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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 2nd Tuesday of month @ 12 noon • in the Police Jury Meeting 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.

Grace in the Grass: Blankets, Bibles, and Breakthroughs • Saturday, Aug. 9 • 12pm • Together for Hope Louisiana House, 122 Scarborough St.

August 2025 THURSDAY 31 FRIDAY 1 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library SATURDAY 2 Louisiana Soul Food and Heritage Festival (see page 8 for music schedule) • starts 11am • on the grounds of the East Carroll Courthouse • music, food, art, Bags of Hope school supply giveaway, and more • call 559-2114 for info or to reserve booth space SUNDAY 3 MONDAY 4 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library TUESDAY 5 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency EAST CARROLL PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 6:30 pm • in the Media R oom, Administration building WEDNESDAY 6 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library THURSDAY 7 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 9am-3pm (lunch 12-1) East Carroll Parish Police J ury office building (old health unit).

The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery will open to state hunters July 28 and run through Augusy 28, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced. The hunt, administered by LDWF, will be held in Louisiana Black Bear Management Areas 1, 2 and 4 (which includes East Carroll Parish; see map) from December 6 to December 21, with 26 permits issued, an increase from the 11 permits issued last year.

The East Carroll Council on Aging’s Senior Center and meal site at 600 First St. in Lake Providence will be temporarily closed until August 4, according to Council on Aging Executive Director Evelyn LeBeau.

East Carroll Banner publishers announce that Mallory Muse has been hired as sales manager for the newspaper. Muse, who lives in Lake Providence, will be responsible for selling advertisements, both for the printed edition and for the website, as well as helping create special advertising opportunitie for upcoming issues..

Several new laws are going into effect on August 1 in Louisiana. During the 2025 Regular Legislative Session, Gov. Jeff Landry signed a few bills that would impact crime, drug regulation, higher education, and motor vehicles.

Preparations are in full swing for the Louisiana Soul Food & Heritage Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 2, on the grounds of the East Carroll Parish Courthouse.

I want to start off my column with a story that touched my heart so much. Mike Coullard is a local businessman in Lake Providence and very well known. I don’t know him personally, but I know his wife, and I have enjoyed keeping up with their sons’ athletic prowess.

The 128th Annual Session of The East Carroll Baptist Association began with a Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, July 5, sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary. After a traditional breakfast, the congregation assembled in the sanctuary where Minister Linda Flowers of Monroe, formerly of Lake Providence, spoke on the theme 'The Power of Prayer'.