Zachary News

The Zachary Community School Board accepted the low bid of $5.72 million Thursday for a new early learning center to be built on a 62 acres the board bought last year on Rollins Road.

An exhibit of Charles Fryling Jr.'s photographs of the Atchafalaya Basin is on display through July at the Zachary branch library, 1900 Church St.

For the third time this year, city-parish officials and members of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank will be giving away food to eligible parish residents as part of a quarterly commodities program.

This week GAME DAY: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, East Baton Rouge Parish Central Branch Library, 11260 Joor Road.

SETTLE DOWN: Paul Owen, agency manager for John Hendry Insurance in Zachary, believes new legislation will cause some companies to rethink named-storm deductibles, but that the market will settle itself over time with no real problems.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's official budget vetoes have been announced. Jindal scratched out about $19 million worth of spending, but only $3 million worth of so-called "pet projects." Some critics are concerned about the $31 million worth of amendments from legislators that Jindal left in the budget.

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden's decision to push a separate taxing district for his capital improvements plan is the latest sign of the political fragmentation plaguing this parish.

The City Council on Tuesday approved site plans for Zachary High School's new gymnasium complex, performing arts theater and School Board office.

A prison inmate awaiting sentencing on federal charges for turning parish jail cells into bogus business offices was arrested Monday after he admitted to carrying out a similar scam, a Sheriff's Office spokeswoman reported.

A police detective arrested two women Thursday after bank employees alerted him to a possible fraudulent transaction.

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Lane Regional Medical Center's will open its 4,000-square-foot outpatient diagnostic center Monday at the main plaza at 6550 Main St.

Q: Our cat just dropped over and died. What happened?My vet said heartworm disease that killed Sugar.

Old Clinton High is site for festival East Feliciana Community Center Inc., the group working to renovate the old Clinton High School building for use as a community center, is sponsoring a day of nostalgia and fun 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Plank Road site.

Police arrested a 10-year city employee accused of taking money from defendants in City Court who thought they were enrolling in a pre-trial diversion program.

If a hurricane threatens Louisiana, registered sex offenders who are evacuated now have a place to go, but it's not anywhere near the Baton Rouge area, like originally planned.

I write to help the Louisiana 4-H Program. 4-H is the only social outlet for my son, Zachary Page.

The O.C. Elementary Department held its Academic Awards Ceremony in St. Landry Catholic Church to honor many who have excelled during the year.

Police seized more than $9,000 in cash, a car and marijuana after a traffic stop and foot chase Wednesday night, Police Chief John Herty said.

BATON ROUGE - Authorities say a Zachary man turned parish prison cells into bogus business offices as he bribed guards, acquired cell phones and stole approximately $100,000 with other people's credit-card and bank-account numbers.