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June 2025 THURSDAY 26 Poverty Point • learn about early Native Americans in northeast Louisiana • youth Summer Reading Program at the library • 10am • call 559-2615 for info EAST CARROLL PARISH HOSPITAL BOARD 5pm • Conference Room at Hospital FRIDAY 27 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library The Grand Jazz Jam the last jazz party of the summer • teen event for Summer Reading Program at the library • 2-4pm • call 559-2615 for info SATURDAY 28 SUNDAY 29 MONDAY 30 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library TUESDAY 1 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency WEDNESDAY 2 THURSDAY 3 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE 9am-3pm (lunch 12-1) East Carroll Parish Police J ury office building (old health unit).

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.

Congratulations! If you live in Louisiana, you and your home are much more likely to be a target for pests. Louisiana’s hot, wet climate makes the state a breeding ground for numerous pests. What is the number one insect problem in Louisiana? According to an exterminator with J & J Exterminating, one of the largest independent pest control companies in the state, the answer would be mosquitoes. The state’s swamps, marshes, and other waterways, as well as standing water, provide mosquitoes with a perfect breeding ground.

With the opening of Shipping Xpressat217LakeStreet, Lake Providence native Myeisha Gilmore managed to do two important things at once: Turn an empty eyesore of a building into a viable and attractive local business and fulfill a real need.

The East Carroll Parish Police Jury at its meeting last week approved consent agenda items that included pay raises for sanitation and road and drainage employees as recommended by the ways and means committee.

Recertification for East Carroll’s mobile food distribution is in progress at First Baptist Church on the following dates: June 23-25, 1 to 3 p.m.; June 26, 10 a.m. to noon; and June 30, 1 to 3 p.m.

With a July 1 fiscal year deadline looming, the East Carroll Parish School Board held a special meeting Monday to finish up some last minute updates to policies and discuss budgets to actuals for the month of May.

Two officers and a secretary will begin employment on July 1 for the Lake Providence Police Department after the board of aldermen passed a budget last week that included their salaries. The 2025-2026 fiscal year begins July 1 and includes about $178,000 for the police department, $65,000 of which is for salaries.

Despite a lot of rain, I believe everyone is having a great summer so far. There has not been a lack of activities for the kids, thanks to a concerted effort by our local agencies. The East Carroll Parish Library brought back one of its perennial favorites this past Thursday with Harvey Rabbit and Friends. This was the first time I’ve seen Mr. Tim and Ms. Laura in a VERY long time, and they did not disappoint. They kept the children – and the adults – entertained with a variety of magic tricks, puppets, and audience participation. Today is Juneteenth, and there will not be a program, but next Thursday, “All Jazzed Up Reading Program” will conclude with a Poverty Point Presentation.

June 2025 THURSDAY 19 LAKE PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 12 noon • LPHA office, Foster St. JUNETEENTH FRIDAY 20 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library Cool Notes & Corner Savers Crafts • teen event for Summer Reading Program at the library • 2-4pm • call 559-2615 for info SATURDAY 21 SUNDAY 22 MONDAY 23 Chair exercise for adults • 10am • ECP Library TUESDAY 24 SNAP benefit signup 9:30am-3pm East Carroll Parish Community Action Agency FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC FQHC BOARD 5 pm • Clinic building, 326 N.