James Minton

During his farewell remarks Dec. 10, outgoing St. Francisville Mayor Robert Leake, right, presented gifts to Leigh Anne Jones, left, and Julie Brashier for spearheading a volunteer beautification program during

St. Francisville Mayor Pro Tem Abby Cochran, right, congratulates outgoing Mayor Robert Leake after presenting him on Dec. 10 with a proclamation thanking him for his service as an alderman

A lengthy discussion of a zoning issue before the St. Francisville Board of Aldermen resulted in a compromise Dec. 10 that may suit nearly everyone involved.

In a few short years in the 1920s and ‘30s, Gov. Huey Long turned LSU into a nationally recognized institution of higher learning, but he nearly ruined it with his

East Feliciana Parish police jurors expressed support Dec. 16 for a consulting firm that has been assisting the parish in getting federal and state disaster funds since the flood of

During the American Civil War, Livingston Parish did not see large armies collide in epic battles that are remembered and studied today. But life in the parish was not all moonlight and …

The picture I sent last night has an autocorrect boo boo that I thought I had subdued, but evidently beat me again. The woman’s name is Carol, not Caroline. Carol

After reelecting officers at a Jan. 6 meeting, East Feliciana Parish police jurors refined the terms of the parish’s participation in a tax break program for “first responders.”

A law passed last year by the Legislature apparently exempts data centers from paying sales taxes on the bulk of the equipment that will be used in the center, Parish President Kenny Havard says.

Beefing up the town’s fire department appears to be one of the first tasks facing St. Francisville’s mayor and aldermen in their new terms.