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• School leaders to talk about four-day school week

  April 18, 2013 9:48 PM

  CLINTON- School system leaders in East Feliciana Parish are considering a four-day school week. Monday, it will be discussed at a special board meeting. Earlier this month, voters said no to a property tax that would have funded system improvements. In October, Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. warned... more »

• Superintendent says struggling district needed tax money

  April 7, 2013 7:17 PM

  CLINTON- More than 70-percent of voters rejected the property tax that would fund schools in East Feliciana Parish. "The election was for our students. And so we know what is needed for our students and so we were hoping for um a victory last night," says Superintendent Henderson Lewis.... more »

• Police jury adopts new mobile home ordinance

  April 3, 2013 7:53 AM

  CLINTON - East Feliciana Parish Police Jury has approved a new ordinance regulating the placement of mobile homes in unincorporated areas of the parish. On Monday the jury chose a version supported by the parish's Planning and Zoning Commission over a proposal jury official Joe Rouchon said he developed in... more »

• Tears flow as convicted killer gets 70 years Play Video

  March 12, 2013 3:48 PM

  CLINTON - A man who killed seven people after a drunk driving crash in Slaughter last year won't get out of prison until he's a senior citizen. Brett Gerald, 30, was sentenced to 70 years in prison by Judge William Carmichael. At least 35 of those years must be... more »

• Gerald faces sentencing for drunk driving deaths

  March 12, 2013 7:26 AM

  CLINTON - The man who police say was more than twice the legal limit when he crashed into another car head-on, killing seven people, will learn his fate today in an East Feliciana Parish courtroom. Brett Gerald pleaded guilty in December to seven counts of vehicular homicide, after originally... more »

• State Police: man not wearing seatbelt killed in crash

  March 5, 2013 4:55 PM

  CLINTON- A 55-year old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 432 Tuesday. State Police said Lionel Terrell ran off the roadway, into a ditch and hit two trees. Investigators said Terrell was not wearing a seatbelt. Toxicology tests are pending. *********** Follow the... more »

• Former bus driver sentenced to life in girl's rape

  February 22, 2013 8:48 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - A state district judge has sentenced a Clinton man to life in prison after his conviction July 17 for aggravated rape of a girl under the age of 13 on his school bus. William Staton's sentencing was delayed until Thursday. District Judge William G. Carmichael held two... more »

• Wheelchair-bound man dies in Clinton fire Play Video

  February 5, 2013 5:28 PM

  CLINTON - Fire officials say a wheelchair-bound man died in an apartment fire Tuesday morning. It happened at the Clinton Manor Apartments. He was identified as 47-year old Christian Phillips. Clinton Fire Chief Doug Beauchamp says the fire was mostly smoldering when they arrived on scene before 7:30... more »

• Clinton man dies in apartment fire

  February 5, 2013 9:07 AM

  CLINTON - Investigators identified a wheelchair-bound man who died this morning in a Clinton apartment which caught fire. The Clinton Fire Department said 47-year-old Christian Phillips died in the fire at the Clinton Manor Apartments today. Firefighters received the call around 7:18 a.m. and were on scene five minutes... more »

• Independent high school sports association considered Play Video

  January 30, 2013 5:50 PM

  CLINTON - After the Louisiana High School Athletic Association voted to split the football playoff brackets for public and private schools, some schools are considering other options. The decision has generated controversy among high school athletic programs. There has also been talk of breaking away from the LHSAA and... more »

• Obama lauds Clinton as she prepares to leave

  January 28, 2013 2:30 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is lavishing praise on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she prepares to leave his Cabinet. He calls her one of his closest advisers and says their shared vision for America's role in the world persuaded his one-time rival and potential successor to be... more »

• Clinton: Department working to boost embassy security

  January 23, 2013 10:11 AM

  WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says her department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at U.S. missions worldwide, after the deadly September raid on the U.S. consulate in Libya. In what is probably her last appearance on Capitol Hill as the nation's top diplomat, Clinton... more »

