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The John H. Scott Memorial Fund will hold its 45th annual Scholarship Awards Program on Saturday, May 2, at 10 a.m.

The East Carroll Parish School Board held a special meeting last Thursday to approve an agreement with Hunt, Goulette & Associates (HGA-PACEA) for the cleanup claim from Winter Storm Fern. Superintendent Meagan Brown said that initially the school board had agreed to piggyback off of the police jury’s cleanup efforts, but decided to do a cooperative endeavor agreement with the HGA firm instead.

Baccalaureate for Briarfield Academy • Sunday, May 3 • 6pm • First Baptist Church Graduation for Briarfield Academy and General Trass High School • Friday, May 8 • both at 6pm Fifth annual Lake Providence Levee Festival • Saturday, May 9 • www. lakeprovidenceleveefestival.com

April 2026 THURSDAY 23 EAST CARROLL PARISH HOSPITAL BOARD Noon • Conference Room at Hospital FRIDAY 24 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library TUESDAY 28 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm • East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency WEDNESDAY 29 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library.

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.

After 33 years with the LSU and Southern University Ag-Centers, Carolyn Robinson is retiring. Well, sort of.

“We have done so much at the East Carroll Parish Library,” says Krishanda Sanders, library director. Last month, Sanders stepped onto the platform at the Louisiana Library Association’s awards ceremony and received the organization’s highest award, the Meritorious Service Award, validating all of her hard work and dedication to the library and its community.

You certainly can’t say that the East Carroll Parish School Board isn’t a democracy. Two tentative schedules for the 2026-2027 school year were presented to the school board at its regular meeting last Tuesday by Meagan Brown, superintendent, who told the board that the one preferred by the majority of the school’s employees, both teachers and administrative staff, would be adopted.

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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) launched this week a new customer service number designed to make it easier for Louisiana residents to reach the department for assistance. Residents will be able to call: 877-7LADCFS (877752-3237) for child support services, child welfare assistance, and other DCFS inquiries. Hours of operation for the line will be 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.