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  1. East Feliciana Police Jury extends drainage study rules

    The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury adopted an amendments Nov. 2 to the parish subdivision regulations that require more drainage studies in large developments.

  2. East Feliciana voters fill school board seats; set up runoffs for other positions

    East Feliciana Parish voters ousted four incumbents while filling the remaining six seats on the East Feliciana Parish School Board.

  3. Man who led police pursuit that killed two Brusly teens gets 95-year prison sentence

    A police chase in December 2022 inadvertently killed two teens in West Baton Rouge Parish. On Thursday, the man who caused the pursuit was sentenced to 95 years in prison.

  4. West Feliciana voters deny one ‘renewal,’ OK three others; school board seat still uncertain

    The West Feliciana Parish Council called, then cancelled, a special meeting to deal with a Nov. 3 vote on what was, in effect, a tax renewal that couldn’t be labeled as one.

  5. Angola lieutenant arrested after alleged inappropriate relationship with inmate, sheriff says

    A lieutenant at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola was arrested after she allegedly engaged in an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.