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Memorial gardens offer a beautiful and meaningful way to honor family members, friends and even pets who have passed away. Unlike traditional monuments, these gardens use living plants to create spaces of reflection and remembrance, allowing the legacy of loved ones to continue in a tangible and serene environment. Planting in memory of someone is a timeless way to honor their place in your heart.

Lakeshore Family Homes Director Ranata Johnson, along with her staff, held a reception last Thursday honoring the graduates who reside in the complex. A delicious meal prepared by the staff was served to Aiyanna Wallace, Alyssa Wallace, Malyk Brown, Malaysia Ferguson, and Lamarricah Carroway and their families. Director Johnson said that the Lakeshore residents were family to her, and she wanted to do something special for them. “I am so proud of these graduates,” Johnson said. “I wanted them to know that we cared about them and their accomplishments.”

ULM Several East Carroll residents recently received degrees or were named to academic honors lists at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Ingrid Lockhart received a Master of Science degree and Anne Marie Walters received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree during ceremonies earlier this month.

The East Carroll Community Action Agency has funds available to assist eligible low-income households with energy payments and cooling assistance from Louisiana Housing Corporation {LHC). The East Carroll Parish allocation is $40,000 to assist with cooling costs and $13,000 for crisis assistance.

A new study shows an estimated one in five Northeast Louisianans are struggling to put food on the table amidst elevated food prices. According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study, an estimated 63,740 people are food insecure in Northeast Louisiana, including 24,310 (one in three) children, while the average cost per meal in the region increased from $3.25 to $3.58.

East Carroll Parish is on year two of a three-year ban on wild turkey hunting due to low numbers up and down the Mississippi River, and there is little reason to believe numbers will recover when the ban is lifted.

Grades for East Carroll’s four water systems were released recently and all but the Lake Providence Water System received passing grades for 2023. Monticello’s water system received an A grade, while the East Carroll North and East Carroll South systems each received a C grade.

The East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office solved two burglaries in one last week after a high speed chase that ended with the vehicle in pursuit crashing into a pole in Richland Parish. Keyshawn McDowell, 25, Tony McDowell, 22, Andra Cooks, 20, two juveniles and one suspect that is still at large have all been charged in connection with the two burglaries at Farmer’s One Stop in Monticello.

MemorialDayProgramand Flag Retirement Ceremony will be held at Grant’s Canal Park on May 27, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Immediately after ceremonies, a brown bag lunch will be offered at the Byerley House for $7.

Participate in the Poker Run, Saturday, May 25, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m . Sponsored by the Lake Providence Junior Auxiliary. Music on the Water, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more info, check out Lake Providence Poker Run on the Lake on Facebook.