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A workshop is planned to teach people about wills and property deeds, providing residents with the legal tools and knowledge necessary to protect their assets, prevent future property disputes, and secure their family's financial future.

Arrests as of March 24, 2025: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 3/17/25 – Jontrel Jenson, 29, charged with domestic abuse battery. No bond set.

After the tornadic winds and huge rainfall several weeks ago in East Carroll, the trash that normally is hidden in ditches, culverts and overgrown yards came floating and blowing out. The Easter holiday approaches.

Beautify Lake Providence • Friday, April 11 at 10am • sponsored by the East Carroll Library • trash bags, pickup tools and safety vests are available at the library. 'Yay for Pre-K' at the East Carroll Parish Sheriff Department Easter Egg Hunt! • Saturday, April 12 • 10am to 2pm • Louisiana State Cotton Museum • Ready Start East Carroll will hold a pre-K information event for early learning and enrolling your child in pre-K.

SNAP benefit signup every Tuesday @ 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency EAST CARROLL PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 1st Tuesday of month @ 6:30 pm • in the Media R oom, Administration building DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 1st Thursday of month from 9am-3 pm (lunch 12-1) East Carroll Parish Police Jury office building (old health unit) EAST CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY 2nd Tuesday of month @ 12 noon • in the Police Jury Meeting Room EAST CARROLL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD 2nd Wednesday of month @ 10am • at Housing Authority, Mike Ave. LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3rd Thursday of month @ 12 noon LPHA office, Foster St.

March - April 2025 THURSDAY 27 Bloom & Books: A Storytime Adventure • 4:30-6pm • East Carroll Library • call 559-2615 for information FRIDAY 28 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library SATURDAY 29 SUNDAY 30 MONDAY 31 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library TUESDAY 1 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency Last day to order strawberries from 4-H • call 559-1459 for info WEDNESDAY 2 EAST CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY Committee meetings • 10am • in the Police Jury Meeting Room Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library THURSDAY 3 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 9am-3pm (lunch 12-1) East Carroll Parish Police J ury office building (old health unit) Bloom & Books: A Storytime Adventure • 4:30-6pm • East Carroll Library • call 559-2615 for information.

Spring is near in Louisiana. The birds are singing, and flowers are beginning to blossom in our landscapes.

Last time, I wrote about enjoying a walk to the Bastille Circle in Paris and along the Coulee Verte Rene-Dumont, marveling at the abandoned elevated rail bed that’s been repurposed into a beautifully landscaped public greenway.

Happy Thursday. Today is National Joe Day. So give a shout out to all your “Joe” friends. Hey, Joe Sienja! How do you like the weather? Someone said it was unseasonably cool, but come on, it’s just March. I don’t like the cold, but at least you can put on some more clothes. But when it starts getting into those 90’s, I start sweltering. And you can only pull off so many items of clothing without losing your dignity and the people having to look at you losing their eyesight.

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, drought conditions in the lower Mississippi valley have been reduced, including in East Carroll Parish. The area had been experiencing drought conditions for the past three years, which has been problematic for Mississippi River traffic.