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In what had to be one of the most confusing elections in Louisiana history, voters went to the polls and placed two Democratic candidates and two Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in a run-off, while completely unseating an incumbent.

Five graduating seniors from General Trass High School will begin their college career with a head start after making history at the school. Kaleia Scott, Shamarion Hardmon, Laila Lucas, Da’Niyah Michelle Newell, and Ja’Nya K’Lyce Powell received their associate degrees in nursing assistance from the Southern University at Shreveport after graduation from General Trass High School.

Beginning January 1, 2027, motor vehicle inspection (MVI) stickers will no longer be required in most parishes in Louisiana, if a bill passes in the Louisian Legislature. The Louisiana Senate approved House Bill 1085 on May 13 by a vote of 27-7 to do away with the MVI sticker and replace it with a QR code sticker.

The Memorial Day and Flag Retirement Ceremony is set for Monday, May 25, at Lakeside Park Gazebo beginning at 11:30 a.m. A brown bag lunch, sponsored by Moses Shelby Chapter NSDAR, will be held immediately after the ceremonies at Virginia Harris Hall at Grace Episcopal Church, across the street from Lakeside Park.

Briarfield Academy’s Head of School Lisa Walters announced the honor roll for the fourth and final nine weeks of the 2025-2026 academic year. First grade: A Honor Roll-Ryleigh Dunn, Wade Isaac, Olivia Lensing, Ellie Kait Mathews, Rowan McIntyre, Lou Muse, Lola Ratcliff, Jackson Wood, Layla Zaunbrecher; A-B Honor Roll- Andrew Fortenberry, Caddie May Meadows, Wyatt Robian, Cooper Smith, Trace Travis Second grade: A Honor Roll- Grayson Alvizo, John Clement, Olivia Crymes, River Densmore, Thomas Fairchild, Noah Graham, Bryce Harper, Michael Hopkins, Paige Hopkins, Milly Lensing, Bethanie McAlpin, Tripp Mabray, Whitlee Marsh, Vaughn Richardson, Alexa Taylor, Evie Van Mol; A-B Honor Roll- Emersyn Albright, Payton Culpepper, Georgia Hutson, Mitchell Lensing, Bailee McAlpin, Caroline Oswalt Third grade: A Honor Roll-Kayson Frasier, Jackson Kiefer, Elizabeth Mabray; A-B Honor Roll- Zoey Bass, Harris Benton, Blain Hooper, Mack Lensing, Greyson Mathews, Lawson Molinar, James Richardson Fourth grade: A Honor Roll- Frances Clement, Leslie Dewitt, Lydia Payne, Chloe Smith, Kason Van Mol; A-B Honor Roll- Bentlee Benton, Emory Crymes, Layla Ferrell, Eli Fleming, Clint Holt, Vera Myers, Elle Vining Fifth grade: A Honor Roll-Beth Faires, June Howard, Ann Hodges Richardson; A-B Honor Roll- Jaicee Albright, Clark Benton, Malley Kait Fisher Sixth grade: A Honor Roll-Markus Bland, Reid Densmore, McCall Kiefer; A-B Honor Roll- Sawyer Carruth, Charlie Kay Corley, Kitch Hopkins, Wes Raymond, Baylor Rice, Collin Smith, Chloe Sullivan Seventh grade: A-B Honor Roll- Natalie Brown, Abby Lea Creech, Tristan Crowe, Ava Jones, Mattie Ross, Ainsleigh Styron Eighth grade: A Honor Roll-Max Holt, Calie Massey, Vivian Payne; A-B Honor Roll-Preslee Arledge, Rayleigh Boyett, Mahlik McNeil Burks Ninth grade: A Honor Roll- Jude Clark, Houston Condrey, Maggie Faires; A-B Honor Roll- Lila Ann Frith, Sophie Hopkins, Cameron McDaniel Tenth grade: A Honor Roll-Addison Brown, Cj Frith, Jenna Knight, Ava Clayton Poole; A-B Honor Roll-Emma Griffin, Trenton Foster, Ally McKenzie, Jackson Thornton Eleventh grade: A Honor Roll- Addison Boyett, Charlotte Condrey, Davis Holt, Emmah Smith, Jack Woodall; A-B Honor Roll- Trecin Baker, Brody Benton, Ainsley Keene, Boone Sanderson, Zach Lovell Twelfth grade: A Honor Roll- Cameron Brumley, Maggie Frith, Kimara Wilson; A-B Honor Roll- Jenna Ferrell, Gracie Forman, Julia O’Neal McPherson, Ella Claire Payne, Avery Robian, Holly Beth Ross, Haven-Lee Smith, Mallory Whitney..

I don’t know about y’all, but I want my May back, because it surely has left me behind. Where has this month gone? It seemed like a blink ago, it was April.

Surveillance video helped law enforcement identify three men suspected of a rash of recent burglaries in Lake Providence. The burglaries began in the late hours of May 5 and continued into the early morning hours of May 6. Several businesses were targeted in the break-ins, including the car washes located on North Hood and Sparrow Streets, the storage units behind the car wash, A.J.’s Eatery, and the ice machines on North Hood Street.

Arrests as of May 18, 2026: East Carroll Parish Sheriff: 5/12/26 - Kaleb Mackey, 23, illegal carrying of a weapon. $10,000 bond.

Several East Carroll residents were recently named to The University of Louisiana Monroe Dean's List for the Spring 2026 semester. They are: David Bailey, Myara Glass, Maryanne Haley, Dakoda Vickery, and Tayori Walker, all of Lake Providence, and Destiny Scott of Transylvania.