A popular annual attraction hits the streets in New Roads six months after circumstances left it stuck in park.
Bessie and Glenn Stockton will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in two weeks, although a celebration with family and friends will come later.
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Pointe Coupee Parish 4-H is accepting new 4-H members from 4th through 12th grade for this school year.
Stafford Chenevert shared historical information about the 106-year-old Mothers’ Culture Club with its members at the club’s meeting on Friday, Aug. 21.
A Louisiana independent filmmaker used a dilapidated New Roads shopping center to carve a piece of history.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission passed a notice of intent that will allow persons requiring a basic hunting license 16 and older to earn their hunter education certification completely online during its monthly meeting June 4.
A new minister is coming to the Island side.
Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux presents a $500 collegiate scholarship to Luke Major, a 2020 graduate of the STEM Magnet Academy. Luke, the son of Jim and Cheri Major of Oscar, finsihed with a 4..0 GPA. Thibodeaux presented the scholarship on behalf of the Louisiana Sheriff’s As…
The City of New Roads hopes the third time will be the charm for its scheduling of a popular annual event.
When Aaron Williams sought to promote his first film, he thought a tour of churches to show the trailer for the Christian romantic comedy would bring people to theaters.
Arianna Hammond has been named a Rousseve Scholar for the 2020-21 academic year at Xavier University of Louisiana, according to the university.
The City of New Roads hopes the third time will be the charm for its scheduling of a popular annual event.
Three events the Arts Council of Pointe Coupee planned for August have been canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Bayou Tri Parish Alumni Chapter of the Southern University Alumni Federation has announced the recipients of its inaugural scholarships for the fall 2020 semester.
A Pointe Coupee Parish student is among 31 high school students named to the 2020-21 Legislative Youth Advisory Council.
Three events the Arts Council of Pointe Coupee planned for August have been canceled due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Pointe Coupee Historical Society has a new slate of officers for the 2020-2021 year, approved at the Historical Society meeting on Tuesday, July 21.
Fern Rougon Lorio celebrated her 100th birthday. Her family said she wished she could be on beautiful False River having a cocktail and watching the sun set with family and friends.
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Pointe Coupee Dance Academy will present its 21st annual recital, “Dancing with the Stars” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 31, at the William H. Scott Civic Center.
The following deadlines apply to the Nov. 3 election.
M onths of questions on how an official school year will come will be answered in less than two weeks when students return to class in Pointe Coupee Parish. Or perhaps, they won’t.
Candidates have been campaigning since, well, since the end of the last election. Whenever and for whatever office that involved.
Art and photography entries are being accepted for the 11th Annual Petite Gallerie, a miniature exhibition to be presented by the Arts Council of Pointe Coupee in August.
Never mention odds or statistics to Leon Dixon. He has spent his life defying them.
The Pointe Coupee Banner readers might be able to help Carole Gloger get some information about this photo. It is the R&J Butcher Shop in New Roads. When the photo was taken and who is in the photo are unknown. If you know anything about the business or who ran it, let Gloger know at cgl…
Just like a boat ride along unchartered waters, Donnie LeJeune never imagined the direction an online purchase would take him.
A group of new officers for the Alpha Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International were installed for the 2021 biennium.
A project by Anna Jean Eaves and Elise Doucet, of Catholic High of Pointe Coupee, will represent Louisiana as its Outstanding Affiliate Entry on the national level of the History Day Competition. Their Junior Group Exhibit was titled, “The Baton Rouge Bus Boycott of 1953." Students had to co…
Candles just don’t do it when you celebrate your 92nd birthday. Richard Ducote did it in miles.
Ben Ewing holds up a 125-pound loggerhead turtle he caught in Lettsworth. The age of the turtle is between 100 and 125 years old, he said. Ewing donated the reptile to BREC, which will keep it at the Greater Baton Rouge Zoo.
Gratitude for frontline personnel and a desire for normal activity during the COVID-19 pandemic kept a longtime New Roads tradition afloat on the Fourth of July.
A farewell party was held for Jeanie Andre, upon her stepping down as executive director of the Pointe Coupee Parish Tourism Commission.
Big brother Roman D’Arensbourg welcomed home his baby brother, Jacques Lorio D’Arensbourg, on June 24. The boys are the sons of Jordan and Temple D’Arensbourg.
LaCour House recently observed a milestone when staff and residents celebrated the 102nd birthday of Edna Wesley. Wesley is involved in the Dinner Club and Garden Club and an avid bingo player. Her favorite game is bridge and her favorite sport is golf, which she played many years. She enjoy…
Residents in cities across America took to the streets to address relations between the community and law enforcement, but Pointe Coupee Parish residents chose a different venue and approach.
MORGANZA -- The grand opening celebration was not far in the past when business took a sharp turn in the wrong direction for a Morganza establishment, but the management said they will not throw in the towel.
Fireworks and a boat parade along False River will highlight festivities hosted by the City of New Roads for its annual Fourth of July celebration.
Have you harvested all your cucumbers, tomatoes, and eggplant?
CONTINENTAL PRAYER BREAKFAST (Stop and Go Prayer VIGIL) SPONSOR: ELWIM of Pointe Coupee Date: June 30, 2020.. Time:7 a.m- 8:00 ELEGANT LADIES WOMEN’S MINISTRY invite each citizen to Drive by 500 BLOCK LOUIS ST. (Left off CURET) This is an “ALL PRAYERS MATTER” ACTIVITY AND Scholarship fundrai…
BATON ROUGE -- Three months seemed almost forever for Leroy “Bishop” Touissant.
The week of June 22-28 is National Pollinator Week, and the focus is “Pollinators, Plants, People, Planet,” according to www.pollinator.org.
