May 28, 2024 Edition of The Zachary Post

LA Night Jam set for June 8 - Public is Invited to International Event

LA Night Jam, a night time professional water sports competition and festival, makes its return for the third season in a row on Saturday night June 8th at TriLakes - the home of Bennett’s Water Ski and Wakeboard School.

Once again the event continues to attract the world’s top water ski jumping talent who will fly under stadium lighting for substantial cash prizes and points on the season-long Water Ski Pro Tour. Among those competitors is Hanna Straltsova, an athlete formerly from the nation of Belarus and who has called Zachary home for the past 6 years. She will be looking to defend her title here from the previous season - a season that included wins in every major event and two world championship titles. Her main objective this season is to remain undefeated on her way to also breaking the 200

foot barrier and the world women’s jumping record.

The men’s field will also include athletes who have won every major accolade in the world - None more so than former world champion and record holder Freddy Krueger. By far the most experienced competitor in the field, this Florida resident learnt most of his craft here at TriLakes and registered his first-ever professional victory in this state way back in 1995. His Louisiana connections are further cemented by the fact that he also earned his MBA while studying in LSU. Truely a dedicated athlete whom we welcome back annually to great support here in Zachary.

This event enjoys support from many great local entities - including our title sponsor Tides Medical, Louisiana’s Office of Tourism, Visit Baton Rouge and The Zachary Chamber of Commerce among many

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others.

About the Venue - Bennett’s Water Ski and Wakeboard School Founded originally on False Riv-

er in Pointe Coupee Parish in the mid seventies and at its current 3 manmade lake

location in Zachary, EBR since 1980 Bennett’s is highly regarded as one of the premier facilities in the world for learning the sport of water skiing and wakeboarding.

Students from a wide array of age ranges are taught skills from complete beginner to world championship level from our highly capable and experienced instructors.

Event Details

When: Saturday June 8th - Gates Open at 5:30pm On-Water Action starts at 7:00pm

Where: Bennetts Water Ski and Wakeboard School 18605 Barnett Road, Zachary, LA 70791

General Admission: $20 per vehicle VIP Tickets are also on sale. Information: http://www.lanightjam.com

Second Circuit Appellate Court Judge Marcus Hunter Announces for for Newly Drawn Supreme Court Seat

Appellate Court Judge Marcus Hunter has officially declared his candidacy for the newly drawn Louisiana Supreme Court seat.

Judge Hunter has previously served as an attorney for Legal Services, a Public Defender, a State Representative, and a Trial Court Judge prior to his current position on the Second Circuit Court of Appeal.

Judge Hunter has released the following statement:

“Whether it was returning home after law school to embrace the family practice, providing necessary assistance at legal services, representing the indigent as a public defender, or returning to my second home in Baton Rouge as a State Representa-

tive where I advocated for all Louisianans, the people were always the reason for my commitment to public service and the next steps forward.

This time is no different.

Throughout my career trajectory, each transition has been a strategic step, chosen not just for the role itself, but for the unique opportunities and challenges it presented for the advancement of our common goals. My unwavering dedication to public service has always aligned with my professional ethics and aspirations.

If so honored to be elected as your next Louisiana Supreme Court Justice, I am eager to bring my cumulative experiences and skills to the higher Court, where I pledge

to contribute to a shared vision for building a lasting and impactful effort to make Louisiana better together. I will ensure equal access to justice, apply the law without fear or favor, and treat all who come before our state’s highest Court with dignity and respect.”

Marcus Hunter

May is “Brain Tumor Awareness Month” in Zachary

By Patricia Stallmann

rachal2743@gmail com

225-721-5534

A Very Hard Month

Only two days after Mother’s Day, Zachary Councilwoman Brandy Westmoreland honored her mother and all who have fought and are fighting a brain tumor’s “devastating impacts.” The proclamation she read listed “loss of memory, sight, balance, coordination, taste, hearing, and the ability to drive, work, and go to school.”

At Zachary’s May 14 city council meeting, Westmoreland commented: “May has been a very hard month.”

