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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..

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For the second year in a row, Gov. Jeff Landry is asking Louisiana lawmakers to double state funding for vouchers that pay for students’ private education expenses. The request has put him at odds with legislative leaders, who said state education officials still won’t answer basic questions about the program’s structure.

“It looks like a war zone” is the prevailing description of Lake Providence and East Carroll Parish after what looks to be a storm for the record books. The National Weather Service out of Jackson had been predicting for over a week that the parish would receive the brunt of an ice storm that has been crippling to the state.

Renovations to patient rooms at the East Carroll Parish Hospital were placed on a temporary hold by the hospital board at their monthly meeting last Thursday. Hospital administrator LaDonna Englerth informed the board that the state of Louisiana had received $208 million dollars in federal funding under the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program. The program was established under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts legislation. Louisiana’s award amount is among the highest in the nation, according to the LDH (Louisiana Department of Health) press release.