The Greater Pointe Coupee Chamber of Commerce and the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office are joining to invite the public to Coffee with Cops. The event will be at 8 a.m.
The following activities are scheduled in July at branches of the Pointe Coupee Parish Library System. • July 23 10 a.m.
The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of the 2025 mosquito season. The state agency is urging all Louisianians to protect themselves …
Women in White Celebration Pastor Floyd Womack along with the officers and members of the St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal Church cordially invite you to attend their annual Women’s Missionary …
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is planning its Second Annual Garage Sale on Saturday, Aug. 16.
Summer in Louisiana tends to bring afternoon downpours. Where does all that rainwater go? The ground and plants absorb some of it.
What is free will? Google defines free will as the ability to act at one’s own discretion. When we were born, God gave us free will as a gift, and it will not be taken away.
Pointe Coupee Parish Arrests June 18, 2025 – June 24, 2025 This list is provided by the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office. Those listed are INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
The Pointe Coupee Sheriff’s Office has launched an internal investigation of a deputy after video surfaced of him asleep at the wheel. The deputy – whose name was withheld – was seen asleep at …
First of two parts Morganza Mayor Clarence “Woots” Wells admits he has seen more prosperous times, but he says he also believes it’s possible to recoup them. Wells and a grass-roots civic group …
The Pointe Coupee Parish Council will decide in two weeks on an ordinance that would put more occupational taxes on short-term rentals. The move comes as the number of short-term rental properties in …
An audit showed a consistently solid revenue balance for Pointe Coupee Parish amid work on various public works projects. The findings of the 2024 financial report presented by Rob Carter, of Kolder, …
A small-town celebration of America’s birthday Friday, July 4, will feature more festivities than many large city galas when the City of New Roads hosts its Fourth of July celebration at 210 …
Thomas (Tommy) Charles D’Amico, Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital on June 22, 2025 at the age of 78 years old. He was born in New Roads, LA, and …
Artwork by Pointe Coupee native Leslie Charleville and Baton Rouge artist Ellen Ogden will be offered at the next Poydras Pop Up Exhibit opening Friday, July 11. The Pop Up Exhibit is sponsored by …
McAlvain School of Dance, Gymnastics and Martial Arts hosted its 47th annual dance recital on Saturday, June 14, at West Feliciana High School Auditorium in St. Francisville.
If you’ve paid any attention to the news in recent years, you probably know there’s a lot of concern about the decline in pollinator populations. Loss of habitat, overuse of pesticides and other …
Consider Branden Collinsworth’s essay on love. • I stepped into Love’s presence, unsure if I had been summoned or if my soul had simply wandered here on its own.
Special to The Banner The Treasures of Pointe Coupee and Petite Gallerie exhibits, a children’s workshop, conversation with an artist, art market, treasure hunt and silent auction concluded the …
Special to The Banner PORT ALLEN – The West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., is offering two classes to introduce participants to tatting.