Clinton, LA

CLINTON — The East Feliciana Parish School Board on Tuesday approved budget amendments that include decreasing employee positions throughout the school district.The amendments, recommended by the board’s finance committee, are in effort to recoup lost dollars from the budget.Superintendent Keisha L. Netterville points to two reasons why the district saw a $2.3 million decrease after initially approving the budget. First, the district saw a decrease in state Minimum Foundati

Jay Worthy is mixing hip-hop, funk and old-school gaming as he prepares for the release of his new collaborative album with George Clinton. As part of...

CLINTON — East Feliciana Parish on Wednesday joined a growing list of parishes under burn bans as hot, dry conditions continue in South Louisiana. The parish police jury and the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness announced the ban on Wednesday morning. Also under burn bans are St. Helena, Tangipahoa and Washington Parishes. Permalink| Comments

SLAUGHTER - A charter school in Slaughter is set to open a new elementary school in the town, The Advocate reported.BESE is expected to officially approve the new campus when it meets again on Wednesday. The new school would compete directly with Slaughter Elementary, drawing students from three public schools in Clinton and one in Jackson.The new elementary school in Slaughter is set to open in fall 2027. It plans to start with sixth grade and add grades over time until reaching capacity in f

When Tupac Shakur was fatally shot at age 25 on Sept. 7, 1996, the presidential race between incumbent Bill Clinton and Bob Dole was in its stretch run. The Atlanta Olympics had just ended. The internet was in its infancy.In a booming music business, CDs were king, like Shakur’s monumental “All Eyez on Me,” which topped the Billboard album chart a few months earlier. It was the pinnacle of a brief hip-hop career whose legend would only grow in the following decade

When Tupac Shakur was fatally shot at age 25 on Sept. 7, 1996, the presidential race between incumbent Bill Clinton and Bob Dole was in its stretch ru...