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Louisiana Book Festival set for Nov. 1 The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana announces the return of the Louisiana Book Festival on Saturday, Nov.

The Louisiana Delta Community College in Lake Providence successfully completed a heavy equipment operator class last week. Students from General Trass High School each earned the following certifications: OSHA, CORE, construction site safety orientation, heavy equipment operations – level one and utility tractors.

The addition of a new investigator at the sheriff’s office brings 22 years of experience to East Carroll Parish. Felton Moore, formerly a major with the Madison Parish Sheriff’s office in Tallulah where he worked for 21 years, was appointed investigator for the sheriff’s office four months ago. “I love being in East Carroll,” Moore said. “The atmosphere is very different, more like family.” Moore added that he has appreciated the warm welcome he has received, and credits his easy transition to the superior mentoring of Sheriff Wydette Williams and Investigator Tystin White.

Three East Carroll Parish farmers have been selected to be in Class XIX of the LSU Agricultural Leadership Program. The leadership class is a two-year program to help agribusiness people understand different roles in agriculture. Local farmer Nicholas Van Mol, one of the farmers selected, said that the two-year program often takes them to other states, and that sometime over the course of the class that they would be making an international agriculture trip. The other two local farmers in Class XIX from East Carroll are Willis Deshaun 'Shun' Nelson Sr. and Nolan Parker.

The Louisiana Legislature overwhelmingly approved a $53 billion budget recently without funding for Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature private education voucher initiative, one that he initially celebrated with much fanfare.

Merging schools, Southside Elementary and Griffin Middle Academy, have a new name, a new motto, and according to information from the East Carroll Parish School Board website, a new unity. After soliciting the public’s input, the new name of the school will be Griffin-Southside Lower & Upper Elementary School. The school will house grades pre-kindergarten through seventh grade, with the eighth grade moving to General Trass High School. “Panther Nation! One Pride – one Providence!” was selected as the motto for the school. The motto was adopted to emphasize the school’s identity, pride, and unity among students, staff and families, according to the release. The changes will become effective at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year.

After a five year absence initially caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Fireworks on the Lake is back. East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Wydette Williams and Maria’s Mexican Restaurant are sponsoring the popular event.

It came as no surprise that East Carroll Parish 4-Hers excelled at the 4-H University camp last week in Baton Rouge. Twelve East Carroll 4-Hers were among the 1,600 students from across the country that attended at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Louisiana State University’s campus. Lekeisha Lucas, East Carroll Parish 4-H Agent, said that 4-H University was formerly known as “Short Course” before the change in the name.

When I got in the car the other morning to go to work, the gauge said it was 96 degrees. And that was at 8:00 a.m.

Arrests as of June 23, 2025: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: No arrests..