Happenings

Here’s what’s happening in West Feliciana:

 

Every Week

Monday – supper at The BirdMan; menu changes weekly

Wednesday – boiled crawfish at The Carriage House Restaurant at The Myrtles

Thursday – Farmer’s Market from noon until 5 pm at the 4-H Barn

Friday – Live band at The Mag

 

Ferry Status

The water is high – real high – but the ferry is still running during its regular hours of 5 am until 9 pm seven days a week.  Cars waiting to board the ferry are being stopped on Ferdinand Street just past Que Pasa and the old Bayou Sara Depot because the water covers the road on either side, and only one car can pass at a time.

 

Spanish West Florida

As we prepare to celebrate the bicentennial of the creation of the West Florida Republic in 2010, the staff at Audubon State Historic Site offers the program, Spanish West Florida Militia.  On Saturday, June 6 at 10 am, a costumed staff member will discuss the West Florida troops and also will include a discussion of popular military dress as well as weaponry for the time period.  For more information, call 888-677-2838 or 635-3739.

 

Native American Tools

Long before the European settlers arrived here, the Native Americans inhabited this region.  Visitors to Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site on Sunday, June 7, will be treated to a demonstration of flint knapping, which allowed Native Americans to make their own tools.  Interpretive Ranger James Smith will begin the program at 11 am.  For more information, call 635-3110 or toll free 888-376-1867.

 

Summer Fun Day

On Friday, June 12 from 9 am until 4 pm at the West Feliciana Sports Park, the West Feliciana Drug & Alcohol Awareness Council, the Sheriff’s Office, the 20^th Judicial District Attorney, Parks and Recreation, and the LA Highway Safety Commission present Summer Fun Day.  There will be live bands and entertainment with special guests throughout the day.  K-9 narcotics demonstrations along with fire department demonstrations, the Army National Guard, and the LA State Police will all be there.  Free door prizes and refreshments, food and fun are offered.  Special emcee is Jacques Doucet, the sports anchor at WAFB Channel 9.  Come out and have a ball!

 

The Day the War Stopped

It wasn’t for very long, but for one brief June afternoon the fighting between the North and the South stopped so that a fallen comrade could be given a proper burial.  This moment of brotherhood is commemorated every June in downtown St. Francisville, and this year’s event is scheduled for June 12 through the 14.  Event organizers have planned graveside histories at Grace Episcopal Church on Friday, June 12 at 7 pm, followed at 8 pm with an open house and historical presentation at the Masonic Lodge.  Things get rolling on Saturday, June 13 with a parade at 10:30 am.  A special candlelight tour of Oakley Plantation at Audubon State Historic Site is set for 7:30 pm.  Rounding out activities will be a talk on Sarah Knox Taylor Davis at Locust Grove State Historic Site on Sunday, June 14 at 2 pm, followed by a gravestone rubbing class.  For more information, call 635-4791 or visit www.daythewarstopped.net.

 

The Civil War

Few events changed our country as much as the Civil War.  On June 13, Audubon State Historic Site presents The Civil War at Oakley from10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m.  This program illustrates life on the home front in Louisiana during the American Civil War from 1861-1865. There will be a living history camp where costumed staff will give various presentations.  In the evening there will be a period dance held on the grounds, and candlelight tours will be given. For more information call 888-677-2838 toll free or 635-3739 locally.

 

 Heirloom Plants and Flowers

The Summer Horticultural Seminar Series at Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, from 10 am until noon.  Manager and Horticulturist Patricia Aleshire will conduct this popular summer garden program on “Heirloom Plants and Flowers.”  During a slide and lecture session, Aleshire will discuss the historical background of numerous antique plantings available for modern gardens.  She will also discuss various cultivation tips, techniques and care needed for these heirloom plantings to thrive in a southern garden.  Following the slide lecture, Aleshire will lead a walking tour of selected areas of Rosedown’s historic gardens.  For more information, call 635-3110.