• Clinton to face Congress on Libya assault

  January 23, 2013 6:15 AM

  WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faces tough questions in her long-awaited congressional testimony concerning the assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Clinton is the sole witness Wednesday at back-to-back hearings before the Senate and... more »

• Clinton, Carter join Obama inaugural gathering

  January 21, 2013 10:31 AM

  WASHINGTON - Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter joined lawmakers and other dignitaries at the Capitol for President Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing-in Monday to a second term. The two men are the only living Democrats who have occupied the White House. Clinton was accompanied by his wife, Secretary of... more »

• Clinton mayor picks new chief of police

  January 10, 2013 7:26 AM

  CLINTON - Newly elected Clinton Mayor Lori Ann Bell has appointed Fred G. Dunn as the town's police chief replacing Police Chief Eddie Stewart. Stewart, who had served three years as police chief during the administration of defeated Mayor Don Reason, left Wednesday's meeting without comment after the Board... more »

• Clinton to testify on Libya assault Jan. 22

  January 8, 2013 1:06 PM

  WASHINGTON - The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify on the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Libya on Jan. 22. That's the day after President Barack Obama's inauguration and the first day the Senate returns to Washington after a... more »

• Kerry prepping for secretary of state confirmation

  January 3, 2013 1:25 PM

  WASHINGTON - The State Department says Sen. John Kerry, who President Barack Obama has nominated to be the next secretary of state, has started meeting with diplomatic staff to prepare for his confirmation. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says Kerry was at the department's Foggy Bottom headquarters Wednesday. She says... more »

• Clinton leaves hospital after treatment for clot

  January 2, 2013 5:50 PM

  WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been released from a New York hospital where she was treated for a blood clot in her head. Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors advised her that she has been making progress on all fronts and are confident she will... more »

• Clinton talking to staff as she recovers from clot

  January 2, 2013 2:52 PM

  WASHINGTON - Doctors say they expect Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to make a full recovery from a blood clot in her head. They also say there has been no neurological damage from the clot, which apparently developed when Clinton fainted and fell at her home. A stomach virus... more »

• Doctors: Blood clot located in Clinton's head

  December 31, 2012 4:21 PM

  WASHINGTON - Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot say the clot formed in her head but they stress that they are confident she will make a full recovery. In an update Monday on Clinton's condition, her doctors say the blood clot did not result... more »

• Questions raised about Clinton investigation

  December 19, 2012 4:29 PM

  CLINTON- Defense attorneys in Baton Rouge accuse an investigator in Clinton of bullying two women well known in the town of Clinton. Alice Kent and Carol Shirley are well known in the community.  Both women were arrested last month, accused of malfeasance in office, money laundering, and racketeering for... more »

• East Feliciana Parish considers tax vote

  December 10, 2012 9:12 AM

  CLINTON - The East Feliciana Parish School Board has started talking about raising more money for public education. The board's financial adviser, certified public accountant Tommy LeJeune, presented estimates of the amount of money that could be gained if voters approved a 28-, 38- or 48-mill property tax increase.... more »

• Clinton defends Rice as 'stalwart' UN ambassador

  December 6, 2012 12:14 PM

  DUBLIN - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is defending U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice as a "stalwart colleague." Speaking Thursday in Dublin, Clinton said Rice has done a "great job" at the U.N. and that criticism of her initial explanation of the Sept. 11 attack on... more »

• East Feliciana Police Jury adopts budget

  December 4, 2012 10:33 AM

  CLINTON - The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury has adopted a $7.6 million budget for 2013. The jury's financial adviser said Monday the budget conservatively estimates revenues and anticipates spending to remain nearly the same as this year. Accountant Phil Graham, who prepared the budget proposal, tells The Advocate the... more »

• Clinton awarded quarter-million for public safety

  November 28, 2012 12:23 PM

  CLINTON - The town of Clinton received more than a quarter-million dollars in grant money this week to make public safety improvements. One grant worth $200,000 will be used to pay off the loan used to buy the town's first new fire truck in 15 years. Fire Chief Doug... more »

