Feliciana

Many cattle ranchers and produce farmers in West Feliciana Parish don't have irrigation systems, which are costly.

Two Plagues Hit Louisiana Mike Esterl 2011

In West Feliciana Parish, Julius "Moochie" Metz and Carl "Dump" Metz have moved their 40 cows to higher ground as the Mississippi River flooded their house and two lower pastures late last month.

Two Plagues Hit Louisiana Mike Esterl 2011

The largest farm in West Feliciana Parish is Angola, Louisiana's state penitentiary, which has crops and about 1,800 head of cattle spread across 18,000 acres bordering the Mississippi.

Two Plagues Hit Louisiana Mike Esterl 2011

Jarrod Neal and his family moved a bit more than a week ago to their hunting cabin in a dry part of West Feliciana Parish, fearing their house could flood.

Two Plagues Hit Louisiana Mike Esterl 2011

But some low-lying areas of West Feliciana Parish, just north of B

Two Plagues Hit Louisiana Mike Esterl 2011

Mr. Neal also is concerned about the 1,300 head of cattle he raises with his father and brother on about 5,000 rented acres in West Feliciana Parish.

Two Plagues Hit Louisiana Mike Esterl 2011

A candlemaker, Connie lives in Ethel, Louisiana, population 2,000, a fleck on the map of East Feliciana Parish, which itself contains only two traffic lights.

The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

A candlemaker, Connie lives in Ethel, Louisiana, population 2,000, a fleck on the map of East Feliciana Parish, which itself contains only two traffic lights.

The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

A candlemaker, Connie lives in Ethel, Louisiana, population 2,000, a fleck on the map of East Feliciana Parish, which itself contains only two traffic lights.

The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

A candlemaker, Connie lives in Ethel, Louisiana, population 2,000, a fleck on the map of East Feliciana Parish, which itself contains only two traffic lights.

The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010