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The Zachary Plainsman has been covering Zachary and surrounding city news since 1953. The first census in 1914 reported just 419 residents.
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Providing fair, concise and honest news for the City of Zachary and surrounding communities, including Baker, Slaughter, the Plains, Pride, Chaneyville and more. Zachary was named after a farmer who owned the land that became the present city of Zachary. Zachary's first post office opened in 1885, and it was incorporated as a city in 1889. By 1980, there were 7,525 residents, in 2000 there were 11

,275 residents. The Zachary school district became independent from the East Baton Rouge Parish school district in 2004. Please note any and all comments made on the Zachary Plainsman FB page are considered public and can and may be used in reporting on specific stories or features the paper deems appropriate.

11/29/2023

Zachary Police bookings for Nov. 17-22, 2023

The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department from Nov. 17-22:

11/28/2023

Zachary Police bookings for Nov. 10-16, 2023

The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department from Nov. 10-16:

11/28/2023

Around Zachary for Nov. 29, 2023

Get a mammogram in Zachary

11/28/2023

Zachary third through fifth grade Talented Theater students present holiday show

On Nov. 15, the third through fifth grade Talented Theater students performed for a standing-room-only crowd in the Zachary High Black Box theater.

11/28/2023

Zachary High athletics programs should be thankful for employee Dianne LeBlanc

Attend any sporting event at Zachary High School and you will see a blond-haired lady either in the stands, selling popcorn or recently coordinating students working the Jumbotron at the

11/27/2023

Zachary schools using artificial intelligence to help detect weapons

Zachary school leaders are looking at ways to improve security, including using artificial intelligence to help detect weapons.

11/27/2023

Traffic signals synchronization plan should improve traffic flow, mayor says

Zachary is working on replacing and synchronizing its traffic signals, an effort the mayor says will make it easier for drivers get around town.

11/21/2023

Lane Regional Medical Center issues update on expansion project

As of mid-November, construction of the new 82,000-square-foot, four-story patient tower at Lane continues to move forward.

11/21/2023

Around Zachary for Nov. 23, 2023

Musicians sought for holiday event

11/20/2023

Rotary's District Foundation chair speaks to Zachary chapter about work supported through the group

Zachary Rotary heard from Greg Landry, District Foundation chair, at the Nov. 2 meeting.

11/18/2023

Zachary's feather flag ban could be modified, council members say

They’re a common sight — vertical banners advertising products, marking business entrances or promoting events. But in Zachary, what’s known as feather flags or teardrop banners are against the law.

11/17/2023

Holiday shopping kicks off at Rock Church's Holiday Market

Christmas shopping came early at The Rock Church's Holiday Market Nov. 10.

11/17/2023

Zachary leaders pleased with efforts made to clean up blighted properties

Zachary has stepped up its efforts to clean up blight and remove structures that pose public safety hazards.

11/17/2023

Student who brought v**e, knives to school gets a shorter expulsion than originally issued

During a rare public disciplinary appeal, the Zachary Community School Board decided Nov. 7 to shorten the length of an expulsion issued by the high school after a student was

11/17/2023

Zachary Elementary learns to 'Rock Your School' is weeklong study about geology and paleontology

Homecoming week at Zachary Elementary School shared the spotlight with “Rock Your School” Week from Oct. 23-26.

11/17/2023

Northwestern Middle School attends All-State Honor Choir Conference in New Orleans

Under the direction of Northwestern Middle choir teacher Cassi Doherty, several students auditioned and were selected to participate in this year’s All-State Honor Choir Conference in New Orleans.

11/15/2023

Retired officer: Pair thanks, compassion for nation's veterans

Retired Army Col. Robert Reisz has been thanked for his service at home and for the liberating strife demonstrated on foreign soil, but as he stood before a Veterans Day

11/15/2023

Coach Prime, Ralphie and me

If you follow college football in 2023 there has been a lot of noise about Colorado University and the hiring of Deion “Prime Time” Sanders.

11/14/2023

Zachary Police bookings for Nov. 3-9, 2023

The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department from Nov. 3-9:

11/14/2023

Around Zachary for Nov. 15, 2023

Christmas is coming to Zachary

11/14/2023

What's the fate of Zachary City Hall? Mayor, committee ponders its future

With the police department set to move out of its aging Main Street headquarters in about a year to a new complex that’s under construction in a commercial area down

11/14/2023

Zachary Police bookings for Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2023

The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department from Oct. 27-Nov. 2:

11/14/2023

The Lodge hosts LSU vs. Alabama tailgate party

On Nov. 3, The Lodge Nursing Home in Zachary hosted a LSU vs. Alabama tailgate party.

11/14/2023

Head of Baton Rouge North economic group speaks to Zachary Rotary Club

On Oct. 26, the Zachary Rotary Club welcomed guest speaker April Hawthorne, executive director of Baton Rouge North Economic Development District.

11/14/2023

Lane Foundation names winners of its 6th annual golf tournament

The Pinnacle Exterior Construction team of B.J. Scott, Keven Fontenot, Tyler Lockhart and Jake Ross won the sixth annual Lane Foundation’s Golf Tournament at Beaver Creek Golf Course in Zachary.

11/14/2023

WoodmenLife donates picnic tables to HugYourPeople Park

HugYourPeople Park has two new wooden picnic tables and fall decorations thanks to a donation from Woodmen Life.

11/14/2023

Zachary High cheerleaders perform at Oakwood Village

The Zachary High School varsity cheerleaders recently performed cheers and stunts and played bingo with the residents at Oakwood Village, in Zachary.

11/14/2023

Zachary HIgh football advances in playoffs; Broncos will face Salmen

In the the Nonselect Division IV Bidistrict round of the Louisiana football playoffs, Zachary defeated Barbe 51-14.

11/13/2023

New contract for company operating Zachary school buses raisies concerns over rising costs

With the costs of operating buses skyrocketing in recent years, Zachary school leaders are facing the possibility of having to part ways with the transportation contractor it has used since

11/13/2023

Northwestern Middle football wins championship

Northwestern Middle School's football team last week defeated East Feliciana Middle for the district championship.

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