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He Is Risen!

A domestic abuse com-

plaint led to a drug arrest

for the Delhi Police Depart-

ment.

The Delhi Police De-

partment received a call in

reference to a domestic vio-

lence offense March 25 on

Warden Street in Delhi.

Delhi offi cers came in contact with Dexter Deon

Sanders when responding to

the call. Delhi Police Chief

Roy Williams said Sanders

was discovered to have can-

nabis-infused Skittles and

cannabis-infused gummies

in his possession.

As a result of the investi-

gation, Sanders was charged

with possession of marijua-

na with intent to distribute

and illegal possession of a

fi rearm, Williams said. Sanders was transported

to the Richland Parish De-

tention and booked pending

bond.

Delhi Police seize drugs

in domestic disturbance

Dexter Deon Sanders

Delhi police offi cers seized marijanua, marijuana-infused candies and a fi rearm during a domestic dispute investigation March 25.

Richland schools seek

bond issues for repairsRichland Parish school

offi cials are asking people to vote on two bond issues af-

fecting the schools April 24.

Richland Parish Superin-

tendent of Schools Sheldon

Jones explained a bond is-

sue for District 2 will help

with repairs and renovations

at Start Elementary School

while a similar tax in Dis-

trict 3 will be used for Ray-

ville elementary, junior high

and high schools as well as

Holly Ridge Elementary

School.

Jones said Start School

District would be asking

voters in District 2 to ap-

prove a property tax of

about half what they district

could legally ask for.

He explained rather than

a 20-mills property tax for

$3,150,000, School Board

President Kevin Eppinette

asked for a much lower

bond issue in his district due

to the uncertainty of the cur-

rent economic condition and

the fact many homeowners

in District 2 have no chil-

dren or children who don’t

attend school at Start.

For this reason, voters in

District 2 are asked to ap-

prove a 10.5 mill property

tax to pay off a $1,750,000

bond issue to be used for

improvements to Start El-

ementary School.

“I see fi rst hand the need for capital improvement to

our facilities,” project man-

ager Stephen Dupont said.

“It is through bond proposi-

tions and the support given

our schools by the tax pay-

ing citizens we are able to

create comfortable, save en-

vironments for our children

to learn.”

Start Principal Landon

Sapp said the funds would

be used primarily to im-

prove safety and security

by constructing a new lobby

entrance with updated en-

trance and exit doors, up-

dating restroom facilities

and bringing the school into

compliance with fi re mar-

shal’s offi ce by upgrading the fi re detection system and increasing fi re safety.

He added items not on the

list to be funded by the bond

issue included replacing

windows, updating parking

lots, hot water to all bath-

rooms, a digital informa-

tion board, working sinks in

pre-K through second-grade

classrooms, renovations to

old gym and updating aw-

nings and walkway covers.

Voters in District 3 will

be asked to approve a larger

bond issue which will be

used to upgrade facilities

at all four schools in the

Richardson Medical

Center will ask voters to

renew a 10.96 mill prop-

erty tax on April 24.

The tax for Hospital

Service District No. 1-B

Proposition would allow

the district to collect an

estimated $1,046,199.18

per year for 10 years be-

ginning in 2022.

The tax renewal

would raise funds to be

used for the purposes

of constructing, main-

taining, improving and

operating the hospital

facilities of the district,

including the purchase of

equipment.

A fl ame from Christ’s birthplace will burn in

Richland Parish this Easter

thanks to the efforts of St.

David’s Episcopal Church

in Rayville.

Before Christmas, the

Rev. Christie Fleming, pas-

tor of St. David’s Episcopal

Church, met with a mem-

ber of the Episcopal church

from DeRidder and obtained

the Peace Flame from Beth-

lehem.

“We passed the fl ame to several churches in the area

to burn for their Christmas

service,” church member

Larry Lashley said. “Rev.

Christie has kept the fl ame burning so that St. David’s

will have our candles again

lit with the fl ame from Beth-lehem on Easter Sunday.”

Fleming said the church

was able to obtain their

fl ame due to Lashley’s ef-forts and that she decided

to maintain the fl ame in her home in order to share

its message at the Rayville

church’s Easter service.

“The meaning, at least

for me, is that Christ’s light

continues to shine at all

times and in all places ... His

love embraces every one of

us in every moment,” Flem-

ing said. “We are blessed to

have the fl ame from Beth-lehem to remind us of this

truth.”

Each year, a child from

upper Austria fetches the

light from the grotto in

Bethlehem where Jesus

was born. The light is car-

ried in two blast proof min-

ers lamps on an Austrian

Airlines jet from Tel Aviv

Israel to Vienna Austria

from where it is distributed

at a Service of Dedication to

delegations from across Eu-

rope who take it back, with

a message of Peace, to their

own countries. Austrian Air-

lines then fl ies the miners lamps containing the Peace

Light from Bethlehem to

New York City. The goal of

this web site is help the light

spread like the branches of

a huge tree rooted in New

York and spreading across

the continent.

Bethlehem Peace Flame still burns in Richland

Hospital seeks

tax renewal

Election, Page 3

Work is moving ahead

with a roundabout and a

sewer expansion in Ray-

ville.

“We are pleased to an-

nounce two projects that

will continue to grow our

town and enhance the quali-

ty of life for all our citizens”

Mayor Harry Lewis said.

“We are committed to mak-

ing Rayville a town in which

we can proudly call home.”

Lewis said the new

roundabout should increases

safety and reduce overall

collisions.

“Speed is signifi cantly lower and there is less traf-

fi c congestion,” he said. “As drivers become acclimated

to the roundabout, you will

appreciate its benefi ts. The cost of the project is $4.4

million dollars and at no

cost to the citizens of Ray-

ville. Amethyst Contractors

will oversee the project that

began January, 2021 and the

projected completion is Jan-

uary 2022. We respectfully

urge you to be patient and

drive with caution in this

construction zone.”

Additionally, Lewis said

the town council is proud

to announce another Ray-

ville economic development

project in the amount of

$1,000,084 and at no cost to

citizens.

“We will expand a new

wastewater collection sys-

tem from Winnsboro State

Bank to the Northeast Vet-

erans Cemetery,” he said.

“Expanding the sewer sys-

tem will make the area south

of town more attractive to

potential businesses.”

The bids for this project

were opened on March 22

at the Rayville Municipal

Building and the contract

to perform the construction

was awarded to Womack

and Sons.

“We believe the ben-

efi ts of both projects will be worth the inconvenience

you will encounter,” Lewis

said. “Thanks for your co-

operation. Be safe.”

Projects begin in Rayville

Rayville Mayor Harry Lewis and other offi cials open bids on the town’s sew-er expansion project.

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD35 McGowen Ln. • 728-6944Rayville • Pastor Mike Jackson

MANGHAM ASSEMBLY OF GOD 115 Railroad Ave. • 248-2365Pastor David Mosely

NEW BEGINNINGS WORSHIP CENTERHwy 584 • Delhi • 578-0652Matthew LaCaze, Pastor START ASSEMBLY OF GOD 9 Russell Rd. • 728-4612Pastor Renita Hemphill

BAPTIST

ALTO BAPTISTDr. Alan Miller, Pastor

ANTIOCH #1 BAPTIST 331 Hwy 852 • RayvillePastor Tommy Hunter

ANTIOCH #2 BAPTIST 42 Antioch Rd • RayvillePastor Keith Evans 728-4047

ARCHIBALD BAPTIST Brandon Penton

BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH422 Madeline St. • Rayville

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy. 183, 5.5 mi. N/Holly Ridge

BETHLEHEM BAPTISTFour Forks BOEUF RIVER BAPTIST John Cleveland, Min.728-2785

CALVARY BAPTIST Hwy. 576 • Mangham Jeremy Bullock, Pastor

CEDAR BAPTIST Archibald • 248-3107 Brother Mickey Alexander

CLOUD CREEK BAPTIST 319 First St.• Delhi • 878-2121Gerald Smith, Pastor

DELHI FIRST BAPTISTDelhi • 878-3724Jeff Coleman, Pastor

DUNN BAPTIST

1474 Hwy. 80 • Delhi 878-5802Pastor Bernard C. Duchesne, Jr. EASTSIDE BAPTIST

102 Horn Rd. • Rayville 614-7372Chris Crawford, PastorFAITH BAPTIST

102 Cartlidge Rd. • 728-9226 FIRST BAPTIST

802 Martin Luther King Drive • Rayville • 728-4094Pastor Vernon FoyGOOD HOPE BAPTIST

132 Golson Rd. • Delhi 878-3777Gary Lynch, MinisterGREATER PILGRIMS

REST BAPTIST

#2 Austin Rd., Mangham Rev. Lionel Robinon, Pastor HARMONY BAPTIST

CHURCH

1226 Hwy 132 • DelhiScott “Scottie” Gray, PastorHEGWOOD GROVE

BAPTIST

Epps • Anthony Stuart, Pastor HOLLY GROVE BAPTIST

Old Mangham Rd. • 728-3133

HOLLY RIDGE BAPTIST

Holly Ridge • 728-2338 LONE CHERRY BAPTIST

Mangham Doyle Adams, Pastor MACEDONIA BAPTIST

Pearl St. • Rayville 728-4062

MANGHAM BAPTIST

Mangham • 248-2634Rick Aultman, Min.