Her mother, Elaine Hughes, received the diagnosis in May 2022 and “passed exactly one year later,” on

Joining Mayor David McDavid, center, and Councilwoman Brandy Westmoreland, who is holding the Brain Tumor Month proclamation, are members of the Rafe Cupit, Elaine Hughes, and Jeff Reynolds families. Also honoring those those who have fought and are fighting the disease, and the family members and friends who support them, are Councilpersons John LeBlanc and Ambre DeVirgilio at left and James Graves and Jennifer Boyd at right. Photograph by Patricia Stallmann

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As Westmoreland named persons from Zachary—or with ties to Zachary—who have passed due to brain cancer, family members and friends in the audience stood to remember and honor their “great determination, adaptability, and courage”: Muriel Regan (1985), Marty Massey (2017), Kyra Stanley (2019), Rafe Cupit (2020), Casey Peltier (2021), Larry Bellard (2016), Brad Vince (2021), Bryant Doiron (2023), Elaine Hughes (2023), Laura Hopewell Murchison (2023), Jeff Reynolds (2024), and Angela Richardson (2024).

Survivors

Springtime, often a synonym for rebirth and hope, appropriately celebrates not only those now free of their struggle but those whose fight lives on; therefore, pledging the support of the City of Zachary, Westmoreland also

of East Baton Rouge and the Feliciana Parishes, Scott and his father, Neal Haynes take

When you call, be assured that one

recognized “patients and survivors”: Kimberlyn Kirkland, Zara Mach, Glenn Overfield, Emma Rogillio, Khloe Sanders, and Anthony Scott. Following their diagnosis, some have already lived a few months, some a few years, and one a decade…and counting.

Brain Tumor Facts

The document proclaiming May “Brain Tumor Awareness Month” notes that “brain tumors are the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in adults under the age of 85 and…the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children in the United States.”

Louisiana, in fact, “ranks second in the nation.”

For the “one million Americans… living with a brain tumor…the survival rate is less than 35 percent…. In 2024, over 20,000 will die.”

And in 2024, 100,000 persons in the United States “will receive a primary brain tumor diagnosis.”

Focus on a Cure

Fewer than 30 “FDA-approved drugs and devices” exist to treat the “120 different types of primary brain tumors,” Zachary’s proclamation reads, “despite the numbers and the devastating impacts.”

The Zachary City Council, taking its cue from the courage of those fighting the disease in the Zachary community, joins them in its determination to raise awareness of brain tumor diagnoses in Zachary and “to support brain tumor patients and the research efforts of scientists and physicians as they work toward improved, less toxic treatments and an eventual cure.”

In Our Wellness Community

Kimberly Meiners, MD, Receives United Hero Award

Lane Family Practice congratulates Dr. Kimberly Meiners for receiving the UnitedHealthcare Hero Award!

Each year, the United Hero program recognizes physicians and advanced practice providers for delivering highly-rated patient experiences.

Selection for the United Hero Awards is driven by extraordinary achievement on patient-experience surveys. This means that award winners are ultimately chosen by the people we serve — and the honor recognizes the high-quality care these providers deliver to their patients and to the community.

To win a United Hero Award, providers must hit specific targets on their patient-experience scorecards over the course of the year, with each target covering a critical area of the patient experience.

In 2023, the targets fell into three categories:

• Getting needed care, for which providers had to achieve a 92% or higher score to win

• Care coordination, for which providers had to achieve an 88% or higher score to win

• Doctor-patient conversations, for which providers had to achieve a 58% or higher score to win

Congratulations to Dr. Meiners for this outstanding accomplishment!

Pictured L-R: Catina Robillard, Kimberly Meiners, and Katie Leger

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The council “salutes” the patients and their families and all who advocate and provide support for those fighting the disease.

Online Support

While area hospitals do not offer support groups for those fighting brain cancer, Sarah Dulaney, Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, notes that persons may explore the programs and services available through her office by visiting https://cancerservices. org/. Among the informational online sites she provides is CancerCare: https://www.cancercare.org/support_ groups/100-brain_tumor_caregiver_ support_group.

