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Crumbling bridges could leave hundreds of residents on an island in West Feliciana Play Video
August 18, 2022 5:10 PM
WEST FELICIANA PARISH - Frustration is boiling over for residents in West Feliciana Parish and Parish President Kenny Havard, who has been trying to get two new bridges built to help residents that could be left on an island. Already, one bridge was closed by the state over Bayou... more » -
Some West Feliciana residents received erroneous property tax notices, officials say
November 25, 2021 1:14 PM
WEST FELICIANA - The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that some of the Property Tax Notices for the 2021 Tax Year that were mailed to residents last week contained a printing error. Officials say a printer incorrectly pulled values and legal descriptions from certain properties and applied... more » -
West Feliciana Parish authorities already performing initial assessments, clearing roadways Monday
August 30, 2021 9:21 AM
WEST FELICIANA - Authorities in West Feliciana Parish are hard at work the morning after Hurricane Ida cleared a path through the region late Sunday afternoon and on into the night. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies are using Monday morning to carry out initial assessments and... more » -
Sunday Journal: West Feliciana Parish's school year begins amid COVID-related changes, challenges Play Video
August 9, 2021 5:26 AM
In this week's episode of Sunday Journal audiences enjoy a preview of Back to School Week in West Feliciana Parish. Superintendent Hollis Milton will review the COVID restrictions and precautions that have been implemented in campuses across the Parish. He'll also take viewers on a tour of the... more » -
State Police: Truck driver killed in St. Francisville wreck
August 3, 2021 10:18 AM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - Louisiana State Police say a Mississippi man was killed in a Monday night wreck on LA Hwy 964 in St. Francisville. According to police, 66-year-old Laverna Howard of McComb lost his life when the truck he was driving went off the road. Howard was behind... more » -
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Sheriff's office admits to mistake after not sending rape kit off for testing Play Video
June 26, 2017 6:56 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE- West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Austin Daniel admitted Monday that his office made a mistake when it held on to a rape kit it picked up three months ago but never turned it over to the State Police Crime Lab. The rape kit was finally sent to the Crime... more » -
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Rape kit never tested in Angola Assistant Warden case Play Video
March 7, 2017 6:38 PM
BATON ROUGE- There's a twist tonight in an alleged rape case in West Feliciana Parish . The district attorney now admits an assistant warden and a woman had sex, but claims it was consensual. Tonight, we've learned the rape kit administered in this case wasn't even tested. All of this... more » -
School board member hit, killed walking on road; Driver arrested
September 27, 2016 12:09 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - A member of the West Feliciana School Board was killed while walking down a highway last week, the sheriff's office reported Tuesday. James White, 59, was hit while walking along Solitude Road near Heir Road shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday. Deputies said the driver of a... more » -
Deputies find drug lab after fire in West Feliciana
June 11, 2016 7:26 PM
WAKEFIELD – Deputies in West Feliciana Parish say they found what appears to be a drug lab after a fire at a trailer park Saturday morning. Deputies responded to the Sinclair Trailer Park in Wakefield around 8 a.m. Saturday. At the scene, deputies discovered “what appeared to be a... more » -
Boil water order lifted in St. Francisville
January 20, 2016 2:44 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - Officials in West Feliciana Parish lifted a boil advisory for parts of St. Francisville at around 3 p.m. Wednesday. The affected area was along Highway 10 and Bains Road West to Alexander Creek. The State Department of Health and Hospitals say they tested water samples... more » -
Areas in West Feliciana parish flooded
January 14, 2016 6:37 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - High water in West Feliciana Parish as a result of Mississippi River flooding has parish officials on standby. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office told News 2 they are monitoring water levels 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "Most of the properties that have been... more » -
Inmates celebrate the holidays with their kids Play Video
December 15, 2015 12:05 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - People behind bars in West Feliciana Parish received some early Christmas cheer Tuesday. Montreal Floyd is a father of six, but on Tuesday he got to see two of his children. This will be the first Christmas without his kids. "When you're use to being around them,... more » -
WFPSO deputy quits amid investigation into racial slurs
October 20, 2015 12:53 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - A West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's deputy accused of using racial slurs quit amid an investigation into the incident. Shane Lofton has only been with the department for less than a year. He was arrested last week on battery charges in Avoyelles Parish, after he allegedly threatened... more » -
Chief says he won't serve warrant for deputy accused of racial slur Play Video
October 13, 2015 6:32 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - A West Feliciana Deputy accused of using the "n" word during a traffic stop last week has a warrant out for his arrest in Avoyelles Parish. That warrant is currently active and stems from an incident after he allegedly threatened to kill a deputy in Bunkie, La.... more » -
West Feliciana deputy accused of using 'n' word, multiple complaints filed Play Video
October 8, 2015 6:06 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - Today multiple internal affairs complaints were filed against a West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office deputy who is accused of using the "n" word as he conducted routine patrols. Coincidentally, a third person was also there filing an internal affairs complaint against the deputy when our cameras... more » -
One killed in W. Feliciana Parish shooting
September 21, 2015 7:19 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. - Investigators remained tight-lipped after a reported shooting in St. Francisville Monday. Sheriff J. Austin Daniel confirmed that his deputies were investigating a shooting in which one person was dead. He said it happened around 10:30 a.m. Monday and they were questioning someone as part of... more » -
Measure to force vote on government style falls short
September 14, 2015 10:14 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - Three parish council members were two votes short of allowing voters to vote again on what form of government should be used to manage West Feliciana Parish. In 2012, voters approved changing from a police jury to a parish council. By 2013, a parish president had... more »