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Arrests as of December 28, 2025: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 12/16/25 - Marcus Bland, 36, domestic abuse battery by strangulation. Bond $50,000.

As fireworks stands and tents experience increased business after Christmas, the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding residents to prioritize both safety and awareness when purchasing and using fireworks.

The time is drawing closer for the new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food restriction waiver to take effect in Louisiana. On February 18 of next year, SNAP recipients will no longer be able to purchase sugar-laden items with their SNAP benefits.

With a generous donation from the First Baptist Church of Lake Providence, the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office was able to deliver Christmas toys and lunch for over 62 families in town earlier this week. Sheriff’s deputies, with the assistance of First Baptist Church members and volunteers, handed out bikes and toys to children in each family, and also provided them with a meal including a protein, starch, vegetable, dessert and bread. East Carroll Parish Sheriff Wydette Williams said that he is thankful for the assistance of First Baptist Church, and thankful that the sheriff’s office is able to continue this ministry for children who might otherwise not receive gifts at Christmas time.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is partnering with the Lake Providence Watershed Council and the East Carroll Bass Club to collect Christmas trees for use in a fisheries enhancement project on Lake Providence.

Banner offices will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24 to Friday, Dec.

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If you are doing some last-minute shopping, an LSU textiles, apparel and merchandising professor has several tips on how to think more sustainably this holiday season, while staying fashionable. L.

School is out for the holidays, and the weather is warm. Now, whether that’s a good thing is subjective. I guess if you’re a deer hunter, it’s not so good. My understanding is that good deer hunting weather is a little cool with maybe a light mist and no wind. I am definitely not an outdoors person, though, so any information I have is strictly hearsay or Google generated.

December 2025 THURSDAY 25 CHRISTMAS DAY FRIDAY 26 PAUSED UNTIL JAN. 5, 2026 – Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library SATURDAY 27 SUNDAY 28 MONDAY 29 PAUSED UNTIL JAN.