The coordinator for the online support group program at CancerCare explains that following COVID, “a lot of in-person cancer support groups moved to Zoom,” as those fighting cancer may have a weakened immune system due to their illness or treatment regimen.

She reports that while CancerCare offers brain tumor online support groups only for caregivers, Zoom groups the Zachary community may find helpful include:

- National Brain Tumor Society (monthly): https://braintumor.org/support-services/support-groups/braintumor-support-conversations/

- Glioblastoma Foundation (biweekly): https://glioblastomafoundation.org/patients/glioblastoma-patientand-caregiver-support-groups

- American Brain Tumor Association: https://www.abta.org/abta-connections/

Upcoming Event: A Walk

Brandy Westmoreland looks forward to future awareness events—for example, in Clinton, on the first Saturday in October, the second annual brain tumor awareness walk, which recognizes the courage of those who are fighting the disease and the family members and friends who support them.

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At the City of Zachary’s May 14 council meeting, council member Brandy Westmoreland reads the “Brain Tumor Awareness Month” proclamation. Photograph by Patricia Stallmann

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Free Library Programs for All Ages In June

Summer Reading Is Here!

Adventure is out there! In fact, look no further than your Library! Join in the fun with East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s 2024 Summer Reading Program, Adventure Begins at Your Library! Starting Saturday, June 1 and running through Thursday, August 15, enjoy an entire summer of FREE programs, workshops, storytimes, concerts, and performances for all ages, scheduled throughout the Library system. Learn more about our summer events at www.ebrpl.com/SummerReading.

Track your reading and earn rewards! It’s easy! First, sign up at your local Library location or online at ebrpl.beanstack.org, starting June 1. Then, read books and log them into your Beanstack account to earn virtual badges and completion rewards, as well as entries for weekly prize drawings! There are reading challenges and incentives for kids, teens, and even adults!

Adventure awaits! We’ll see you at the Library this summer for exciting events and reading rewards!

Movies on the Plaza

Movies on the Plaza returns! Join us at the Main Library at Goodwood each Friday in June at 7 p.m. for a family-friendly movie on the big screen in the outdoor plaza. Bring your lawn chair or blanket to sit comfortably while you watch. S.A.B. Snowball Shoppe will be on site to sell refreshments, and, as always, there will be an after-movie dance party!

Set It Up Music Showcase

Bang your head at the Main Library at Goodwood on Sunday, June 9, 2-4:30 p.m., at the Set It Up: Metal x Hardcore Music Showcase with four local bands: Christworm, Glacial Coffin, Muscle, and Reptilian War Machine. Food trucks and merch vendors will be on site.

Special Collections Meet and Greet

If you love history like we do, please join Special Collections for a “Meet and Greet” tour on Tuesday, June 25 at 6 p.m. in the Special Collections Department on the second floor of the Main Library at Goodwood. Special Collections consists of the Genealogy Department and the Baton Rouge Room Archives. New resources are added frequently, so whether you’re new to Special Collections or a regular visitor, our staff welcomes you! Save your spot on the tour; Register today! To register, please call 231- 3751.

Louisiana Archaeology Presentation

This summer, groundbreaking adventures begin at your library! Dig into the rich history of Louisiana with a presentation from the Louisiana Division of Archaeology at the Main Library on Thursday, June 13 at 4 p.m.

Cool Careers

Teens and 20-somethings are invited to Cool Careers, a fun and engaging series to learn about various in-demand careers from experts in their respective fields, brought to you by EBRPL’s Career Center. On

Fridays in June and July at 10 a.m., presenters will share their knowledge and experiences, and give an overview of their career fields. For more details and to register, visit www.careercenterbr.com/events or call 231-3733. These exciting presentations will include:

