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After a short delay in order to get a quorum, the Lake Providence Board of Aldermen addressed several items on its agenda during its regular meeting last Thursday. Town property on Lake Street was approved for usage by two festivals.

Two men charged with burglary Several household items were reported stolen from a residence on Hudson Street during a home invasion last Thursday, February 20. Two men allegedly broke into an apartment complex, stealing a flat screen television, a Playstation Four, a pair of Jordan tennis shoes, and a MacBook.

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.

Arrests as of February 25, 2025: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 2/19 – T’Shon D. Jackson, 18, charged with simple burglary.

When Karen Fairchild decided to start a drug testing business, many of her family members and friends were skeptical. At the time that she opened the business, very few drug testing facilities were available, and in East Carroll Parish, there were none. With the crackdown on businesses, especially self-employed truck drivers, Karen and then-partner, Penny Oswalt, thought that they had a shot at success.

Third in a series – My travel story picks up from the last installment with a fast train ride. The trip from Reims to Paris was only about 50 minutes, so it was early afternoon when the train entered the busy Paris Gare de l’Est (East station).

Happy Anosmia Awareness Day! A new one for me. It is a condition where you have lost your sense of smell. Read the paper. You’ll learn something. wI was so excited to see all of the daddy-daughter dance pictures. You can tell these young ladies were happy to be going with their best date – Daddy. They all looked beautiful, and I’ve been told they had a great night. So I wanted to share a few with you.

The Town of Lake Providence had two negative findings on its annual audit for the past fiscal year. Both were related to the police department, one directly and one indirectly. The first finding reported that the town’s police department was operating with untrained officers. The criteria listed quoted Louisiana Revised Statute 40:2405, which requires that any person hired as a peace officer in the State of Louisiana must be post-certified. The statute gives the officers one year to comply with the certified training program approved by the town council and mayor. The statutes states, “Any person who fails to comply with this requirement shall be prohibited from exercising the authority of a peace officer; however, such persons shall not be prohibited from performing administrative duties.” Under causation, the report stated that the police department had three full-time officers who were not post-certified and were operating illegally. The finding recommended that the Chief of Police consult the town’s attorney for guidance on how to bring the town into compliance. “I don’t know what to do,” said Mayor Bobby Amacker. “Does anyone have any suggestions about how to handle this problem?”

Chief of Police Leroy Threats is ignoring a letter issued by Mayor Bobby Amacker on Friday ordering that the police department be “closed down, effective immediately.” In the letter, Amacker informed Threats that the department’s entire annual budget for this fiscal year has been expended, and that at the department’s current rate, the department would exceed their budget by over $100,000 by the end of the fiscal year, an overrun of 65%. He also wrote that he had spoken with Threats on several occasions concerning the budget, but that no correction action was taken on his part to comply with it.