A Civil War reenactment will take place on Saturday, June 8, in West Feliciana Parish. The day will include a jambalaya cookoff, a play and other events. The Day the War Stopped Festival will feature Freemasons from Feliciana Lodge #31 and St. George's Lodge #6 in Schenectady, N.Y., reenacting a "poignant moment of the Civil War," according to worshipful master Leon Barnett.
AMITE — Powerful storms, including possibly a tornado, tore across a portion of the WBRZ viewing area on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands in an area from St. Francisville to north of Hammond. State Police closed Interstate 55 at Amite amid damage reports from the area.
UPDATE (5/31/24, 1:30am) the line of showers and thunderstorms continues to weaken while moving east. While some light rain and thunder may continue for the next few hours, the threat for severe weather has ended in the Metro Area. The SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH will expire at 2am Friday.
Editor s Note: On writer Melinda Rawls Howell s trips to the East Feliciana Council on Aging she s spoken with many who have shared stories of growing up in and around the