• June 7: Space exploration with NASA

• June 14: Logistics with Coca-Cola, FedEx, and Ingalls Shipbuilding

• June 21: Process Technology Industry with BRCC and Turner Industries

• June 28: Game Design with Southern University Law Center

• July 5: Drones and Robotics with LSU, BRCC, and Atmosphere

Drones

• July 12: Forensics with LSU FACES Lab

• July 19: Healthcare with Oncologist Sanjay Juneja, M.D. and Oschner Health

Teen Summer Film Camp

Local filmmaker and puppeteer Clay Achee is partnering up with your Library to bring FREE filmmaking summer camps to teens ages 13 and up! Students will learn the basics of video production, including design, storyboarding, production, post-production, effects, and more through a hands-on process. Camps will take place at six Library locations. See details below. Space is limited. Registration is required. To register, please call 231-3770. Teens may only sign up for one week-long Summer Film

Camp. Final projects from each camp will premiere on Tuesday, July 30 at 6 p.m. at the Main Library at Goodwood.

• June 3-7: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Main Library at Goodwood 2 – 5 p.m.

• June 10-14: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library 2 – 5 p.m. – Baker Branch Library

• June 17, 18, 20 & 21: 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library

• June 24 – 28: 10 a.m. –1 p.m. – Jones Creek Regional Branch Library

Zachary Branch Library, 1900 Church St., (225) 658-1840 STEAM Studio Teens, come to the Zachary Branch Library on Tuesday, June 25 at 2:30 p.m. to try a very unusual painting method combining art and chemistry! It will be fun and very messy! Wear something you don’t mind getting grubby. Space is limited; first come first served.

Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Rd, (225) 274-4440 Egg Zoom

Hey teens! Test your engineering skills at the Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library on Wednesday, June 5 at 4 p.m. in an Egg Zoom competition! Design a seat for your egg on the top of a pull- back toy car, then race it against other cars. Who will reach the finish line first with their egg still intact?

Who’s Ready for Spring?

Springtime awakens the child in all of us! It brings longer and warmer days with more time to spend outdoors. It also brings seasonal allergies.

At Lane Pediatrics, we are here to help you and your children get the most out of spring. From wellness exams to seasonal allergies and illnesses, we’ve got your springtime wellness covered. Our team is experienced in caring for newborns, toddlers and teens. So enjoy the outdoors and trust Lane Pediatrics to keep your little ones healthy.

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• Newborn Wellness Checks

• Well-baby Exams

• Developmental Screenings

• Preventative Checkups

• Immunizations

• School & Sports Physicals

• Primary Care Services

• Flu Shots

• On-site Laboratory Testing

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May 28, 2024

Please submit calendar notices to: rachal2743@ gmail.com.

NOW: Register for Zachary schools summer camps. 1) ZHS Wrestling: June 17–20, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., ages 6–14, cost, $125 per wrestler; $25 siblings discount. 2) ZHS Baseball: June 10–13, 9 a.m.–noon, 5–14 years old, $120. 3) ZHS Agriculture Camp: July 15–19, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., 5–10 years old, $150. 4) Lady Broncos Volleyball and Basketball: June 10–12, kindergarten–seventh grade, $110 for one or $200 for both. 5) Volleyball: 8 a.m.–11 a.m., Basketball: noon–2 p.m. 6) Cross-country: June 24–27, first–sixth grade, 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m., $100. 7) Boys Basketball: May 27–31, Ages 4–14, 8:30 a.m.–noon, $110. 8) Rollins Place Elementary Arts and Science: July 8–12, completed first to fourth grade, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., $180 by May 2 or $200 after May. Visit zacharyschools.org/summer-camps/ to register.

ONGOING THROUGH AUGUST 25:

“Evolution of the Revolution” art exhibit at West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen. This fascinating multimedia installation, the product of collaboration between photographers and set designers Lynn Rossi and Nichelle Evans, features huge, colorful photographs depicting key moments in Black history. Presented by the California African American Museum and created by Surreal Box Cinema. For more information, visit www. WestBatonRougeMuseum.org.

Tuesday, May 28, and the Last Tuesday of Every Month at 6 p.m.: Free yoga (all levels) at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen. Please do not eat beginning one hour prior to class, and please remember to bring a yoga mat. Classes convene in the Brick Gallery; please enter through the courtyard or the gravel driveway. For more information, visit www. WestBatonRougeMuseum.org.