MIDWAY BAPTIST

George Rd. • 728-5119MT. CALVARY BAPTIST

River Rd. • 728-5238Richard Robinson, PastorMT. ZION BAPTIST

410 Francis • 728-4841

MT. ZION BAPTIST

Possom Trail • Delhi 878-9357NEW BETHAL BAPTIST

428 Hwy 3048Ira Bradley, Min. • 728-2631NEW FELLOWSHIP

BAPTIST

326 Barfield Rd. • DelhiPastor Daniel Dixon NEW LIGHT BAPTIST

Mangham Cecil Gregory, Pastor NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST

Bear Skin Community, Epps J.B. Bell, Min. • 926-5336NEWTON BAPTIST

CHURCH

196 McHand Dr. Delhi • 878-2183Marvin Reiger, PastorNORTH CENTRAL BAPTIST

Central Community • Delhi Pastor Eddie Fuller

ORANGE HILL BAPTIST

River Rd. • 728-6862PILGRIM REST #2

MISSIONARY BAPTIST 100 Church • 728-3085PINE HILL BAPTIST

Brick Yard St. • 728-2247 PLEASANT GROVE #1

BAPTIST 157 Pilgrim Rd.• Rayville 728-6105Bobby Harris, Pastor PLEASANT GROVE

BAPTIST

Hwy. 80 • Rayville • 728-6105

RAYVILLE BAPTIST

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 1222 Rosa • Rayville • 728-7228Rev. Wilbert Saucer, Pastor

RAYVILLE FIRST BAPTIST

Dr. Eddie Wren, Pastor728-3231

ROBINSON BAPTIST

1308 Ferguson Rd. • Delhi Clyde Piercy, Pastor878-3229START BAPTIST

728-4695 ST. PAUL BAPTIST

Hwy. 80 • Girard • 728-6353ST. PETER’S ROCK

MISSIONARY BAPTIST 2558 Hwy 583 • Rayville 728-0298Aaron Davidson, Jr., Min.TURKEY CREEK BAPTIST

Hwy. 80 • Delhi • 878-9928UNION VALLEY

MISSIONARY BAPTIST

263 Cook Rd.• Delhi728-5493Eugene Young, Pastor UNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

Hwy. 17 S.• Delhi • 878-8363Larry Walters, Min. WARDEN BAPTIST

Warden • C.S. Cascio, Min. WELCOME HOME BAPTIST HebertWEST NEW HOME

BAPTIST 728-3865 WESTSIDE BAPTIST Hwy. 80 W. • Delhi • 878-5109 WOODLAWN BAPTIST

306 Oak Dr. • 728-2131 Charles Ellzey, PastorZEBEDEE BAPTIST 774 Burke Rd., Rayville Wayne Parker, Pastor • 728-5588NEW ZION BAPTIST

5 Adcock Road • RayvilleTom Baker, PastorCATHOLIC

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC 716 Francis St.• Rayville 728-2445Father Phillip Pazhayakari

ST. THERESA CATHOLIC

207 Main St.• Delhi 878-3484Father Phillip PazhayakariCHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Hwy. 856 • ArchibaldTravis Arrant, Min.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

611 Main St.• Delhi 878-2l41 Otis Bowman, Minister CHURCH OF CHRIST

604 Vaughn • Delhi •878-9942CHURCH OF CHRIST

200 Pine St. • 728-2405 Jerry LeeCHURCH OF CHRIST

Cotton & Jewel • 728-5183Wayne Edwards, Min.

CHURCH OF GOD

DUNN CHURCH OF GOD

Dunn • 402-505-1642Claude Maddox, Pastor RAYVILLE CHURCH OF

GOD Hwy. 137 • 728-6608 Jimmy Pelley, PastorSHADY GROVE CHURCH

OF GOD

Good Rd. • 728-3924 Raymond Agent, PastorWOOLEN LAKE CHURCH

OF GOD

Hwy. 561 • Hebert

CHURCH OF GOD

IN CHRIST

DELHI CHURCH OF GOD

IN CHRIST

609 Louisiana St. • 878-9905Booker Burkhalter, Jr., PastorFAITH CHURCH OF GOD

IN CHRIST

203 Eugene St. • Rayville728-6766

EPISCOPAL

ST. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL

834 Louisa• Rayville Rev. Christie Fleming

FULL GOSPEL

ABUNDANT LIFE

Hwy. 80 • Crew Lake 728-3115Shirley Davidson, PastorFULL GOSPEL

COMMUNITY CHURCH

37 Berry Rd • Rayville 334-7408R. L. Berry, Pastor

HEBERT FULL GOSPEL

75 Sullivan Rd. • ColumbiaChristy Dunn, PastorHOUSE OF GRACE

Hwy. 17 N.• Delhi • 878-5492 Roger Temple, PastorLIVING WATER

REVIVAL CENTER

4974 Hwy. 80 W. • RayvilleDanny Parker, Pastor NEW BEGINNINGS

TABERNACLE, INC.

11 Cabuck Lane • RayvilleCarolyn Sue Day, Pastor

METHODIST

CREW LAKE UNITED METHODIST

Hwy. 133 •, Start • 341-7090Marshall Sevier

DELHI UNITED METHODIST

715 Main St.• Delhi 878-2147Ted Fine, Pastor HAMLETT TEMPLE C.M.E.

406 Scott St. • 728-2359

HOLLY RIDGE UNITED

METHODIST

Off I-20 • 334-5743 Dellie Hicks, Pastor

RANKIN CHAPEL AFRICAN

METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Robert S. Boyd • 728-9700 RAYVILLE UNITED

METHODIST

401 Louisa • Rayville Mike Palermo, 728-4853 ST. PETER A.M.E.

108 May St. • Delhi 878-8331Rev. Walter E. LawsonLITTLE CREEK UNITED

METHODIST

Archibald • Jimmy WilkinsMANGHAM UNITED

METHODIST

508 Main St.• Mangham 290-1065 • Jimmy Wilkins SHADY GROVE A.M.E.

1520 Hwy. 132 • Mangham Pastor Darrell Ranell728-9300

PENTACOSTAL

BETHAL PENTECOSTAL

110 Spencer St. • RayvilleE.H. Johnson, Pastor281-4249BIBLE WAY PENTECOSTAL

904 Pine St. • 728-2129DELHI ABUNDANT LIFE

406 E. College St. • Delhi Archie Harrell, MinisterFIRST UNITED

PENTECOSTAL

TABERNACLE

6045 Hwy 17 • Delhi878-3489Rev. Shane Lester FIRST UNITED

PENTECOSTAL

Hwy. 80 E. • 729-4219 Rev. Stacy Thomas, Pastor

GLAD TIDINGS

409 Railroad • Mangham Bill Nash, Pastor 318-477-0132

MT. PLEASANT

1737 Hwy. 17, Epps 926-3986

RICHLAND UNITED

PENTECOSTAL

Epps Road Ricky Long, Min.

