Lake Providence received $2 million to create safer streets for pedestrians to travel through town thanks to the police jury, who applied for the funding to build sidewalks in town, and changes in the Louisiana Transportation Alternative Program.
Schneider Lane received updates to its water infrastructure.
Hamley and Hudson Streets are being reworked now as part of a 2005 effort to redo every road in Lake Providence after passing a one cent sales tax hike.
Delta Interfaith hosted an assembly with local church groups and residents who came together to hear details from officials from Conexon Connect, relating to their plans to provide broadband internet service to the parish, starting with the rural parts, by year’s end. The plan was funded by a $4 million grant provided by the GUMBO (Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities.
The quest for affordable fiber optic internet in rural areas of the parish did not come without challenges. Starting in June, the installation process accidentally led to a number of water lines being cut and water outages to customers from the Monticello Water System and the East Carroll Water System North and South.
Barbara and Monty Moncrief were the first customers in the parish to be the recipients of the fiber optic broadband internet service provided by East Carroll Connect. The couple says so far they are happy with the service. They live in a rural area of the parish that has been a challenge to get broadband service. Barbara responded to a postcard that came in the mail from East Carroll Connect, and they were among the lucky first batch to get approved for the service.
The East Carroll Parish Police Jury has been working on constructing a new weir on the Tensas Bayou, located off Hwy. 134. The construction of the weir has been a project that residents have waited on for years. This project should be completed by the end of the year and should assist in keeping lake levels ideal in the future.
The repaving of Oswalt Road was completed just in time for Christmas. This project was one that the police jury worked on for a long time and was paid for by PECI, the company that operates the compressor station.
The police jury received funds from the LaDOTD as part of a road swap project. The police jury agreed to take over the maintenance of some state roads in return for receiving funds to repair some of the parish roads. The police jury is using some of the funds to repair Lensing Lane and Island Point Drive.
It was announced in August that parts of Hwy. 134 would be closed and detours would be necessary for the next two years as bridges were replaced by the LaDOTD.
