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Delta Bank recently warned of a fraud attack that has been actively reaching its customers. First, a text is sent from 801-829-7074 asking if they have made a charge for a certain amount to “Insert Company Here.” Immediately following, customers receive a phone call from 888-757-8601 stating they are with Delta Bank’s fraud department.

Straight-line winds that blew through East Carroll last June did damage to the Louisiana State Cotton Museum, and the state is taking bids through May 7 to do the repairs, according to Thomas Carmody, director of state museums under Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry.

Briarfield Academy will host its Baccalaureate Program on Sunday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Lake Providence. The service will honor the school’s senior class. The Class of 2024 includes: Jason Ty Allen, James Patrick Batton, Carson Ruhl Brumley, Benjamin Grady Coullard, Zebulen James Eubanks, Katherine Michael Fortenberry, Patrick Miller Holt, Scottlyn Elizabeth Howard, Alexander Paul Marsh, Zander Kyle Morris, Yosajandi Capetillo Perez, Ryder Lane Sanderson, Destiny Nicole Scott, Isaiah Joseph-Scott Shaw, Lawson Haze Womack, Aidan Joseph Woodall.

The third annual Lake Providence Levee Festival will take place next Saturday, May 11, in downtown Lake Providence at the intersection of Lake Street and Riverside Drive. Last year’s festival brought more than 700 people, locals as well as visitors from Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Little Rock and Memphis, to town to enjoy local food, shop on Makers Row, run and bike the levee, and hear and dance to Southern bands.

Town officials have consulted legal counsel about certain findings in the most recent financial audit of the Town of Lake Providence, said Mayor Bobby Amacker. Findings are reports in writing by auditors to the management of the audited entity that describe internal control issues or noncompliance with laws, regulations, and contracts that could affect governance.

Arrests for the week ending April 22, 2024. East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 4/17/24 - Te’Angela Laurence, 28, was arrested and charged with domestic abuse battery.

On Tuesday, April 23, shortly after 12:00 a.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a fatal crash on US 65 near LA 580. The crash claimed the life of 33-year-old Jamaar Scott of Lake Providence.

Gardening has seen many trends in the past 200 years. Many reflect societal shifts, technological advances and ever-evolving aesthetic changes.

The board of aldermen passed an ordinance at last week’s meeting that would allow for an auction of eight properties that the town owns. The properties belong to the town due to the fact that their property taxes were not paid for at least five years, according to town attorney Andy Brister.