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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.

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Happy International Kangaroo Awareness Day! Yes, really. I guess this special day was necessary since so many people are treating their pet kangaroos improperly. But it is also Chocolate Chip Day and Send Someone Flowers Day. Anyone wishing to celebrate the latter two, I am willing to sacrifice and volunteer to be your recipient.

General Trass High School held its Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 6 p.m. Smiles lit the faces of the graduating members of General Trass High School’s Class of 2025 as they entered the auditorium to “Pomp and Circumstance”. “Know Your Worth, To Know What Works, To Know That You Have What It Takes” was the class motto. Family and friends awaited on their feet as the class precisely marched to their appointed seats.

Briarfield Academy held its graduation ceremony last Friday, May 9, at 6 p.m. on the school’s front lawn. Head of School Lisa Walters announced that the 17 graduates had been awarded and accepted approximately $750,000 in scholarship money. The following are each student’s plans for after graduation.

As of early this month, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant at TSA security checkpoints. All airline passengers 18 years and older, including TSA PreCheck members, must present REAL ID-compliant identification or another acceptable ID, such as a passport, at TSA security checkpoints.

This recipe from Brittney J. Newsome, nutrition and community health extension agent is a tasty way to embrace healthy eating.

The Louisiana House of Representatives leadership added money to its state budget proposal to avoid a public school teacher pay cut that was expected after a March constitutional failed to pass. The House Appropriations Committee approved a budget plan Monday that contains $198 million to cover stipends for K-12 school teachers and school support staff.

The official last day for East Carroll public schools will now be May 23, not May 22. The board learned that closures during the year for weather emergencies necessitated the extension of the school year in order to make up state-mandated instruction hours, according to Meagan Brown, superin- tendent.

The Town of Lake Providence brought its water system grade up to a C grade for 2024 from an F grade in 2023. The Louisiana Department of Health, which issues the grades each year, posted the grades on its website at the beginning of the month.