Twice monthly at noon: OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), Felicianas Chapter Lunch Club, invites all age 50 and older to join a friendly group of OLLI members to socialize and share ideas while enjoying a delicious meal at a local restaurant. Register the Monday before the luncheon by clicking https://ce.lsu. edu/olli/ under the Feliciana chapter or under Field Trips. May 29: Iron Horse in Jackson; June 12: The Francis in St. Francisville; June 26: Aqua Blue in Zachary; July 10: The Magnolia Café in St. Francisville; July 24: Petra Café in St. Francisville; August 7: Sonny’s in St. Francisville; August 21: Community Grocery in Woodville, Mississippi. For more information, email ollifelicianasmembership@gmail.com.

Wednesday, May 29: The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center mobile unit will provide free breast and skin cancer screenings and distribute colorectal cancer screening kits from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Audubon Market, 5452 Live Oak Centre Drive in St. Francisville. To determine eligibility, to make an appointment, or for more information, please call 225-425-8034 or visit marybird.org/services/get-screened.

Friday, May 31, through Saturday, June 1: The Ninth Annual Walker Percy Weekend in St. Francisville presents “Walker Percy and the Speculative South.” Tickets are available at: bontempstix.com/events/the-2024-walkerpercy-weekend-5-31-2024. Guests may attend only lectures and panel discussions or may add, at additional cost, the Progressive Front Porch Bourbon Stroll and the Taste of Louisiana Supper.

ONGOING through May 31: An Exhibition of Recent Work by Lynn Wood at Backwoods Gallery, 11931 Ferdinand Street in St. Francisville. Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call gallery owner Joe Savell at 225-721-1736.

REGISTER NOW: Arts for All “Summer Art Camp 2024” with Angel Mcgee, for ages 7 through

14, will take place June 10 through 14. The camp “will teach students lots of great art skills and will offer unique, fun projects: drawing while using many different mediums, portrait sketching, sculpting with a variety of products, watercolor painting, charcoal drawing with a twist, weaving, and MORE! Fee: $150 for the week. Contact Lynn Wood at birdmancoffeeshop@gmail.com to sign up.

ONGOING: SIX Hiking and Biking Trail Locations in the St. Francisville area, dawn until dusk: 1) Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area offers five hiking, biking, and ATV trails. Location: 18 miles north of St. Francisville off Highway 66. 2) Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge offers two hiking and Nature trails and three ATV trails. Location: 7 miles west of St. Francisville off of Creek Road. 3) Mary Ann Brown Preserve offers three hiking trails.

Location: 8 miles southeast of St. Francisville off of Highway 965. 4) West Feliciana Parish Sports Park offers one hiking and biking trail. Location: 3 miles north of St. Francisville off of Highway 61. 5) Clark Creek Natural Area (in Mississippi, but close to St. Francisville) offers one hiking trail 25 miles north of St. Francisville off of Ft. Adams Pond Road. 6) Audubon State Historic Site offers one Nature and birding trail 6 miles southeast of St. Francisville off of Highway 965. For more information, visit StFrancisvilleLa. com, come by the Historical Society Museum at 11757 Ferdinand Street in St. Francisville, or email Devan@visitstfrancisvillela.com. Please check with the Sports Park to be sure that trails are open following the April 10 storm.

NOW through Friday, May 31: Application Period for Master Gardener Classes, August 1 through November 7 at the West Feliciana Parish Extension Office, 10032 West Feliciana Parkway in St. Francisville. The fee is $200. Master Gardener volunteers receive over 40 hours of horticulture training in botany, plant propagation, entomology, plant pathology, weed science, soils, pesticide safety, lawn care, vegetables, fruits, herbaceous plants, and more! Application forms are available from Horticulturist Jessie Hoover, jhoover@agcenter. lsu.edu or 225-683-3101, or at www.lsuagcenter. com/FelicianaMG.

