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Was it just me or did it seem like there was a lot going on last week? I guess I had just gotten used to being lazy because over the holidays, I didn’t do much. I worked hard up until the time of the holidays, but then I just kind of took it easy.

I love using a slow cooker to make meals that are ready when I come home from work. They are especially great for soups that we typically enjoy during the winter months.

Local pilot Barry Boyette received the Farrell Keahey Lifetime Achievement Award at the Louisiana Agricultural Aviation Association conference held last week in Lake Charles. Boyette, who recently retired as owner and operator of Carroll Flying Service in Lake Providence, is now flying corporate aviation. In addition to receiving the award, Boyette celebrated his birthday on January 7 while at the conference. Local pilots also in attendance to help Boyette celebrate were from left: Bradley Ferrell, Jake Perry, the current owner of Carroll Flying Service, Lamar Perry, and Boyette. All four men are either current or former pilots with Carroll Flying Service.

January 2026 THURSDAY 15 LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 3rd Thursday of month @ noon • LPHA office, Foster St. LAKE PROVIDENCE BOARD OF ALDERMEN 5:30pm • in the Mayor’s C ourt room, City Hall FRIDAY 16 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library SATURDAY 17 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 mor info • register for football: www.

Food Distribution - Jan. 27, 2026 • 10am • parking lot, First Baptist Church • Doris James, 559-1543..

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 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.

NSU Northwestern State University announced the names of undergraduate students who were named to the Fall 2025 Dean’s List. Those named from East Carroll include Mary Corinne Condrey, Mary Wise, and Cailen Wiltcher.

Arrests as of January 12, 2026: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 1/5/26 - Ulazia Martin, 19, disturbing the peace by fighting. Bond $500.

The LSU AgCenter announced recently $1 million in federal funding that will supercharge ongoing initiatives aimed at stamping out invasive species that threaten agriculture and natural resources in Louisiana and across the Mississippi River valley.

Start the new year with inspiration and reflection at the East Carroll Parish Library’s January Story Walk, featuring I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with illustrations by Kadir Nelson.