PRESBYTERIAN

DELHI PRESBYTERIAN

PCA

Main St.• Delhi • 878-2358Paul Lipe, Min. RAYVILLE PRESBYTERIAN

216 Julia • Rayville728-2285Rev. John C. AlbrightOTHER

APOSTOLIC VICTORY

TABERNACLE

313 Main St. • Mangham 614-8585Stacy Givens, PastorBEE BAYOU FAITH

CHAPEL

232 Temple Rd. • RayvilleDee Temple, Pastor •728-0118CHRIST WAY COMMUNITY

CHURCH

404 Madeline St. • RayvilleTom Franks, PastorJESUS HOUSE OF PRAYER

113 Rundell Loop Rd. • Delhi Rex Robertson, Sr., Pastor 878-1946NEW BEGINNINGS

CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

204 Morgan St. • Rayville728-3910 Harold McCoy, Pastor NEW BEGINNINGS

FAITH MINISTERIES

112 McCaa • Rayville 728-7071 Beverly Ricard, PastorTRUCKER’S CHRISTIAN

CHAPEL

103 Jasper St. • Rayville John White, Pastor •728-882l VICTORY COMMUNITY

CHURCH

Hwy. 132 • Mangham

Lauren aLyse

romero

Funeral services for

Lauren Alyse Romero, 32,

of Mangham were Thurs-

day, March 18, 2021,

in First Baptist Church,

Mangham, with Rev. Rick

Aultman and Rev. Taylor

Reynolds officiating.Interment followed

in Harris Cemetery,

Crowville, under the direc-

tion of Dennard First Na-

tional Funeral Home.

Visitation was until time

of service at the church.

Lauren was born Sep-

tember 14, 1988 in Monroe

to the union of Larry and

LeNette Caldwell Romero

and passed from this life

on March 17, 2021 at St.

Francis Medical Center in

Monroe.

Lauren was a mem-

ber of St. Mary’s Catholic

Church. She was a graduate

of Mangham High School,

very athletic and excelling

in any sport in which she

participated. Lauren was

a truly selfless, loving and caring individual. This not

only included her family,

but everyone who had the

pleasure of knowing her.

It was her greatest wish to

see others succeed and she

would go to any length to

ensure that. Lauren was

exceptionally diligent

when it came to complet-

ing any task that lie ahead.

Lauren’s presence was a

tremendous light brought

to any room and her ab-

sence will be felt by all

those that knew her.

Survivors left to cher-

ish her memory include

her fiancé, Corey Reese of Mangham; her parents,

Larry and LaNette Romero

of Mangham; two brothers,

Adam Romero and wife,

Mallory, of Mangham and

Lance Romero and fiancé, Chasity Allen, of Baton

Rouge; sister, Anna Claire

Wright and husband, Co-

rey, of Crowville; nephews,

Skyler, Camryn and Cade;

niece, Emarie Brooke; spe-

cial pets, Macie Marie and

Alphonse; a host of other

relatives and many friends.

Pallbearers were Chris

Benjamin, Corey Reece,

Casey Richardson, Dylan

Sinclair, Jackie Williams

and Duane Woodward.

Honorary pallbearers

were John Brunson, Vic-

tor Caldwell, David Hed-

rick, Chad Parks and Steve

Roark.

The family requests do-

nations be made to Den-

nard First National Fu-

neral Home or the Lauren

Romero Memorial Fund at

Franklin State Bank.

Online condolences

may be made at www.den-

nardfirstnational.com.

Vonda shawn

Cannon

Graveside services for

Vonda Shawn Cannon, 53,

of Ringgold, were held

Monday, March 29, 2021,

at Gwin Cemetery, Mang-

ham, with Rev. Calvin

Stapp officiating under the

direction of Brown-Holley

Funeral Home, Rayville.

Miss Vonda was born

November 4, 1967 in Delhi

and passed away Thursday,

March 25, 2021 in Minden.

Miss Vonda was a mem-

ber of the Evangel Assem-

bly of God in Monroe. She

is preceded in death by

her parents, James “John”

Louis Cannon and Barbara

Gilley Cannon.

Survivors include her

siblings, James “Jim” Ron-

ald Cannon of Rayville, Al-

vin “Johnny” Ray Cannon

and wife, Mary, of Ray-

ville, Debra Lynn Cannon

Stapp and husband, Calvin,

of Rayville and Charles

“Chuck” Austin Cannon

and wife, Amy, of Rayville;

and her numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Condolences may be

left at brownholleyfuneral-

homes.com.

Larry Benard

seymour

Funeral services for Lar-

ry Benard Seymour, 75, of

Start, were held Monday,

March 29, 2021, at Start

Baptist Church, Start, with

Bro. Jeff Thomas and Bro.

Johnny Smith officiating. Interment followed in

the Start Cemetery, Start,

under the direction of

Brown-Holley Funeral

Home, Rayville.

Mr. Larry was born

October 2, 1945 in Delhi

and passed away Saturday,

March 27, 2021, in Start.

Mr. Larry was a member

of the Liberty Boys and the

only drummer they ever

had. He was a HAM radio

operator. Mr. Larry retired

from the LA Department

of Transportation after 33

years and he enjoyed car-

ing for his many pets.

He is preceded in death

by his parents, Jordan and

Essie Seymour; and daugh-

ter, Kimberly Seymour.

Survivors include his

wife of 35 years, Lisa Sey-

mour of Start; daughters,

Jennifer Seymour of Allen,

TX, and Mallory Middle-

ton and husband, Shane, of

Start; grandchildren, Mag-

gie Schmitt and husband,

Collins, of Allen, TX, Mi-

cah Middleton of Start, and

Stella Middleton of Start;

great grandchildren, Quinn

Schmitt, Harley Schmitt

and Ivy Rose Schmitt, all

of Allen, TX; nephew,

Clayton Cox of West Mon-

roe; brother-in-law, John

Cox of Monroe; and his

numerous cousins.

Pallbearers were Allen

Nettles, Johnny Letlow,

Walter Trisler, Johnny Mac

Townsend, Alan Curry and

Delbert Crow.

The family request do-

nations be made to the Start

Baptist Church Men’s Min-

istry. Condolences may be


homes.com.

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Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase.

-- Proverbs 3:9

Obituaries

Lee Brown and Morgan Stephens

Brown, Stephens

wedding plannedRickie Brown Jr., and Lisa Brown would like to an-

nounce the engagement of their son, Lee Brown, of Start,

to Morgan Stephens, daughter of James (J.C.) Stephens of

Columbia.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Henry (Bully)

and Brenda Stephens of Hebert.

She is a 2020 graduate of Caldwell Parish High School.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Charlotte

Brown of Rayville and Robert Labor of Start.

He is a 2020 graduate of Delta Community College who

works for Kelly Plumbing.

The couple will be wed May 22, 2021 at Fellowship

Baptist Church in Columbia.

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Police Report

PUBLIC NOTICE

ANNOUNCING STUDENT OPENINGS FOR THE

2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

Delhi Charter School is pleased to announce that a limited number of student vacancies exist for the 2021-2022 school year. This creates an opportunity for more students in our area to take advantage of this excellent choice in public education.

The application window will be open from April 1, 2021 through April 30, 2021. Any student that does not currently attend DCS and wishes to be considered

must submit a new application each year. This includes legacies (brothers/sisters of current DCS students that live in the same household) as all previous applications have been purged.

It is preferable that applications are submitted online. If this is not possible, applications may be picked up from the school, either in the front office or in the clear document box outside the double doors of the main office. Paper applications may be returned in person (either in the front office or in the locked dropbox beside the main office double doors), scanned and emailed to [email protected], or by mailed directly to Brett Raley, Headmaster Delhi Charter School 6940 Hwy 17 Delhi, LA 71232.

All applications must be received by midnight on April 30, 2021. Please submit only 1 application per child. Multiple applications for the same child will be delet-ed. You may call the school at 318-878-0433, ext 105 for additional information. Please leave a message if no one is available.

There will be a Lottery Meeting held on May 4, 2021 @ 6:00 PM to determine the order by which students will be placed on the waiting list. Parents of applicants may attend but attendance is not required and the meeting may be recorded and posted online should social distancing requirements still be in place.

Letters will be sent to students that have been accepted after the current school year has ended. Those not accepted will not receive a letter but will remain on the waiting list. Please continually update contact information, including address and phone number, to ensure that we can contact you should the need arise.

Delhi Charter School adheres to the equal opportunity provisions of federal civil rights law and regulations that

are applicable to this agency. Therefore, no one will be discriminated against on the basis of race, col-

or, national origin (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964); gender (Title IX of the Education Amend-

ments of 1972); disability (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) in attaining educational

goals and objectives and in the administration of personnel policies and procedures.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The River Road Water System is currently in violation of the maximum con-taminant level (MCL) for total trihalomethanes as set forth by the State [Part MI of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code (LAC 51 :XII)] and the Federal Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141).

