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Lake Providence Housing Authority resident LaRonada Lyons completed the Emergency Medical Responder class. Congratulations to her on this success.

Mayor • Town of Lake P rovidence TONY HAMPTON MAYORAL CANDIDATE 2026 • VOTE #78 Lake Providence, our future starts with us. Election Day is November 3, 2026.

Happy end of summer to all of you! We are gearing up for another Elderly Christmas Project. I know it might seem premature, but it is never too early to gear up for a large project like this one.

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.

Diaper Giveaway • sponsored by Together for Hope-LA at Hope House, Scarborough St. • 4-5:30pm • September 24 (A-M), October 29 (N-Z), November and December days to be announced Poverty Point World Heritage Fest will be on October 24th, in Oak Grove, Louisiana. We can’t wait to see you there for a day of family fun celebrating ancient history right here in West Carroll Parish!

September 2026 THURSDAY 3 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 9am-3pm (lunch 12-1) • East Carroll Parish Police Jury office building (old health unit) FRIDAY 4 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library Picks for football contest due at Banner offices • by 5pm • see rules on page 6 SUNDAY 6 Generation of Legacy Celebration honoring the Legacy of T.J. Hawkins • 6pm • Greater First COGIC 2101 West Madison Avenue in Bastrop • Dr.

Wildlife officials say the Delta region — including East Carroll Parish — sits at the heart of one of the state's most significant conservation partnerships with private landowners. David Brightup, administrator of habitat stewardship for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF),toldmembersofthe Lake Providence Rotary Club last week that the agency is working on two fronts to improve wildlife habitat across the state: public Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) and a decades-old easement program that depends on private landowners.

Arrests as of August 31, 2026: East Carroll Parish Sheriff: 8/24/26 - Jer’Kedra Johnson, 18, cruelty to a juvenile (felony). Released on $500 bond.

Low water levels on the Mississippi River haven’t been causing problems for river traffic recently. The river is currently at 21 feet, but “who knows what it’s going to do?” said Reynold Minsky, who serves as 5th DistrictLevee Board president.

Anthony Pearson grew up on Gould Street (now Charles D. Jones Boulevard) near his grandfather's snack shack, which everybody in the neighborhood still calls 'Shine's,” his grandfather’s nickname, even though he’s been gone since 1997. Pearson and his mother run it together now, the way the family always has.