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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.

Valentine’s Day brings roses to mind, and for us gardeners, that’s a good thing — because this holiday serves as a reminder that it’s time to prune many of the roses we grow here in Louisiana.

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Good Thursday morning. I sure hope that everyone is in some stage of recovery from the weather. It’s hard to write a column about social living when no one has been living very socially this past week. But I will tell you what they have been doing. They have been helping their friends, relatives and neighbors. They have been utilizing their resources to make things better for those who could not. They have cleared roadways, moved trees, hauled propane and gasoline, provided generators, water, and other necessities, cooked, delivered meals, checked on the elderly and those who couldn’t get out of their houses. I am blown away by the people of this parish. Y’all have stepped up. I am writing this Monday afternoon, and I am still without electrical power. I have had so many people offer to let me stay with them. It has just been overwhelming.

February 2026 THURSDAY 5 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 9am-3pm (lunch 12-1) East Carroll Parish Police J ury office FRIDAY 6 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library EAST CARROLL PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Noon • in the Board R oom, Administration building SATURDAY 7 SUNDAY 8 MONDAY 9 Signups continue for Bayou League Youth Football and Cheer • ages 6-12 • Cost is $140 for football, $100 for cheer • call 318-4187219 or 318-418-0362 for more info • register for football: www. zortssports.com/ join/league/23723 • register for cheer: www.

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.

During the middle of a tumultuous week at the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office, a person or persons unknown hacked into the sheriff’s office Facebook Messenger account, creating and sending out fake messages to Facebook users not only in East Carroll Parish, but all over the state. Replies began pouring into the messaging account, creating problems for office personnel attempting to to legitimate messages.

East Carroll Parish Communications District Director Debra Hopkins and Lake Providence City Clerk LeeAnn Clement have announced that the requirement for electrical permits for the town and parish have been suspended pending further notice.

Arrests as of February 2, 2026: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: No arrests..