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“We need money,” was the major takeaway from the public meeting held last Wednesday at the Port of Lake Providence. The port was the site for the third public meeting held by the U.S. Corps of Engineers.

The Louisiana State Treasurer’s office unveiled last week a website that officials say will help the public find financial details about public schools in the state. Called the Louisiana K-12 School Transparency Project, the web-based platform contains information in four areas – expenses, revenues, contracts, and performance scores.

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Arrests as of April 1, 2025: East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office: 3/29/25 – Zodie Lorenzo Jones, 57, charged with battery of a dating partner. No bond.

Briarfield Academy’s Head of School Lisa Walters announced the honor roll for the third nine weeks of the 2024-2025 school year. First grade: A Honor Roll- John Clement, Olivia Crymes, River Densmore, Thomas Fairchild, Noah Graham, Bryce Harper, Michael Hopkins, Paige Hopkins, Milly Lensing, Mitchell Lensing, Bethanie McAlpin, Tripp Mabray, Whitlee Marsh, Vaughn Richardson, Alexa Taylor, Evie Van Mol; A-B Honor Roll- Bailee McAlpin, Caroline Oswalt Second grade: A Honor Roll- Kayson Frasier, Jackson Kiefer, Mack Lensing, Elizabeth Mabray; A-B Honor Roll- Zoey Bass, Harris Benton Third grade: A Honor Roll-Frances Clement, Leslie Dewitt, Lydia Payne, Chloe Smith, Kason Van Mol; A-B Honor Roll- Emory Crymes, Elle Vining Fourth grade: A Honor Roll- Ann Hodges Richardson; A-B Honor Roll- Clark Benton, Beth Faires Fifth grade: A Honor Roll- Reid Densmore, Mc-Call Kiefer; A-B Honor Roll- Kitch Hopkins, Kullen Keene, Baylor Rice, Collin Smith, Chloe Sullivan, Sixth grade: A Honor Roll-Sadie Arledge; A-B Honor Roll- Tristan Crowe Seventh grade: A Honor Roll- Preslee Arledge, Max Holt, Calie Massey, Vivian Payne; A-B Honor Roll-Rayleigh Boyett, Mahlik Mc-Neil Burks Eighth grade: A Honor Roll- Jude Clark, Houston Condrey, Maggie Faires, Sophie Hopkins; A-B Honor Roll- Lila Anne Frith, Karlie Womack Ninth grade: A Honor Roll-Addison Brown, Reed Elliott, CJ Frith, Jenna Knight, Ally McKenzie; A-B Honor Roll: Jackson Thornton Tenth grade: A Honor Roll- Lily Arledge, Addison Boyett, Charlotte Condrey, Ainsley Keene, Emmah Smith; A-B Honor Roll-Amelia Duhon, Davis Holt, Jack Woodall Eleventh grade: A Honor Roll- Cameron Brumley, Maggie Frith, Ella Claire Payne, Holly Beth Ross; A-B Honor Roll- Jenna Ferrell, Gracie Forman, Jules O’Neal McPherson, Gracen Thornton, Mallory Whitney Twelfth grade: A Honor Roll- David Bailey Brandenburg, T.J.

It is said that you are never too young to carry out your dreams, and for Carol Ann Coody, this is certainly the case. She graduated from Briarfield in 2023, and now, two years later, she is opening her own business. Ouida’s (pronounced ‘wedah), a clothing boutique, is currently located inside the Providence Shoppe, a gift store owned and operated by her sister, Ashley Myers.

Briarfield Academy has recently been approved as a LA GATOR school. According to Lisa Walters, head of school, the program will benefit many current Briarfield families as well as others interested in the school by providing scholarships to eligible students.

The East Carroll Parish Hospital ended its fiscal year with a satisfactory audit with only four findings. The first finding is that the hospital does not have a formal credit, debit, or fuel card policy.

Louisiana voters turned down all four constitutional amendments Saturday, including Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to overhaul the state’s tax and budget laws. Nearly two-thirds of voters statewide rejected all of the amendments in an election that could have broader political implications for the rest of Landry’s term.