• Clinton Mayoral race turning nasty in final weeks Play Video

  November 27, 2012 3:39 PM

  CLINTON- Shocking allegations of wrongdoing surfaced today in East Feliciana Parish surrounding the Mayor's race. However, many of those allegations are just pranksters getting on telephones and causing trouble, according to Police Chief Eddie Stewart. "This morning, I was at work and got a call saying I would... more »

• Two accused of stealing thousands from town non-profit

  November 9, 2012 5:34 PM

  CLINTON - Clinton Police accused two women of racketeering and money laundering after they said they laundered tens of thousands of dollars in donations and grant money for personal use, instead of their intended use to improve the town. Police arrested Carol Shirley, 66, and Alice Kent, 62, after... more »

• Boil advisory lifted for Clinton

  November 6, 2012 11:44 AM

  CLINTON - Town officials lifted a boil order for Clinton earlier today. They said health department tests of water samples came back clean, and people could stop boiling as of 11 a.m. today. The town issued the boil order last week after a contractor installing fiber optic cables... more »

• Boil order issued in Clinton

  November 2, 2012 3:08 PM

  CLINTON - Authorities in Clinton issued a boil water advisory for people on the town's water supply until further notice. City workers said a contractor installing fiber optic cables broke a water main, compromising the integrity of the town's water supply. The town recommended people bring water to... more »

• Aide: Obama takes responsibility for Libya attack

  October 16, 2012 5:21 PM

  DENVER - A top campaign aide says that President Barack Obama takes responsibility for the consulate attack in Libya that killed four Americans. Deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter tells The Associated Press in a phone interview Tuesday that, quote, "every time an American dies abroad, everybody takes responsibility, from the... more »

• E. Feliciana school board panel votes for layoffs

  October 11, 2012 10:20 AM

  CLINTON - The East Feliciana School Board's Finance Committee has voted to support laying off enough school employees to offset a looming deficit resulting from a drop in enrollment. The recommendation to begin the layoffs effective Oct. 31 goes to the full board for consideration at a special meeting Tuesday.... more »

• E. Feliciana school board panel votes for layoffs

  October 11, 2012 8:15 AM

  CLINTON - The East Feliciana School Board's Finance Committee has voted to support laying off enough school employees to offset a looming deficit resulting from a drop in enrollment. The recommendation to begin the layoffs effective Oct. 31 goes to the full board for consideration at a special meeting... more »

• Bill Clinton: GOP taking away students' rights

  October 3, 2012 2:01 PM

  DURHAM, N.H. - Former President Bill Clinton is telling college students in the battleground state of New Hampshire that they have the right to vote either where they attend school or at home. Clinton took aim at the state's disputed new voter registration law while campaigning for President Barack Obama... more »

• Student enrollment drops, employees cut in EFP Play Video

  September 28, 2012 6:00 PM

  CLINTON - Students in East Feliciana Parish school are leaving the parish. As a result, 20 school employees could lose their jobs. The district lost more than 100 students this year, resulting in a decrease of $800,000 in state money for the year. To make up for the loss,... more »

• Clinton: Wealthy worldwide should pay more taxes

  September 24, 2012 10:38 AM

  NEW YORK - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants foreign countries to make elite citizens pay their fair share of taxes. Reflecting the American debate over taxing the rich, Clinton on Monday addressed participants in her husband's Clinton Global Initiative. The annual forum brings together leaders in... more »

• Disaster food aid sites open in Felicianas

  September 20, 2012 1:06 PM

  CLINTON - Sites opened today for people in East and West Feliciana parishes who were affected by Hurricane Isaac to apply for or receive disaster food aid. The sites will be open for the next seven days, and will help people get Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, formerly disaster food... more »

• Disaster food aid sites to open in Felicianas

  September 20, 2012 8:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Residents in East Feliciana and West Feliciana parishes who were affected by Hurricane Isaac have seven days, beginning Thursday, to apply for disaster food benefits. State officials say they're opening sites at the East Feliciana Early Learning Center in Clinton and the Independence Community Center in... more »

