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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 Media 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 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 November 17, 2025: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 11/14/25 - Zedze Jones, 59, theft. 11/15/25 - Curtis Mead, 26, resisting an officer (two counts), no driver’s license, no registration, no insurance..

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) reminds private applicators that cards expiring in 2026 must be renewed through an approved recertification meeting. A meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec.

The East Carroll Parish School District has announced its students of the year awards spotlighting three outstanding students. Winner at Griffin-Southside Lower and Upper Elementary School for grade five is Zalayah Kellis Green.

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Together for Hope Louisisana, based in Lake Providence, will hold its final diaper giveaway for eligible residents Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

East Carroll Parish School Board employees got a nice surpriseintheirlastpaycheck issued Friday, November 7th. School superintendent Meagan Brown informed the board that each employee would receive an additional $5,250 in supplemental pay. Brown explained that the amount received would equal about $4,700 after normal withdrawals were held. She emphasized that the supplemental pay would be received by each employ- ee equally. “We are the only school district in the state that gives equally to all employees,” Brown said.

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The third time was the charm for the East Carroll Parish Police Jury, when they finally accepted a low bid and sold the property known as Sullivan’s park. The land, a 29-acre parcel located across the levee at Alsatia, was purchased by Sonny Muse for a bid of $45,000. The jury had advertised the property for sale twice in the past but had not received a bid.