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Night Hike at Poverty Point World Heritage Site • Saturday, Feb. 28 • 6:30pm • Ranger-led two-mile hike will touch on the natural and cultural world of the Indigenous people who once lived on site over

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 Board 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 COMMITTEES 1st Wednesday of month @ 10am • in the Police Jury Room EAST CARROLL PARISH POLICE JURY Tuesday following committee meetings @ 12 noon • in the Police Jury 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 9, 2026: East Carroll Parish Sheriff: 2/4/26 - Frank Jackson, Jr., 68, warrant. Bond $25,000.

Ninety-seven LSU Law students have been named Dean’s Scholars for their academic achievement in the Fall 2025 semester. The Dean’s Scholar is awarded to the top 25% of LSU Law students earning 12 or more credits during an individual semester. Congratulations to Kiley Frances Condrey, a first-year student, for earning this academic achievement. Kiley is the daughter of Jason and Kathleen Condrey of Lake Providence.

East Carroll is one of nine parishes where the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will begin its emergency tree debris removal project along all state highways. The other parishes are Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Ouachita, Richland, Morehouse, West Carroll and Madison.

The East Carroll Community Action Agency is announcing the availability of funds to assist eligible low-income households through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This federally funded program helps households with their home energy expenses.

King cake season is here, and you don’t need a bakery to celebrate. With just a few ingredients, you can bake a festive king cake in under 30 minutes—perfect for Mardi Gras celebrations across Louisiana.

Eight inmates awaiting trial on various charges have been apprehended and returned to custody after escaping early Friday morning from the RiverBend Detention Center. Savion Wheeler, 31, Hugo Molina, 27, Trenton Taplin, 29, Kolin Loney, 21, Kevin Slaughter Jr., 25, Destin Brogan, 22, Krisean Salinas, 21, and Kopelon Vicknair, 19, were all transported to Angola after being recaptured at various locations. All eight of the inmates will be charged with simple escape in addition to other charges they allegedly committed while on the run.

Zach Frasier was not trying to be a hero. He just did, as he said, what he hoped anyone would do. While driving to his mother’s home with his wife, Mandie, he spotted a person in the yard of his mother’sneighbor’shome. He watched as the person went into the neighbor’s bushes and then slowly lowered, as if not waning to be seen. With the knowledge that inmates had escaped Riverbend Detention Center in town, Zach directed his truck’s lights into the bushes, and then demanded that the continued...

As Northeast Louisiana continues to recover from recent winter weather impacts, United Way of Northeast Louisiana is launching the Family Relief Effort to help working families stabilize after unexpected hardship.