• Obama to honor return of Libya attack victims

  September 14, 2012 10:51 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are attending the return of the remains of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans killed in an attack of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, this week. Obama and Clinton were to go to Joint Base Andrews... more »

• Obama, Romney to address Clinton Global Initiative

  September 10, 2012 1:10 PM

  NEW YORK - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are set to address a major gathering of world leaders in government, business and other fields held annually by Bill Clinton. The former president announced Monday that Obama and Romney would participate in the annual meeting of the Clinton Global... more »

• Meetings set to review East Feliciana plan

  September 10, 2012 10:36 AM

  CLINTON - Meetings are scheduled this week for the public to review a draft plan for economic development, land use and transportation in East Feliciana Parish. The Advocate reports the first meeting will at J.D.'s Restaurant in Clinton Monday night. The second meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday... more »

• Second man arrested in deadly Clinton shooting

  August 15, 2012 4:32 PM

  CLINTON - Police arrested a second man they said was involved in a deadly shooting after an argument in Clinton. Investigators arrested Cordero Morgan, 25, in suspicion of first degree murder after witness tips he was involved in the shooting. Police previously arrested Jerald Matthews last week in connection... more »

• Clinton Police investigate city's first shooting death in three years Play Video

  August 9, 2012 5:56 PM

  CLINTON - One man is dead after a drive-by shooting Wednesday night, the first shooting death in years for the area. Clinton Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Isaac Simmons, 10479 Roosevelt St. Late Thursday evening, U. S. Marshals apprehened 26-year-old Jerald Matthews of Baton Rouge in suspicion of... more »

• Sheriff's Office looking for help with prison

  July 17, 2012 5:56 PM

  CLINTON - The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a little help from the police jury. The parish prison makes money by housing state inmates in part of the facility, and the sheriff's office shares much of the money with the parish. The police jury will consider... more »

• Clinton woman killed in EBR wreck

  July 11, 2012 4:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police investigated a two-vehicle wreck in East Baton Rouge Parish that killed a Clinton woman today. The wreck happened just after 10 a.m. on Liberty Road north of La. 64. Troopers said Nancy Pierce, 48, died at the scene. Investigators said a pickup driven... more »

• Accused drunk driver pleads "not guilty" to seven homicide counts Play Video

  June 26, 2012 3:46 PM

  CLINTON- Accused drunk driver Brett Gerald pleaded not guilty to seven vehicular homicide charges against him in East Feliciana Parish today. Family members of those seven victims were in court wearing t-shirts of their loved ones. They expressed outrage over Gerald's hearing today. "I wish he would have... more »

• Students plant garden to battle obesity

  May 21, 2012 5:14 PM

  CLINTON - Students in East Feliciana Parish are digging, planting, watering and weeding their way to better health. It's part of a pilot program to help combat obesity and other health risks in their parish. Right now, 20 percent of kids ages 7 to 19 in East Feliciana are... more »

• Officer booked in battery on wife

  March 16, 2012 9:03 AM

  CLINTON- East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a Clinton police officer on a domestic abuse complaint. Sheriff Talmadge Bunch tells The Advocate 52-year-old Ronnie Harrell was booked with domestic abuse battery and released on bail. Detective Don McKey says Harrell's wife accused him of striking her during an argument... more »

• Clinton woman killed in single car accident

  February 20, 2012 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana State Police say an 18-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana 37 in East Baton Rouge Parish. State Police spokesman Russell G. Graham II said in news release that the crash Sunday night killed Angela Robinson of Clinton. Graham said Robinson was driving her 2006... more »

• Clinton woman dies in car accident

  February 20, 2012 8:44 AM

  CLINTON- Louisiana State Police investigated a single-vehicle crash last night that claimed the life of a young Clinton woman. The crash occurred on LA 37 north of Liberty Road in East Baton Rouge Parish shortly before 2:00 am. Troopers' investigation revealed that Angela Robinson of Clinton was driving... more »

