BREC buys additional land for Imagine Your Parks Plan BREC, the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, bought 396± acres of land Friday, March 11, from several landowners in the northeast part of East Baton Rouge Parish. Tw...
Buddy Roemer and Mayor Amrhein address Leadership North group Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer opened with a discussion on leadership as 30 men and women from four parishes began the inaugural Leadership North program in Zachary last Thursday, March 10.
Roe...
Orders for military families: chip, putt, relax Madison Salvaggio had never played golf before.
“Does putt-putt count?” she asked.
Madison and her family took advantage of beautiful weather, free golf instruction and a scramble on the golf cour...
From prisoners to preachers: Angola Bible College is working Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, a maximum security prison in West Feliciana Parish, is turning some of its prisoners into preachers.
Angola Bible College, a four-year accredited school that...
Baker and Zachary's Women of Excellence The Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation recently announced the nominees for its 2011 Women of Excellence Awards.
The annual awards honor Louisiana women who display excellence in their...
Spring flower gardening Learn expert tips to create beautiful, long-blooming, easy-to-maintain spring flower gardens from Master Gardener Claire Fontenot at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, at the Pride-Chaneyville Branch L...
Table tennis at BREC Head over to BREC's Church Street Recreation Center, located at 3210 Church St., for a game of table tennis. Games are played Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. and Fridays from 6-8 p.m. Table tennis, also k...
School board honors students of the year Last Thursday, March 10, Zachary Community School Board members set the budget at $19 million for the new first and second-grade school and gave architect Henry Carville permission to begin the bid...
Concerned homeowners address Zachary Council over flooding issues After severe weather caused flooding in various city areas last week, Zachary homeowners attended the Thursday, March 10 City Council meeting to voice their frustration over longstanding drainage p...
OLLI announces April classes Those of us who live in the Felicianas already know the benefits of residence here, but there is another plus that perhaps you were not aware of. St. Francisville is the only other community in Lou...
Get It Growing: You can have success with houseplants Growing houseplants successfully starts with understanding their needs. Houseplants contribute to and become part of the interior decor, but they are not furniture or knickknacks. They are alive. A...
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Get it growing: Be creative with small-space landscapes Gardeners often are faced with small areas in their landscapes. Urban lots typically are fairly small, and in older neighborhoods it is especially common for the house to occupy a large part of the...
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![Dr. John Robson, DMin, of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary shared an Emmy winning documentary entitled "A New Hope" with Zachary Kiwanians on March 2. The documentary tells the story if the reform movement taking place at Angola State Prison due to the bible college that started there in 1995.](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/1087/assets/KBV3_030911_KIWANIS_Angola_Dr_Robson150X150.jpg "Dr. John Robson, DMin, of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary shared an Emmy winning documentary entitled "A New Hope" with Zachary Kiwanians on March 2. The documentary tells the story if the reform movement taking place at Angola State Prison due to the bible college that started there in 1995.")