Saturday, June 1: Audubon’s Nero, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Audubon State Historic Site, 11788 Highway 965, St. Francisville. Children may explore the world of John Audubon’s pet hawk at Oakley Plantation in 1821. Along the way they will create a bird craft, make wildlife feeders to hang around the park, and see where Nero lived, and will take home the new coloring book on Nero at Oakley. The program is free with site admission. For more information, contact the park at 225-635-3739.

Saturday, June 1: Annual OLLI membership enrollment for 2024-2025 begins. Early Bird registration for Summer Semester classes is June 10–23; regular registration is June 24–July 17. For more information visit olli@outreach.lsu. edu.

Saturday, June 1: The Inaugural Feliciana Wildflower Festival in Downtown Clinton (during the Clinton Community Market) and Downtown Jackson and surrounding areas will include education for kids and adults alike, entertainment, food, discussion panels, shopping, and fun activities for kids that include making wildflower crowns. Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taking part: USDA–Natural Resources Conservation Service, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Pheasants Forever, East Feliciana 4-H, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Southern University AgCenter, Wisteria Alliance, Maypop Hill, McKowen Farms, H Mercantile, The Green Door at H Mercantile, the Galvez Distillery, and many more educational institutions and businesses. The Wildflower Photography Contest is under way. For more information on the contest or to sponsor the festival or volunteer, please email felicianawildflowerproject@gmail.com. More information can be found at Facebook.com/ felicianawildflowerproject.

Sunday, June 2: Open Hearth Cooking from noon to 4 p.m. at Audubon State Historic Site,

11788 Highway 965, St. Francisville. Costumed interpreters will use period techniques, equipment, and recipes to demonstrate just how much effort it took to create the meals of yesterday. You might even be able to sample some of the dishes for yourself! The program is included in the standard grounds charge. For more information, contact the park at 225-6353739.

Sunday, June 2: Behind the Barn Doors, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen. At the Big Red Barn on the museum’s campus, guests will enjoy demonstrations on the craftsmanship of historic trades and agricultural practices, including blacksmithing with Ben Deshotels, tinkering with Gary Hart, and fiber arts with Linda Collins. Sign-up sheets will be available for future workshops for those seeking a more immersive experience. For more information, visit www.WestBatonRougeMuseum.org.

Wednesday, June 5: Tupelo Elvis Festival Gala and After Party, 6 p.m. at Tupelo Cotton Mill, 300 Elliott Street, Tupelo, Mississippi, with festival host Tom Brown and featuring Ben Thompson, Bill Cherry, Brandon Bennett, Cote Deonath, David Lee, Jeff Lewis, Jesse Aron, Jay Dupuis, and Nick Perkins backed by Tributes in Concert band. Visit tupeloelvisfestival.com for more information.

Register NOW: Youth Soccer Camp for boys and girls ages 6 through 13. Date: June 25 through 27. Place: West Feliciana Parish Sports Park, 10226 W. Feliciana Parkway, St Francisville, off Highway 61 north of Highway 10. Register by email at DenhamD@wfpsb.org.

Cost is $50; please pay by check or at tinyurl. com/ysmnaee3. For information on this and other sports camps, visit West Fel Royal Blue Club on Facebook.

Friday, June 7: Downtown Live Concert with Pants Party from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 4608 Virginia Street in Downton Zachary. Enjoy an exciting live concert as well as food trucks, cotton candy, art vendors, and dancing under the lights on Virginia Street! For more information, please email ashleigh.mchugh@cityofzachary.org.

Friday, June 7: Le Café Français will host its monthly gathering at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen: a cultural offering and program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any variety of French and any level of comprehension are welcome. This program is open to the public and FREE of charge. Each meeting features a topic to spur discussion, live music often provided by John Richard and Tony Thibodeaux, and, as always, coffee and dessert. Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit www. WestBatonRougeMuseum.org.

Saturday, June 8: LA Night Jam, Louisiana’s only water sports festival and professional extreme water sports competition and show, presented by Tides Medical, is back for its second consecutive year! Get ready for an amazing show on the water featuring night jumps by professional water skiers from around the world! You don’t have to go far for this topnotch entertainment in Zachary, at beautiful Tri-Lakes, home of Bennett’s Water Ski and Wakeboard School, 18505 Barnett Road. Tickets are $20 a car load. Visit LANightJam.com.