• Photo of child in restroom leads to man's arrest

  February 16, 2012 8:45 AM

  CLINTON, Miss.- Police say a 22-year-old Clinton man is accused of placing his cellphone in the bathroom of a service station where he worked and photographing a child without her knowledge. Clinton Police Chief Don Byington tells The Clarion-Ledger David William Kent Jr. is charged with one felony count of... more »

• Man pleads in shooting involving sheriff's son

  February 8, 2012 8:46 AM

  CLINTON - A 27-year-old Clinton man has avoided a possible prison term by entering a "no contest" plea to a reduced charge in the 2010 shooting of East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Talmadge Bunch's son. The Advocate reports Joshua Rogers entered the plea Tuesday to attempted second-degree battery shortly before his... more »

• Motorcycle passenger killed in crash

  January 27, 2012 3:24 PM

  CLINTON - State police are investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle that claimed the life of a Baton Rouge woman Friday afternoon. The crash occurred on LA 10 West of LA 955 in East Feliciana shortly after 2:00 p.m. Troopers say Hubert Millet, 74, was driving a... more »

• Police say woman killed by brother while driving

  December 26, 2011 3:46 AM

  CLINTON - A man allegedly killed his sister Christmas day by stabbing her from the backseat of the car she was driving. Louisiana State Police and the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Justin Holmes, 21, for second degree murder and second degree battery and identified the victim as... more »

• Overturned oil tanker causes major headache Play Video

  November 28, 2011 5:11 PM

  CLINTON-- It took crews nearly 11 hours to clean up the roadway after an oil tanker carrying more than 7,300 gallons of crude oil ran off the road and flipped over into a ditch. Motorists were left to maneuver the long way around the spill from 3 a.m. until... more »

• Signs in East Feliciana sheriff's race vandalized Play Video

  November 18, 2011 5:52 PM

  CLINTON - People in East Feliciana Parish are talking about this weekend's runoff election for sheriff, but someone's doing more than just talking. Signs for both candidates have been torn up, slashed apart or cut down across the parish. "The middle is completely cut out of it," said... more »

• Truck crashes into Clinton business

  October 20, 2011 2:46 PM

  An auto parts store in Clinton is picking up the pieces after a truck crashed into their business Thursday afternoon. Police say an elderly man drove a truck into Clinton Auto Parts, after he stepped on the gas accidentally. There was one employee in the store at the... more »

• Clinton: Plot a dangerous escalation by Iran

  October 12, 2011 1:06 PM

  WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling an alleged Iranian plot to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States a "dangerous escalation" in Iran's support for terrorism that must draw an international response. Speaking to a conference in Washington on Wednesday, Clinton urged the rest... more »

• Safety concerns delay Clinton haunted house

  October 11, 2011 6:37 PM

  CLINTON - The Haunted Reunion inside the old Clinton High School was supposed to open in Clinton September 29th. Nearly two weeks later, it is still closed as workers race to beat the clock to open the haunted house this weekend. The haunted house will raise funds to restore... more »

• The Reunion Haunt in Clinton

  October 11, 2011 5:35 PM

  CLINTON - A haunted attraction that tells the story of a high schooler turned mad scientist bent on revenge for being bullied could open soon in Clinton. "The Reunion" haunted attraction was built at the old Clinton High School and is scheduled to open this week. Organizers said on... more »

• Gun thieves on the loose in Clinton

  October 10, 2011 6:23 PM

  CLINTON - Thieves hit three homes in Clinton in the last week, according to police, looking for electronics, weapons and jewelry. All three homes were hit during the daytime when no one was home. Mike "Buster" Peel was hit hard, and estimates his loss is $7,500. Peel says thieves... more »

• 5 suspects arrested in rape case

  August 21, 2011 9:40 AM

  CLINTON, La.- East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested five people accused of raping a woman in the back of a pickup truck, Sheriff Talmadge Bunch said. Deputies responding to a call about shots fired on Hockaday Lane, east of Slaughter, found a naked woman in the truck who... more »

• 2 booked after dog attack on woman

  July 7, 2011 6:12 AM

  CLINTON- East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested two people after an Ethel woman suffered serious injuries inflicted by three dogs on Monday. A sheriff's office spokesman tells The Advocate the victim remained under treatment in a hospital Wednesday for numerous lacerations on her arms and legs, as well as... more »