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) set drinking water standards and requires the disinfection of drinking water. Where disinfection is used in the treatment of drinking water, disinfectants combine with naturally occurring organic and inor-ganic matter present in water to form chemicals called disinfection byproducts (DBPs). EPA and LDH set standards for controlling the levels of disinfectants and DBPs in drinking water, including trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acid (HAAs). Some people who drink water containing THMs in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

In December 1998, EPA set enforceable drinking water standards for TTHMs at 80 parts per billion (ppb) and for HAA5 at 60 parts per billion (ppb) to reduce the risk of cancer or other adverse health effects. Compliance with the TTHMs and HAA5 standard for public water systems serving less than 10,000 individuals initially became effective and enforceable on January l, 2004. Compliance with the TTHMs standard is determined by calculating a locational running annual average (LRAA) of quarterly TTHMs sample results. Compliance calculations performed for the fourth quarter of 2020 show that the system's current TTHMs LRAA is 94 ppb at DBPOI- 952 SCALES ROAD; Thus, the system is currently in violation of the TTHMs standard.

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The Rayville Police De-

partment made the follow-

ing arrests for the week of

March 21-28.

• Darion Harris, 26,

4318 Oak Side, Huston,

Texas; wrong way on the

one way, no driver’s li-

cense, no insurance and no

registration.

• Damarion Clark, 21,

109 Newsome St., Ray-

ville; careless operation, no

driver’s license and failure

to secure registration.

• Briana Parker, 19,

205 William Roberts Drive

Apt. A Rayville, leaving

the scene of an accident, no

driver’s license, failure to

secure registration and no

insurance.

• • •

The Rayville Police De-

partment issued a total of 10

traffi c citations this week. That number includes two

for speeding and one each

for no seatbelt, no driver’s

license in possession, driv-

ing left of center, failure to

secure registration, expired

MVI (two to six months),

expired license plate, no

driver’s license and im-

proper use of temporary

plate.

• • •Rayville Police Chief

Willie Robinson would

like to remind all citizens

of Rayville about the noise

ordinance.

“Please keep in mind

that Rayville Police De-

partment does not and will

not tolerate loud music,”

he said. “You will receive

a ticket.”

Chief Robinson encour-

age the citizens to report

loud music to the police

department.

Chief Robinson would

also like to remind every-

one of the importance of

observing the posted speed

limits.

“Please slow down

while driving through the

neighborhoods,” he said.

“The posted speed limit

is the maximum speed a

motorist can drive in that

particular area. While driv-

ing through the neighbor-

hoods, you must watch out

for children.”

Chief Robinson advise

all citizens of Rayville that

illegal carrying and use of

fi rearms will not the toler-

district. That 11.70 mills

property tax would fund

$12,325,000 in bonds for

all three Rayville schools

and Holly Ridge Elemen-

tary School.

“Monies from the bond

prop will be allocated to

the District 3 schools based

on needs and student popu-

lation,” Dupont said.

Rayville Elementary

School Principal Elycia

Hill said her school use

their share of the funds to

concentrate on improving

the restrooms, establishing

a multisensory playground

with a three-lane paved

walking track and picnic

tables and creating a STEM

academy.

“This academy will be

furnished with science

tables, experimental lab ar-

eas and the most up-to-date

technology,” she said.

Rayville Junior High

School Principal Net-

tie Ranel noted that as an

open campus facing the

main highway, her school

would focus on landscap-

ing as well as replacing

fl ooring and ceiling tiles and upgrading classrooms

with improved seating and

white boards.

“I’m proposing we build

a stage in the gym by ex-

tending east wall to pro-

mote the arts and activi-

ties,” she added.

Rayville High School

Principal Samuel Williams

said his school has stucco

which needs power wash-

ing and gutters which need

renovation. He added that

rooms have broken secu-

rity screens and parking lot

lines need to be repainted

for visibility.

He also noted that due to

excessive traffi c in the bus area, the road needs to be

repaired, speed bumps cre-

ated and awnings extended.

In addition, ceiling tiles are

damaged and discolored

and fl oor tiles broken and holding water under the

tiles which has led to mold.

He would also like to

see repairs to the athletic

facility and dirt work at the

baseball fi eld in addition to refurbishing dugouts.

Offi cials would also like to add a scoreboard to the

softball fi eld and individual shower stalls in fi eld house

rather than group showers

as well as remodeling the

locker rooms and adding

new lockers.

Holly Ridge Elementary

School Principal Chelsea

Chisolm says she would

like to focus on structural

improvments.

“Due to its age, the roof

has begun to leak,” she

said. “Many areas receive

damage during rain.”

There is also structural

damage in the multistor-

age room and exterior door

hardware needs to be re-

paired or replaced and the

drainage needs to be im-

proved.

The school also needs

heating, ventilation and

A/C work while smart-

boards need to be updated

in order to access online

materials.

Polls will be open from

7 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 24.

However, early voting will

be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6

p.m. April 10-17.

The deadline to request

a mail in ballot Aril 20 and

the deadline for the regis-

trar to receive by mail bal-

lot is April 23.

Election From Page 1

Unemployment in Rich-

land Parish rose a third of

a percent in January, ac-

cording to fi gures release last week by the Louisiana

Workforce Commission.

The latest fi gures show the jobless rate for Richland

Parish rose from 6.3 percent

in December to 6.7 percent

in January. Both numbers

were down from the 7.5

percent registered in Janu-

ary 2020.

This means 534 people

were looking for jobs in

Richland Parish in January,

up from 523 a month ear-

lier, but down from 629 a

year ago.

There were 7,467 people

working in Richland Par-

ish in January, down from

7,612 in December and

7,723 a year ago.

Jackson and Sabine par-

ishes had the state’s lowest

unemployment at 4.6 per-

cent in January.

East Carroll Parish had

the state’s highest rate at

12.5 percent.

Preliminary data for Feb-

ruary 2021 released today

by the Bureau of Labor and

Statistics shows that Loui-

siana’s seasonally adjusted

nonfarm employment rose

by 3,400 jobs from January

to 1,838,300.

Nonfarm employment

is down 155,200 jobs from

February 2020.

The seasonally adjusted

unemployment rate re-

mained unchanged from

January at 7.6 percent.

The 7.6 percent fi gure is the lowest rate since the

Covid-19 pandemic began.

Since January 2021, the

number of seasonally ad-

justed employed individu-

als decreased by 6,704 from

1,925,840 to 1,919,136

in February 2021. From

February 2020, the num-

ber of seasonally adjusted

employed individuals de-

creased by 120,275.

Since January 2021, the


justed unemployed indi-

viduals decreased by 1,290

from 158,490 to 157,200 in

February 2021.

From February 2020, the

Richland jobless rate increases by 0.3 percent

The William and Han-nah McClain Foundation has scholarships available for two deserving students of the 2021 graduating class of Rayville High School.

To be considered for a scholarship, the student must meet the following criteria:

• Has maintained at least a 2.8 grade point average for grades 9-12 (enclose a sealed offi cial transcript application);

• Must be fi nancially disadvantaged;

• Must be accepted as a full-time student in a col-lege/university of his/her choice

(Please submit a copy of the college/university acceptance letter.);

• Must have declared a major in any discipline;

• Must matriculate in the Fall/Spring semesters at a four-year college/uni-versity;

• Must mail fee receipt of registration to the ad-dress listed on the appli-cation for verifi cation of enrollment; and

• Must maintain at least a “B” average per semes-ter for continued eligibil-ity

Please submit three recommendation letters on offi cial facility letter-head: two from past teach-

ers or counselors affi rm-ing the student’s academic promise and one merit ref-erence supporting student volunteer/extracurricular efforts.

All applications must be mailed and postmarked by May 8, 2021. Hand carried emailed or faxed applications will not be accepted. Only completed applications will be con-sidered.

For more information about the William and Hannah McClain Foun-dation or to request an application, please write to P.O. Box 1133, 1902 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489- 2207.

McClain scholarships now

available afor RHS students

Police, Page 8

HUGHIE CALVIN

MARBLE SR.Memorial services for

Hughie Calvin Marble Sr.,

72, of Start, will be at noon

Thursday, April 1, 2021,

at Northeast Louisiana Vet-

eran’s Cemetery, Rayville,

with Sis. Shirley Davidson

offi ciating.Mr. Hughie was born

January 31, 1949 in Girard

and passed away Sunday,

March 28, 2021, in Start.

Mr. Hughie is preceded

in death by his parents, J.L.