Saturday, June 8: Help Create Happy Tales for Happy Tails! Is there room in your home and your heart for one more? Stop by Happy Tails dog adoption day at Tractor Supply, 7327 Highway 61 in St. Francisville. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. But no need to wait! Call or email Michelle Hamilton, Happy Tail Rescue, for details about the dogs now looking for homes: 225-245-4123 or thehappytailrescue@outlook.com.

Saturdays, June 8 and 22: Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders will exhibit its model train collection from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3406 College Street in Jackson, behind the Republic of West Florida Museum. No admission fee. For further

information, or to book space at no charge for a birthday party, please email maczilla1@ bellsouth.net or call 713-858-9251.

Saturday, June 8, in St. Francisville: The Day the War Stopped. On a hot June day in 1863, Union soldiers under the flag of truce came searching for fellow masons in St. Francisville to bury their commander with masonic honors. Confederate masons put aside their differences and stopped the war for a short time to honor the higher calling of brotherly love. Also on June 8, Feliciana Lodge #31 will hold the Sixth Annual Feliciana Cup Jambalaya Cookoff. Does your lodge have what it takes to unseat Kentwood? Enter at: https://felicianalodge31.com/annual-cookoff.

Sunday, June 9: Old Time Jam from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen. Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, and folk music. The public is invited to bring refreshments, or join in by playing, listening, or dancing. This FREE event is open to the public. For more information, visit www. WestBatonRougeMuseum.org.

Tuesday, June 11: Dress Drive. The Slaughter Civic Club asks for donations of formal dresses suitable for bridesmaids, prom, or homecoming. The civic club will sell the dresses at its Back to School Bash, with all proceeds benefitting the Town of Slaughter and community events. Please drop off your dresses from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Delaney at 225-301-5734 or Adele at 225-931-2470.

Sunday, June 16: The Plantation Blacksmith. Come to Audubon State Historic Site, 11788 Highway 965, St. Francisville, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and learn what a blacksmith did at Oakley in the early 1800s. Watch as he demonstrates the art of the blacksmith. The cost is the $5 grounds fee. For more information, contact the park at 225-635-3739.

Third Tuesdays—June 18: The East Feliciana Drug and Alcohol Awareness Council Monthly Meeting takes place at the East Feliciana Public Health Unit building, 12080 Marston Street in Clinton. Time: 5 p.m. This meeting is open to the public. Please use the side entrance. For more information, please call 225-663-0696.

Saturday, June 22: Audubon’s Birds. Join one of the site’s park rangers to view and discuss the prints of Audubon, centering on the birds he painted at Oakley. Hear stories of the creation of a few of them. This is an ongoing activity from 10 to 1 p.m. in the museum. The program is included with park admission. For more information, please call Audubon State Historic Site, 11788 Highway 965, St. Francisville, at 225-635-3739. MARKET DAYS

Thursdays—May 30 and June 6, 13, 20, 27: St. Francisville Community Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9961 Wilcox Street in St. Francisville. Call Claudene Cockrum, 225-715-3597, or Faye Ritchie, 225-245-1752, or email jritchie49@ bellsouth.net.

Saturdays—June 22, July 20, August 17, and September 21: “Pop-Up Tent Community Market.” Host: St. Francisville Tractor Supply. Time: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Tractor Supply parking lot, 7327 Highway 61. All products are welcome. No vendor fee at this time. Please contact Krista at Tractor Supply, 225-635-2223, if you plan to set up in June.

Saturdays—June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Zachary Farmers Market : 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lee and Main Streets. Contact zacharyfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

First Fridays—June 7: Jackson Market, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the town hall gazebo on Charter Street (Highway 10). Contact Ginger Goudeau at 225-933-4911 or ging130@yahoo.com.

First Saturdays—June 1: Clinton Community Market Day, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. along St. Helena Street (Highway 10) in downtown Clinton. Contact hmercantilellc@gmail.com.

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