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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 March 16, 2026: East Carroll Parish Sheriff: 3/9/26 - Traylon Stewart, 17, illegal use of a firearm. 3/11/26 - Keldrick Harvey, Jr., 17, terrorizing (2 cts.) Bond $50,000 3/14/26 - David Felton, 23, aggravated second degree battery.

DEADLINE • John H. Scott Memorial Fund scholarship applications due before March 31 • go to jhsfund.org for details and application.

March 2026 THURSDAY 19 LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 12 noon • LPHA office, Foster St. LAKE PROVIDENCE BOARD OF ALDERMEN 5:30pm • in the Mayor’s Court room, City Hall FRIDAY 20 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library SATURDAY 21 Earth Oven Cooking Demo at Poverty Point World Heritage Site • 11am • 6859 Highway 577, Pioneer • call (318) 926-5492for more info MONDAY 23 SPRING BREAK: East Carroll Parish Schools • through March 27 TUESDAY 24 FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC FQHC BOARD 5 pm • Clinic building, 326 N.

East Carroll Bass Club will sponsor the 42nd Annual Lake Providence Bass Classic this Saturday, March 21. The doubles or singles tournament has a 75 boat limit with an entry fee of $150 per boat. The first place prize is $3,000. Fishing time is 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with check-in and weigh-in at the airport boat landing.

Wayne Parker, retired recently as captain from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, attended the Louisiana Wildlife Agent Association’s annual convention in New Orleans where he received an award. Parker had 27 years with the department, and attended every annual conference during his career.

Social media was full of complaints about the color of the water in Lake Providence last week. Mayor Bobby Amacker said that it was a result of two leaks, small enough not to require a shut down of the whole system. Still, a marked increase in the water output, a need to flush the pipes, or to turn off the system and then turn it back on can result in brown water.

At its most recent meeting, East Carroll Parish School Board Superintendent Meagan Brown presented a general fund budget that she said had no real changes except for the ongoing construction projects. Brown said the district had collected some ad valorem and sales taxes, but were looking for additional collections to add to their budgeted amount.

The Riverbend Animal Sanctuary is set to have one of its most important fundraisers of the year this Saturday – a fundraiser that organizers say could be critical to the operation of the parish’s only animal shelter.