“Red” and Beulah Mar-

ble; brother, Paul Douglas

Marble; and his grandson,

Braxton Marble.

Survivors include his

wife of 48 years, Margie

Marble; children, Mar-

gie Rena Burst, Christina

Steffens and Hughie Cal-

vin Marble Jr.; 10 grand-

children and seven great

grandchildren; siblings,

James Marble and wife,

Lucille, Jesse Marble and

wife, Ola, Cecil Marble,

Alice Naylor, Berryman

Marble and wife, Ruthie,

Margaret Marble and Jerry

Marble; and his numerous

nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from

10 a.m. to noon Thursday,

April 1, 2021, at Brown-

Holley Funeral Home,

Rayville.

Condolences may be


homes.com.

DANA LEIGH

JACKSON

Graveside services for

Dana Leigh Jackson, 63,

of Rayville, were held Fri-

day, March 26, 2021 at the

Holly Ridge Baptist Cem-

etery, Holly Ridge, with

Bro. Keith Stephens offi -ciating under the direction

of Brown-Holley Funeral

Home, Rayville.

Ms. Dana was born

April 25, 1957 in Minden

and passed away Wednes-

day, March 24, 2021, in

Rayville.

Condolences may be


homes.com.

Obituaries From Page 2

Jobs, Page 8

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As long as

central banks,

financial institu-

tions and pen-

sions continue buying, then there is no sov-

ereign debt crisis and no reason for interest rates to skyrocket.

The U.S. Fed-

eral Reserve

and the Social

Security and Medicare

trust funds own a collec-

tive $11 trillion of U.S.

treasuries, comprising

39 percent of the total

$27.97 trillion national

debt, and rising, U.S.

Treasury and Federal Re-

serve data show.

That figure has in-

creased $2.6 trillion

in the past year alone,

mostly as the Federal

Reserve engaged in mas-

sive quantitative easing,

purchasing $2.4 trillion

of U.S. treasuries in re-

sponse to the Covid pan-

demic recession.

Now, as a result,

the Fed currently holds

$4.89 trillion of treasur-

ies. The Social Security

and Medicare trust funds

increased about $200

billion the past year and

hold about $6.1 trillion of

treasuries overall.

Overseas, the debt

held by foreigners in-

cluding central banks

has remained stable the

past year at $4.2 trillion.

That’s about 15 percent

of the debt.

Here, the Fed is largely

quarantining the gargan-

tuan new federal spend-

ing that began in 2020 in

order to keep U.S. inter-

est rates low, which has

largely worked. 10-year

treasuries go for about

1.7 percent, up from 1

percent at the beginning

of the year, but about

where it was pre-Covid.

But watch for that

number to likely begin

dropping again as new

debt enters the market

thanks to the next spend-

ing splurge from Con-

gress, its latest $1.9 tril-

lion Covid spending bill.

Despite all of the extra

debt being created, there

remains massive demand

for U.S. treasuries, albeit

artificial demand largely being created by the Fed.

And to the extent

the central bank contin-

ues monetizing — it is

currently buy-

ing $80 billion

of treasuries a

month, plus an-

other $40 billion

of mortgage-

backed securi-

ties — expect to

see rates to come

down again.

In the mean-

time, expect further drops

in the velocity of money.

Despite massive gov-

ernment spending, and

quantitative easing by the

Federal Reserve, the ve-

locity of money, that is,

in the ratio of the Gross

Domestic Product to the

nation’s money supply,

has collapsing been year

over year since 2000,

Federal Reserve data

shows.

Investopedia defines the velocity of money as,

“The velocity of money

is a measurement of the

rate at which money is

exchanged in an econo-

my. It is the number of

times that money moves

from one entity to anoth-

er. It also refers to how

much a unit of currency

is used in a given period

of time. Simply put, it’s

the rate at which con-

sumers and businesses in

an economy collectively

spend money.”

Meaning, we’re print-

ing a lot of money right

now and with a huge

chunk of it being direct

payments like stimu-

lus checks and child tax

credits, more and more

of it is entering the real

economy and yet it’s not

doing much to stimulate

additional purchases. The

money supply is growing

faster than the economy.

Shouldn’t that lead to

inflation? The past three months, inflation has been running a little hot at

an average of 0.3 percent

from December to Febru-

ary, according to the Bu-

reau of Labor Statistics.

Annualized that would be

3.6 percent inflation, well above the Fed’s tradition-

al 2 percent target. So far,

though, the increases are

largely concentrated on

food and energy, which

tend to be volatile.

And yet, inflation too has been pretty much

stable, growing at an un-

adjusted 1.7 percent the

past twelve months.

How?

U.S., not foreigners,

owns most of our debt

The 2020

e l e c t i o n

was very

controversial for

the state of Georgia

as many questions

were raised about

the integrity of the

vote.

There were con-

cerns about a mul-

titude of issues such as the

possibility that ballots were

scanned multiple times to

questions about mysterious

suitcases of votes being

counted after GOP observ-

ers were no longer present.

Absentee and mail-in

ballots were also counted

despite the lack of voter

identification require-

ments. Due to concerns

about the COVID-19 pan-

demic, 1.3 million voters in

Georgia mailed in absentee

ballots in the 2020 election.

With the changes and

confusion, there was a long

delay in the election re-

sults being certified. While Georgia officials claimed that the results were ac-

curate, many Republicans

were upset and demanded

that the 2020 election is-

sues be addressed in new

legislation.

In response, an election

reform bill was passed by

the Georgia Assembly. It

received strong

support from

Georgia Repub-

licans, but was

opposed by state

Democrats. The

state House of

Representatives

voted 100-75 in

favor of the bill

and the state Sen-

ate approved it by a 34-

20 margin. On Thursday,

Georgia Governor Brian

Kemp signed the bill into

law.

The new bill requires

identification for absen-

tee ballots and limits the

number of remote voting

locations. According to

U.S. Representative Mar-

jorie Taylor-Greene, these

reforms are essential be-

cause “too many absentee

ballots” were “mailed in”

without verification in the last election. In her view,

this legislation will lead

to “secure elections.” She

said, “Here’s the facts:

We’ve got to have I.D. to

go vote, you have to show

an I.D. to buy alcohol, you

have got to show an I.D. to

buy tobacco, and you have

to show and have a driver’s

license to drive.”

Of course, Taylor-

Greene is correct, but

Democrats have a much

different view. President

Joe Biden labeled the bill

“Jim Crow in the 21st Cen-

tury,” and claimed it was

an “atrocity.” He said the

Justice Department was

“taking a look as well.”

This statement raises

disturbing questions about

the independence of the

Justice Department and

whether Biden was direct-

ing them to act against the

new Georgia law. It re-

mains to be seen what the

Justice Department will do

as their only public com-

ment was that they were

“aware” of the new Geor-

gia law.

Not surprisingly, Demo-

crats in the Georgia As-

sembly were outraged by

the new bill. The State

Senate Minority Leader,

Democrat Gloria Butler,

maintained that the new

legislation was “worst as-

sault on voting rights…

since the Jim Crow era.”

While Butler condemned

the bill, State Representa-

tive Park Cannon (D-GA)

tried to stop the Governor

from signing it. She repeat-

edly knocked on his door

and tried to enter while he

was signing the legislation

into law. She continued de-

spite warnings from mem-

bers of the Georgia State

Police. Eventually, Cannon

was arrested while her sup-

porters created a ruckus

outside of the Governor’s

office yelling at the state troopers and waving a sign

reading “Stop Suppressing

Our Vote.”

This insanity is typical

for Democrats who object

to any election integrity

measure. The new Geor-

gia law does not suppress

anyone’s vote. The goal is

to guarantee fair elections

without fraudulent votes.

There is nothing “racist”

about requiring voter iden-

tification and limiting the number of drop boxes for

ballots.

Predictably, the “woke”

left who control the media,

Hollywood and profession-

al sports are now demand-

ing a boycott of the state

of Georgia. The Execu-

tive Director of the Major

League Baseball Players

Association, Tony Clark,

says that his organization

is open to recommend-

ing that the All-Star game

be moved from Atlanta in

the summer. The National

Black Justice Coalition de-

manded that players refuse

to participate in the upcom-

ing Masters tournament in

Jeff

Crouere

Democrats go crazy over Georgia law

House-passed bills would create a country almost unrecognizable.

In two short

months the

U.S. House

of Representatives

has passed four

bills that will radi-

cally change America.

