Sep 29, 2009 | The Baptist Message
When Big Cane Baptist Church in Morrow, Louisiana Baptist Association, needed help rounding up enough workers for Vacation Bible School this summer, they posted the need on the Louisiana Baptist Convention's Cast The Net website: www.lbc.org/castthenet. South Central Baptist Church in Wisner, Deer Creek Baptist Association, sent six workers.
Sewage problems in Wisner's Washington Subdivision
An Environmental Protection Agency audit found "significant shortcomings," especially in the DEQ's division that handles contaminated site cleanups.
If only he had had a Progression Conference to attend at the start of his youth ministry at Wisner Baptist Church, things might have been a whole lot different for Brian Crain.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jenkins of Wisner are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle Nicole Jenkins, to Andrew Todd McGuffee, of West Monroe.
Jury meets to decide future of malfunctioning pump
The Franklin Parish Police Jury met Tuesday to decide the fate of a malfunctioning pump that has backed up raw sewage in a Wisner neighborhood.
Spat Escalates Between Mayor, Friends Of Park
The group "Friends of Armstrong Park" fired a second salvo at a City Hall plan to spend $1 million on park improvements, claiming the money pegged for the project comes from a "quasi-public" fund.
Do you know the significance of the big iron gargoyle on the old building at 709 Jackson Ave.? There must be a story behind it.
Louisiana State Police arrested a Wisner man for drag racing Saturday morning. Troopers also charged 39-year-old Darrick Neal with improper passing, open container in vehicle, driving under suspension and resisting an officer by refusing to identify himself.
Thanks extended for police meeting
The Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police held its annual conference in Monroe on July 14-16. As Wisner police chief, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all who helped make this year's conference such a great successs, with special appreciation for Haring's Pride Catfish and the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office for supplying and ...
So often individuals, called to the ministry, are put into positions because of their faithfulness to God but often times lack the necessary training or haven't been fully equipped to carry out their responsibilities.
Chiefs believe new 'speed trap' law unnecessary
The author of Louisiana's new "speed trap" law hopes it will prevent small towns from using traffic tickets as fundraisers.
Longtime Franklin Parish catfish farmer Carl Haring believes the latest attempt by the federal government to regulate Vietnamese catfsh may have come too late to save the U.S. catfish industry.
Lansling-Louisiana to invest $12M toward Delhi rail port
NEW ORLEANS - Lansing-Louisiana will invest $12 million to build a North Louisiana Inland Rail Port in Delhi and expand its grain elevator in Wisner, Lansing vice president Brad Terral and Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain said Friday.
Area couple to celebrate wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey L. Brooks will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the South Central Baptist Church Gym in Wisner.
Mr. and Mrs. Scotty Swillie of Vicksburg, Miss. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Ann Swillie, to Matthew Lane Durham, son of Mr.