoolyear East Feliciana improved from aC school to aB school with an overall scoreof77, up from 74 in 2023. Slaughter Community Charter school led the way withanA rating and95score. Baker,which formed its own independent school district the same year Zacharydid,islastinthe latest rankings, slipping almost 2points.That decline lowered the municipal school district’slettergradefrom aDtoan F, the only district to earn that grade.
AllfourBaker schools slipped. Park Ridge Academic Magnet School, which has aC grade while theother three Baker schools have Fs, declined the most,by3.7 points
St. HelenaParish schools earned aD,asdid the statemanaged Recovery School District, or RSD.
Adeeperlookat the numbers
Zachary’s dislodging from the top was partly aresult of it losingground and part-
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Send apostcard
Regan Tutor’sclass at West FelicianaMiddle School isstudyingmaps, landmarks, weather and more across theU.S.As part of the lessons, thestudentswould liketoreceive postcardsfrom each state If you havefriends or family in other states, ask them to sendapostcard ATTN: Regan Tutor,West Feliciana Middle School,9559 Bains Road,St. Francisville, LA 70775.
Winter basketball Registration for winter basketball is open.The deadlineisFriday,Nov.29, andthe cost is $75. Find information andregister at www.wfprec.com
Playground survey
Ashort survey asking ideas for abetter Butterworth Playgroundisavailable at forms.office.com/r/ UC0UDa27Qw.Submit responses by Saturday, Nov 30. Share this with other families, especially those whocan giveinputonwhat ADA accessibility needs are apriority in thecommunity
Market themes
The St. Francisville Farmers Market is held Thursdays from 9a.m. to 1p.m. Dec. 19 is theChristmas reception.Refreshments will be available as well as achance to shop for last minute gifts and holiday food. Santa will be on hand for photos.
Save thedate
n The 20th annual Feliciana Family and Friends MardiGras Parade in Jan. 25indowntown Clinton. MardiGras in theCountry will lineupatEastFeliciana Middle School, 10410 Plank Road, Clinton. Gates open at 7a.m., Lineup starts at 11 a.m., and the parade rolls at noon. Visit www.facebook.com/profile. php?id=100064329323928 for contact information.
n The 90th annual 2025 LSU AgCenter StateLivestock Show will be Feb. 11-18 at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales n The Azalea Polo Classic inSt. Francisvillewill be at 2p.m., April 6.
n The Feliciana Wildflower Festival will be June 7 and the group is seeking applications for sponsors, vendors and guestspeakers. Visit www.facebook com/FelicianaWildflowerProject for information
n The Day theWar Stopped is planned forJune 7.
Send news and events for Eastand West Feliciana parishes to extra@ theadvocate.com by noon Friday or call (225) 3880731.
ly its competitors gaining ground.
Zachary’s district score fell by 2.6 points. Four of its seven schools declined.The biggestdecline wasatCopper Mill school, which lost 5.5 points. Meanwhile, the districts now ranked higher than Zachary all improved. West Feliciana showed the most growth, improving 2.5 points. That growthwas led by West Feliciana High, which grew 6.5 points. For acomplete list of school scores, visithttps:// www.nola.com/2024-school -performance-scores/html _15377b08-a6ca-11ef-bfdea3d72bfa728b.html.
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after meeting agirl from Prague in the Czech Republic. Prague specializing in blues, classic rock, andalternative swamp rock. Threeofthe four members participatedinthe Songbird Music “Jam Camp”and they plan to continue gigging and developing the band’s sound and reputation.
Brother and sister duo Caylen and Cam are St. Francisville natives Caylen DeLaney and Cameron DeLaney.Caylen, acollege studentstudyingkinesiology,participated in Songbird gatheringsand engagements withother local artists, but the duo’s musicalroots run even deeper
“I’vebeenlucky enough to play with Cameron for years in church,”she said. “But justrecently hashestarted playing with me for gigs. It’s definitely a new experience butI thinkitprovides areallycool opportunityfor our family and friends to comeand hang outwhen weperform.”
Caylen DeLaneyhas attendedand participated in the Yellow Leaf Festival since her childhood,and shesaid being around allthe musicians has been abig inspiration.
“I think seeing all the differenttypes of musicand styles ofperforming openedmymusic world up more,” she said.“The festival has definitely been a great avenue for me andmymusic,and it continues to inspiremetogrow.”
TheWest Feliciana community watched singer-songwriter grow,take wings and fly.Flying back to thecomforts of home at Yellow Leaf was emotional for the musician andmembers of her audience. She performed amixture of music and strongly leans on her original music that canbefoundonthe CDs she has released.
Landrum participated in Songbird Music School as ateenager and later performed locally,onthe Baton Rouge scene,and the Mississippi Songwriters Festival that marked ahuge step in her development
Landrum calls herself amusical nomad as hertravels havetaken her to several communities and artcolonies across the country.Music is avehicle that she uses for thegreater goal or impacting and making positive change
“Since traveling, Ihave gotten into how we improve our communities and how dowemake our communities safer and more fun and accessible for everybody?” she said. “Coming back to St Francisville and seeing how it’sgrown is really heartwarming for me, but I definitely see the improvement. It’s such abeautiful spot and Iwould really love to see acommunity garden here.”
Her home base is alittle piece of land in Kentucky that allows her to play aroundLouisville. “It’sreally inspiring goingtoLouisville, because they are so supportive of their small artists, and they have aton of live art events whether it’smusic, live paintings, and all kinds of different things.”
Landrum’smusic page has afollowing of about 2,000 fans on Facebook. It containslinks to purchasing her music and booking information. For more, visit www.facebook.com/AveryLandrumMusic.
Visual artist Claudine Diamond demonstrates her methods on swamp cowart Diamond’swork will be partofthe film ‘The Hunt forSwamp Cows’ that will be shown Dec. 29 at the Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge.
Jewelryartist Christy Barrett shows her one-of-a-kind pieces during the YellowLeaf Arts Festival.Barrett sees Yellow Leaf as an opportunity to present tremendously individual pieces of art.
Brother and sister duo, Cam and Caylen DeLaney, performatthe musictent of the YellowLeaf Arts Festival.
Teen band Prague opened theYellowLeaf music tent at the YellowLeaf Arts Festival. Participating band members, standingfrom left, are Terry‘T Paul’ Morgan, John Lemoine and LukeClyde and seated, Ian Brulte.
Patrons of the arts flock toParker Park on Oct. 26 during the YellowLeaf Arts Festival.