The first, a Covid bail-out bill has already been

signed into law.

The other three bills are

scheduled for debate in the

Senate:

• HR 1 (Democrat vote-rigging bill)

• American Dream and Promise Act (amnesty bill)

• Farm Workforce Mod-

ernization Act (amnesty

bill)

The Covid bailout bill is

an attempt by Democrats to

introduce European-style

socialism by normalizing

huge government hand-

outs for every American,

untethered to work. In the

short term, politicians see

nothing but upside. Their

constituents are fat and

happy with cash burning a

hole in their pockets. My

daughter and her husband

got $2,800 and are

on track to spend it

before it even hits

their bank account.

A good friend told

me her sister has

five children un-

der the age of 18

and their family is

looking at banking

more than $10,000

in stimulus, or “stymie”

cash as many are calling

it. And politicians on both

sides of the aisle are float-ing the idea of a basic uni-

versal income. That has

long been a dream of the

progressive Left – to give

every American money

with no requirement for

work.

Americans for Lim-

ited Government President

Rick Manning said we are

slouching toward social-

ism. “During this pandem-

ic, the federal government

has been empowered to just

send people checks with-

out any recourse,” Man-

ning explained. “The real

danger is that politicians

and voters will get hooked

on government ‘stymies.’

When that happens, it will

destroy the American work

ethic which is at the core

of our American success

story.”

H.R. 1, another partisan

bill Democrats call the “For

the People” Act, would, ac-

cording to the Honest Elec-

tions Project, eliminate or

weaken protections against

voter fraud at a time most

voters want lawmakers to

take the opposite approach.

Large majorities rejected

both particular provisions

and the overall direction of

H.R. 1. Only 29% of voters

know anything at all about

this expansive legislative

attempt to reshape Ameri-

can elections, but when

they are informed, only

28% support its passage. If

Congress passes the “For

the People Act,” it will do

so in spite of them. Voters

want credible elections that

balance access and secu-

rity.

The National Review

calls H.R. 1 “a partisan

assault on American de-

mocracy.” It is a massive

power grab by Democrats

to retain majorities of all

branches of government

and must be defeated.

Americans for Limited

Government is backing a

package of election reform

measures in the Arizona

legislature that would pro-

tect election integrity and

is urging other states to

introduce and pass similar

measures. Our entire sys-

tem depends on trust in the

election process because

our government depends

upon the consent of the

governed for its legitimacy.

American Dream and

Promise Act and the Farm

Workforce Modernization

Act would provide mass

amnesty to millions of il-

legal immigrants. This

comes at a time when our

Customs and Border Patrol

agents and our immigra-

tion system are completely

overwhelmed. Even more

concerning, illegal immi-

grants are being released

into America even after

testing positive for CO-

VID-19. The first bill, H.R. 6, would provide green

cards and a path to citizen-

ship for millions of illegal

immigrants, including vio-

lent gang members.

The other legislation

would expand the H-2A

Temporary Agricultural

Worker visa program and

Is this country even America any more?

Crouere, Page 5

Mortensen, Page 5

Catherine

Mortensen

Robert

Romano

Romano, Page 5

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The Last Paper

Towel on the Roll

The one nobody

wants. Some say

it serves no pur-

pose with all that

glue on it. It was

the foundation for

all the other paper

towels on that roll

and now it has no

purpose.

Now think of a fam-

ily member. A grandparent

perhaps. For some they are

like the last paper towel on

the roll. We think they have

no purpose but yet they

have been the glue that

held the family together for

many years. They were the

foundation for who we are.

Hold on to those grandpar-

ents and make sure they

know their importance.

Without the last paper

towel of glue, we’ll all be

napkins.

Here earlier last week

was Janet and Steve Dev-

ille from Fort Polk. They

have spent the

night at their

house and visited

with their Aunt

Louise Cater and,

of course, I got

to visit with them

also before they

motored on out to

Georgia to spend

time with their son

and family.

Jeanne Thompson car-

ried her grandchildren,

Ahndi, Cooper and Cotton,

out to her sister Kelli’s at

Canton on Thursday. Fri-

day they went to Dallas to

the Great Wolf Lodge for

the kids to enjoy the indoor

water park. Later, on to

Plano to visit Kelsie Cheek

at the Grubbs Burger Bar

and Grill. They had a fan-

tastic time. Kelsie was glad

to see them, too.

Janice and Steve Lofton

drove up to Texarkana on

Friday late evening to visit

Jenna and Josh Bolsters and

children. Their grandson,

Maxwell, had a ball game

on Saturday and they try

not to miss one. They came

back for Sunday School

on Sunday. They are faith-

ful to the family and their

church family, also.

Man’s laws cannot

make moral what God had

declared immoral. Even if

a sin is legalized, it’s still a

sin in the eyes of God.

Greg, Emily and Ben

were here early Saturday

morning meeting Markley

Huey and Kenny Cagle.

They all went to King-

spoint Island by boat to

move yet more belongings

up stairs. Yes, the mighty

Mississippi river is rising

again.

Some of Grandma’s

sayings: I still believe in

Amazing Grace, that there

is Power in the Blood, that

He walks with Me, that Be-

cause He Lives, I Can Face

Tomorrow, all because of

The Old Rugged Cross.

Happy Birthday this

week to: Scott Franklin on

April 1st, Jody Rawls, B.

J. McKnight, Dr. William

House, Eric Corbett on

April 3rd, Bonnie G. Sapp

on Apri 5th, Ben Clack, Lo-

gan Stewart, Mary Plakiois

on April 6th. May each of

these celebrate many more

happy ones!

Anniversy wishes to:

Janet and Dennis Williams

on April 1st, Connie and

Charles Dove and Janice

and Steve Lofton on April

2nd. I wish for these many

more happy years together.

Our heartfelt prayers

and love goes out to the

family of Patsy Stokes who

took her heavenly flight

last week while down in

Houston. She will be sure-

ly missed in this close knit

family and also by others

who knew her. May God

bless each one during their

time of sorrow.

Remember: Easter is not

about the Bunny. It’s about

the Lamb.

Shirley

Thompson

The Last Paper have spent the Maxwell, had a ball game week to: Scott Franklin on

Holly Ridge Happeningsgrant agriculture workers

a special certifi ed worker status allowing them to

stay in the United States

for fi ve and a half years. In addition, this status can

be renewed and individuals

may apply for U.S. citizen-

ship.

This irresponsible legis-

lation will only encourage

more illegal immigration

and worsen the crisis. Joe

Biden’s policies have di-

rectly led to this crisis, and

Democrats in the House

are only working to exac-

erbate it. Moving forward,

we must immediately halt

catch and release, resume

construction of our South-

ern border wall, and rein-

stitute the remain in Mex-

ico policy.

Our country feels per-

ilously close to slipping

away.

Patriots everywhere are

alarmed at what is happen-

ing, but our efforts to stem

the tide of socialism often

feel futile. We are in a fi ght to save our nation and we

cannot give up. Our chil-

dren and grandchildren

may one day ask what we

did in the great fi ght for freedom.

I am reminded of the St

Crispin’s Day speech, part

of William Shakespeare‘s

Henry V. On the eve of the

Battle of Agincourt, which

fell on Saint Crispin’s Day,

Henry V urges his men,

who were vastly outnum-

bered by the French, to

recall how the English had

previously infl icted great defeats upon the French.

The fi nal lines of that speech apply to us today.

This story shall the good

man teach his son;

And Crispin Crispian

shall ne’er go by,

From this day to the

ending of the world,

But we in it shall be re-

memberèd—

We few, we happy few,

we band of brothers;

For he to-day that sheds

his blood with me

Shall be my brother; be

he ne’er so vile,

This day shall gentle his

condition;

And gentlemen in Eng-

land now a-bed

Shall think themselves

accurs’d they were not

here,

And hold their man-

hoods cheap whiles any

speaks

That fought with us

upon Saint Crispin’s day.

Catherine Mortensen is

Vice President of Commu-

nications at Americans for

Limited Government.

Mortensen From Page 4

Augusta next month.

Director James Mangold

claimed that he will “not

direct a fi lm in Georgia,” while activists and Demo-

cratic politicians are blast-

ing the Coca-Cola compa-

ny, based in Atlanta, for not

condemning the new law.

The Savannah Mayor, Van

Johnson, tweeted that he

did not “feel like purchas-

ing or consuming” Coca-Cola products.