• Lightning strike causes boil order in East Feliciana Parish

  May 27, 2011 4:06 PM

  CLINTON - Customers of Water District 7 in East Feliciana Parish are being told to boil their water at least through Tuesday before drinking it or using it to prepare food. The district's maintenance supervisor, James Jenkins, told The Advocate the order was issued after lightning struck a water... more »

• OMV Manager arrested on multiple charges

  April 20, 2011 8:21 PM

  CLINTON- The manager of the Clinton Office of Motor Vehicles was arrested Monday after an investigation that led authorities to believe he was abusing his power. Louisiana State Police say that 44-year-old Thomas Davis, of Baton Rouge, was issuing Class D licenses without giving the test. He was allegedly... more »

• Hammond man gets 5 years in drug killing

  March 23, 2011 1:58 PM

  CLINTON - A state district judge says he wished he could sentence a 21-year-old Hammond man to more than five years in prison for the shooting death of a Clinton man in a July 2009 drug deal. The Advocate reports District Judge George H. Ware Jr. sentenced Anthony Manzella... more »

• LSP: Assault rifles found during traffic stop

  January 24, 2011 11:00 AM

  CLINTON – State Police seized four assault rifles and a high-caliber pistol during a traffic stop in East Feliciana Parish this weekend. Troopers arrested the driver, 33-year-old James Behrnes, who investigators say is also a felon. The troopers were on patrol when they saw Behrnes speeding on LA 63 east... more »

• Clinton home has until Monday to appeal closure

  November 14, 2010 10:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A state official says a military-styled group home for abused, neglected or delinquent children will be shut for good if owners don't appeal the decision by Monday. Trey Williams, spokesman for the state Department of Children and Family Services, says that on Friday, director Brandi Phipps had... more »

• Teen group home slated to lose license

  November 12, 2010 6:13 PM

  CLINTON - State officials say the Challenge and Development Center in Clinton will lose its license Monday, unless it appeals the decision. According to the Department of Social Services, the center for 32 troubled teens ranging in age from 12 to 17 did not report repeated abuse at the... more »

• Group home in Clinton may lose license

  November 12, 2010 9:59 AM

  The Challenge and Development Center for teen boys in Clinton is slated to lose its license from the State of Louisiana if it does not appeal by Monday. Department of Social Services Spokesman Trey Williams told News 2 the department hand-delivered the letter to the center, which cites abuse,... more »

• Teen group home cleared out amidst abuse allegations

  October 22, 2010 6:56 PM

  The Challenge and Development Center in Clinton sits empty, all except for staff, after the Department of Social Services ordered all students out while it investigates allegations of abuse. According to DSS, staff members have been chronically under reporting abuse allegations. In August, DSS said two residents got... more »

• Children removed from Clinton home after injury

  October 22, 2010 10:19 AM

  Two state agencies have removed all of the children in their care from a Clinton group home after a youth was injured earlier this month. Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services spokesman Trey Williams said the agency placed a moratorium on the introduction of additional children at the Challenge... more »

• New indictments issued in Clinton slaying

  September 22, 2010 6:51 AM

  An East Feliciana Parish grand jury has issued new indictments against three men in the shooting death of a Clinton man during an alleged drug deal. The grand jurors on Tuesday indicted Anthony Manzella on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Jeral Wayne Matthews Jr. The panel... more »

• Senate opens corruption trial against LA judge

  September 13, 2010 5:21 PM

  A federal judge from Louisiana is corrupt and unfit to serve on the bench, House members said Monday as they began a rare congressional impeachment trial by laying out their case against the jurist. Playing the role of prosecutors, Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., used their opening... more »

• Psych exam ordered for accused teen in 8-year-old's murder

  September 13, 2010 3:11 PM

  A state judge has ordered a psychiatric examination of a 17-year-old accused of stabbing an 8-year-old boy and slashing his throat. District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla says the case is on hold until that is in. Defense attorney Lewis Unglesby has entered a plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity"... more »

