Beaumont was settled on Treaty Six territory and the homelands of the Métis Nation. The City of Beaumont respects the histories, languages and cultures of all First Peoples of this land.

The West Feliciana Parish Council will consider major changes to the parish’s land development regulations and a new zoning map at its June 9 meeting.

The so-called Karman Line Addition is about 1,900 acres connected to the southeast side of the city via a strip of land.

Ashleigh Coleman In the Land Ordinance of 1785, Jefferson came up with a plan ... from which the river’s great wilderness would be tamed into a map. Brown and Robbins assembled teams of men ...