Fortunately, some civil

rights leaders, like Bernice

King, daughter of Martin

Luther King, Jr, opposed

the boycott. She said that

the boycott would “hurt

middle class workers and

people grappling with pov-

erty.” Not only would the boycott bring economic

harm to Georgia, but it is

also totally unwarranted.

The new law refl ects the will of the people of

Georgia as it easily passed

both the House and Senate

of the state assembly and

was signed by the Gov-

ernor, elected by the vot-

ers. In many ways the new

law expands voting rights

in the state. The hours for

voting on Election Day was

extended and the number

of Saturdays for early vot-

ing was increased to two,

with an option for voting

on Sunday as well.

Another provision of the

new law is that it reduces

the time for voters to re-

quest an absentee ballot.

This is a positive step, ac-

cording to State Represen-

tative Jan Jones (R-GA).

The new law “will increase

the likelihood of a voter’s

vote being cast success-

fully.”

Hopefully, it will rectify

the problems that occurred

in the 2020 election. On

Wednesday November 4,

the day after the election,

there were still 149,000

ballots that remained to

be counted. By the time

the counting had fi nished, President Donald Trump’s

small lead vanished, and

Joe Biden was in front.

The new law was imme-

diately challenged in feder-

al court in Atlanta by three

liberal activist groups,

Rise, Black Lives Matter

Fund, and the New Georgia

Project.

The legal issues may

eventually move to the

U.S. Supreme Court, which

will hopefully rule in favor

of the new law.

It is not racist to demand

identifi cation for absentee and Election Day voting.

Democrats who make those

arguments are insulting mi-

nority voters and exposing

their true agenda, promot-

ing fraudulent voting.

Among all of the is-

sues this country now

faces, none is more impor-

tant than guaranteeing our

elections are fair and only

lawful votes are counted.

Without free and fair elec-

tions, we cannot sustain

our constitutional republic.

Jeff Crouere is a na-

tive New Orleanian and

is a political columnist,

the author of America’s

Last Chance and provides

regular commentaries on

the Jeff Crouere YouTube

channel and on Crouere.

net. For more informa-

tion, email him at jeff@

ringsidepolitics.com

Crouere From Page 4

Remembering our past...

Tat Kennedy

Graves “Tat” Kennedy is shown teaching eighth grade at Holly Ridge School in 1952.

For the big increases in

prices we are seeing now,

that is offset by the mas-

sive price collapses last

year when the price of oil

went below zero.

As much of the money

being created right now,

even more of it is being

held back out of the econ-

omy as the Fed quarantines

the national debt. It’s a cy-

cle that’s been running for

two decades.

It also points to an over-

all defl ationary environ-ment seen, particularly

in the fi nancial crisis and Great Recession, and more

recently, the Covid reces-

sion.

Which, is little wonder.

In the Great Recession,

more than 8 million jobs

were lost, a dramatic drop

in economic activity. The

Covid recession was even

worse, with 25 million

jobs lost when labor mar-

kets bottomed last April.

Now, more than 16 million

jobs have been recovered,

and 8.5 million remain to

be recovered. That’s a tre-

mendous gap in output that

Congress and the Fed are

desperately attempting to

offset at the moment.

Some ask how long this

dance can go on, such un-

bridled spending and print-

ing money to pay it. And

it’s a great question. And

the answer is generally as

long as there remains sur-

plus demand for U.S. trea-

suries. As long as central

banks, fi nancial institutions and pensions continue buy-

ing, then there is no sov-

ereign debt crisis and no

reason for interest rates to

skyrocket.

But all of that could

change at the drop of a hat.

Stay tuned.

Robert Romano is the

Vice President of Public

Policy at Americans for

Limited Government.

Romano From Page 4

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PRINCIPAL Assigned to Delhi Middle School

(Applicant pool may be used to fill upcoming 2021-22 vacancies)

Applicant must have at minimum:

• 5 years of successful teaching experience• Louisiana Educational Leadership Certificate/ Eligible or Principal certification• Master’s degree in Education

Leadership experience is preferred.

Applications can be requested by telephone by calling (318)728-5964, from the school district website www.richland.k12.la.us, or by visiting the central office complex. Application and resume should be directed by mail to Director of Personnel, Richland Parish School Board, 411 Foster Street, PO Box 599, Rayville, LA 71269, by email to [email protected], or by visiting the central office complex. Interviews will be held on a virtual platform following the close of the application period.

Applications must be received no later than close of business at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, April 12, 2021.

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performing administrative support activities for these programs.

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interpersonal skills, organizational skills, experienced in working

with all students including those with special needs; and is

certified for grades 1-6 and holds a valid certificate issued by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, State of

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By Kimberly Butcher

Special Report

Springtime is upon us

and many of us are looking

forward to getting out in

the sunshine and planting

our beautiful gardens.

Is gardening considered

exercising?

If you have spent all day

in the garden or yard, you

feel as though you have put

in a full body workout, but

have you?

It all depends on the

particular gardening task

you are doing. Standing

and watering probably will

not cause your heart rate to

increase but digging, pull-

ing, and pushing the wheel-

barrow will. Like any

other form of exercise, you

must be active for at least

30 minutes for there to be

a benefi t. According to the Cen-

ters for Disease Control,

gardening is compared to

“moderate cardiovascular

exercise.”

Gardening 30 to 45 min-

utes a day can burn 150 to

300 calories.

Calories Burned Per 30

Minutes of Activity

• Digging, 150-197 cal-ories

• Planting, 135-177 cal-

ories

• Weeding ,138-166 calories

• Push Mowing, 150-200 calories

• Raking, 120-157 calo-ries

Gardening can provide

many health benefi ts in-cluding the following:

• Increases fl exibility • Strengthens joints • Decreases blood pres-

sure

• Lowers cholesterol levels

• Lowers your risk of diabetes

• Slows osteoporosisGardening is just one

way to promote activity

when you otherwise might

be sitting. Time passes

quickly, and before you

know it, you have racked

up 60 minutes of exercise. Remember it is always im-portant to start slowly if

you are not used to much

exertion.

For your comfort, safe-

ty, and for protection for

your back and knees, keep

these tips in mind:

• Use a cushion pad un-der your knees for added

comfort and support.

• Avoid sitting on your heels and keep your back

straight.

• Stand up and stretch your legs every 10 minutes

or so.

• Use a long-handled shovel or spade that is

lightweight, and do not

overload it.

• Bend at the knees and hips when picking up tools.

Kimberly Butcher is an

LSU AgCenter Assistant

Nutrition Agent.

Is gardening considered good exercise?

The soil that supports

crops and lies beneath our

feet was the main topic of a

soil health forum held at the

LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station March 17.

The forum was support-

ed by the Patrick F. Taylor

Foundation and Natural Resources Conservation Service. The foundation

awarded a grant to the LSU AgCenter to fund a four-

year research project on re-ducing nutrient runoff from

crop fi elds. Field days and forums

are a vital component of

the success of ongoing re-

search, said Lisa Fultz, LSU AgCenter soil microbiolo-

gist.

“The fi eld days are meant to provide informa-

tion that farmers will use

for decision making when

they are developing plans

for production,” Fultz said.

“The fi eld walks in particu-lar provide real-world or

research demonstrations of

the practices we’re talking

about and give everyone an

opportunity to see, touch

and feel these practices in

real time.”

Conse rva t ion-based

fi eld days are important, Fultz added, because they

increase exposure to prac-

tices that in some cases

have been around for a long

time but are not commonly

implemented in today’s

production systems.

“Some practices, like

cover crops, were used ex-

tensively until the 1950s, so much of the knowledge

regarding their use may not

apply to production systems

of today,” she said. “The

changes in agricultural

practices have necessitated

the adaptation and devel-

opment of conservation

practices that embrace the

development of new culti-

vars and technologies like

variable rate applications to

develop robust systems.”

The event highlighted

soil health and included

a variety of topics. In re-

cent years, there has been a

push from society for more

sustainable practices, said

Dennis Burns, an AgCen-

ter agent and research co-

ordinator at the Northeast Research Station near St. Joseph.

“Conservation practices

will become more impor-

tant as part of participating

in USDA farm programs,” Burns said. “Society is

wanting more sustainable

practices, and this will put

pressure on markets and,

ultimately, producers.”

Best management prac-

tices come in a variety of

forms, many of which pro-

ducers in Louisiana are al-

ready implementing. The

ultimate outcome from

the perspective of Fultz

and other researchers is to

reduce soil, nutrient and

chemical losses to water-

ways — whether they are

local lakes, streams and

bayous, or farther away,

like the Gulf of Mexico.