• Orange water raises concern in Clinton

  August 31, 2010 5:44 PM

  A broken pipe is to blame for dirty water that flowed into homes in a neighborhood in Clinton. When Preston Gill turned on the faucet in his kitchen sink yesterday evening, what poured out looked more like orange juice than water. Officials with East Feliciana Rural Water, the... more »

• Judge tosses indictments in drug deal shooting

  August 18, 2010 7:44 AM

  A state judge threw out indictments against three men accused in the July 2009 shooting death of a 21-year-old Clinton man during an alleged drug deal. The judged ruled the grand jury that indicted the trio may have been led to believe that a person cannot claim self-defense in a... more »

• Earthquake shakes several homes in Clinton

  August 2, 2010 9:03 PM

  A 3.0 magnitude earthquake rattled homes north of Baton Rouge just before midnight Sunday. It hit east of Clinton near the East Feliciana and St. Helena Parish line. Many people told News 2 they didn't feel the quake, but for Clinton resident Natalie Neck, it hit close to home.... more »

• Hillary Clinton in Pakistan

  July 19, 2010 11:21 AM

  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is trying to convince Pakistanis that American interest in their country expands beyond the fight against Islamist militants. Clinton announced new U.S. pledged aid and projects, worth $500 million. The projects include new dams for electricity and aid for hospitals. While speaking at... more »

• School budget cuts 63 positions

  June 23, 2010 7:02 AM

  The East Feliciana Parish School Board has approved scaled-down budgets and a reduction in employees because of consolidated schools. Last week a judge approved combining the Clinton and Jackson high school student bodies in Jackson and the two middle schools' students in Clinton. About 63 positions will be eliminated and... more »

• Marijuana plants confiscated near Clinton

  May 18, 2010 6:34 AM

  East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies seized 36 young marijuana plants in a rural area of the parish southeast of Clinton. Deputies say the plants were growing in a garden next to a home. Deputies arrested Aaron J. Henderson, who lives in the house, and more arrests are expected. more »

• Part of Hwy. 432 closed due to overturned tanker

  April 29, 2010 7:10 PM

  Part of Highway 432, north of Clinton, is shut down due to an overturned 18-wheeler that is leaking crude oil. Louisiana State Police say no other cars were involved and the cause of the accident is still under investigation. The accident is 1.5 miles east on Highway 432, just 7... more »

• Boil order extended in East Feliciana Parish

  April 20, 2010 12:40 PM

  A boil order in East Feliciana Parish has been extended through Wednesday afternoon. This impacts about 900 people living in water district seven, just north of Clinton. Authorities say the chlorination system for a well broke, but has been repaired. The boil order was issued as a... more »

• Boil advisory for Clinton area

  April 19, 2010 9:07 AM

  Residents in East Feliciana Parish served by Water District 7 are under a boil advisory for the next 48 hours. Over the weekend, the chlorination system at the well for the district went out. It has been repaired, but to be on the safe side the district is asking residents... more »

• Judge: prosecutors can use of evidence in killing

  March 5, 2010 6:31 AM

  A state district judge has ruled that prosecutors can use much of the evidence gathered from a house where a man was killed during a drug deal last year, including a cell phone that made an audio recording of the fatal encounter. A grand jury indicted 20-year-old Anthony Manzella of... more »

• Boil orders continue

  January 11, 2010 9:15 AM

  The boil order for Water District 7 in Clinton in East Feliciana Parish has been extended for another 48 hours. In Ascension Parish, a boil water order is in effect until further notice for the west bank communities of Modeste, McCall and Smoke Bend. Water in those areas is supplied... more »

• Teen arrested with 20 pounds of pot

  December 13, 2009 1:00 PM

  State Police arrested 16 year-old male during a routine traffic stop for allegedly having 20 pounds of of marijuana in East Feliciana Parish. When police tried to pull the driver over for not wearing a seat belt, the 16-year-old continued to drive, and eventually stopped. The trooper was granted... more »