“One of the inherent

ideas driving soil health is

the ability of soil to continue

to function as a vital living

ecosystem to sustain plants,

animals and humans,” Fultz

said. “By promoting and

preserving healthy soils we

ensure their ability to sus-

tain production for future

generations to continue to

provide food and fi ber to a growing population.”

AgCenter forum focuses on healthy soil

Wink Alison, LSU AgCenter agronomist, presents perspectives on soil health in animal production in St. Joseph.

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FARMING BID NOTICESealed bids shall be received at the office of the Board of Commissioners of the Tensas Basin Levee District, 708 Julia St., Suite 101B, Rayville, La. and P. O. Box 68, Rayville, La. 71269 up to 7:30 A. M., April 13,2021 and up to 9:30 A. M., April 13, 2021 at 505 District Drive, Monroe, La. 71202, at which time bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud for surface leasing for farming rights of the following described property:NW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 , SECTION 24, T17N, R5E, CONTAINING 40.40 ACRES MORE OR LESS IN CATAHOULA PARISH, LA. Bids shall be for a three-year period.Bids shall be sealed and identified on the outside as a sealed bid and the property bidding on. Any bid received after closing time is to be returned unopened. Ten percent (10%) term consideration shall accompany each bid in the form of a Cashier’s Check or Money Order and will be subject to forfeiture for failure to comply with bid. Neither cash nor personnel check will be accepted.Liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 with the Tensas Basin Levee District named as insured shall be provided to the Tensas Basin Levee District.The Tensas Basin Levee District shall accept the highest responsible bid but reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informal-ity.4-1-2021,4-8-2021

HUNTING BID NOTICESealed bids shall be received at the Office of the Board of Commissioners of the Tensas Basin Levee District, P. O. Box 68, Rayville, La. 71269 and 708 Julia Street, Suite 101B, Courthouse, Rayville, La. until 7:30 A. M., April 13, 2021 and 505 District Drive, Monroe, La. 71202-6862 until 9:30 A. M., April 13, 2021 at which time bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud for surface leasing for hunting rights on the following described properties:-Sections 21, T4N, R6E containing 120 acres +/- in Catahoula Parish, LA.-Tract 9 & 10, Sections 2 & 3, T5N, R7E containing 392.34 acres +/- in Catahoula Parish LA-Tract 21 & 22, Sections 23 & 26, T11N, R8E containing 238.28 acres+/- in Catahoula Parish LA-Section 27, T12N, R6E containing 79.36 acres +/- in Franklin Parish LA-Section 15, T12N, R9E containing 39.97 acres +/- in Franklin Parish LA-Section 23, T14N, R6E containing 60 acres +/- in Franklin Parish LATen percent (10%) term consideration shall accompany each bid in the form of a Cashier’s Check or Money Order and will be subject to forfei-ture for failure to comply with bid. Neither cash nor personal check will be accepted. The lease term is five (5) year term. A MINIMUM BID OF $10.00 PER ACRE IS REQUIRED. ALL BIDS OF A LESSER AMOUNT SHALL BE REJECTED.Liability insurance in the amount of $1 million with the Tensas Basin Le-vee District named as insured shall be provided to the Tensas Basin Levee District at beginning date of lease and on or before anniversary date each year for the period of the lease. Bids shall be sealed and identified on the outside as a “Sealed Bid”. Any bid received after closing time shall be returned unopened.The Tensas Basin Levee District shall accept the highest responsible bid and reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informal-ity.Naomi Eppinette, Secretary Drew Keahey, President4-1-2021,4-8-2021

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONPursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Board of Com-missioners , acting as the governing authority (the “Governing Author-ity”) of the Hospital Service District No. 1-B of the Parish of Richland (the “District”) on January 14, 2021, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on April 24, 2021, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:

HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1-B OF THE PARISH OF RICHLAND, STATE OF LOUISIANA

PROPOSITIONShall the Hospital Service District No. 1-B of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to renew and continue to levy and collect a special tax of ten and ninety six hundredths (10.96) mills (the “Tax”) on the dollar on all property subject to taxation in the District, (an estimated $95,456.13 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2022 to and including the year 2031, for the pur-poses of constructing, maintaining, improving and operating the hospital facilities of the District, including the purchase of equipment therefore, said tax to be a renewal of an existing tax which will expire in 2021?The said special election will be held at the following polling places situ-ated within the District, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:PRECINCT POLL PLACE NAME POLL PLACE LOCATION CITY00/04 Archibald School Bldg. 3768 Hwy 15 Archibald00/08 Archibald Alto Fire Station 2737 Hwy 135 Archibald00/11 Start Elementary School 883 Charleston Drive Start00/12 Start Elementary School 883 Charleston Drive Start00/12A Start Elementary School 883 Charleston Drive Start00/13 Eugene Street Community Ctr. 317 Eugene Street Rayville00/17 Parish Courthouse (Basement) 708 Julia Street Rayville00/18 Rayville High Gym Lobby 225 Hwy 3048 Rayville00/23 Eugene Street Community Ctr. 317 Eugene Street Rayville00/25 Holly Ridge School Cafeteria 2306 Hwy 183 Rayville00/26 Holly Ridge School Cafeteria 2306 Hwy 183 Rayville00/27 Thompson’s Store 963 Hwy 183 RayvilleThe polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those designated ac-cording to law.The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6 and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Lou-isiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitute therefor, as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, Richardson Medical Center, 254 Highway 3048, Rayville, Louisiana on July 29, 2021, at TWELVE O’CLOCK (12:00) P.M. and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to ex-amine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the said special election. The Governing Authority reserves the right to postpone the date and time set forth above for the canvass of the returns (without any further publication of notice of the change in the date, time and/or location). All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used thereat. Notice is HEREBY further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Propositions above shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retire-ment systems in the manner required by law.The estimated cost of the election as determined by the Louisiana Secre-tary of State is $8,150. THUS DONE AND SIGNED, at Rayville, Louisiana, on this, the 14th day of January, 2021./s/ Dr. Chris Morris, Chairman/s/ James W. Barrett, Jr., CEO, Secretary4-1-2021,4-8-2021,4-15-2021,4-22-2021

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONPursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Richland Parish School Board, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority (the “Governing Authority”) of the School District No. 2 of the Parish of Rich-land, State of Louisiana (the “District”) on January 12, 2021, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propo-sition, to-wit:

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 OF THE PARISH OF RICHLAND,STATE OF LOUISIANA

PROPOSITION (Millage)

Shall School District No. 2 of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the “District”) (through the Richland Parish School Board acting as the

governing authority thereof), incur debt and issue bonds not exceeding One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000) to run not exceeding twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate or rates not exceeding five (5%) per annum (the estimated millage rate to be levied in the first year of issue is 10.5 mills), for purposes of acquir-ing and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds; including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchas-ing erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within the District and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Sec-tion 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?The said special election will be held at the following polling places situ-ated within the District, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:PRECINCT POLL PLACE NAME POLL PLACE LOCATION CITY00/11 Start Elementary School Gym 883 Charleston Dr. Start00/12 Start Elementary School Gym 883 Charleston Dr. Start00/12A Start Elementary School Gym 883 Charleston Dr. StartThe polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those designated ac-cording to law.Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitute therefor, as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, School Board Office, 411 Foster Street, Ray-ville, Louisiana, on July 12, 2021, at FIVE THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to ex-amine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the said special election. The Governing Authority reserves the right to postpone the date and time set forth above for the canvass of the returns (without any further publication of notice of the change in the date, time and/or location). All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used thereat.The estimated cost of the election as determined by the Louisiana Secre-tary of State is $4,000. THUS DONE AND SIGNED, at Rayville, Louisiana, on this, the 12th day of January, 2021./s/ Kevin Eppinette, President/s/ Sheldon Jones, Secretary-Treasurer- Superintendent4-1-2021,4-8-2021,4-15-2021,4-22-2021

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONPursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Richland Parish School Board, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority (the “Governing Authority”) of the School District No. 3 of the Parish of Rich-land, State of Louisiana (the “District”) on January 12, 2021, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propo-sition, to-wit:

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 OF THE PARISH OF RICHLAND,STATE OF LOUISIANA

PROPOSITION (Millage)

Shall School District No. 3 of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisi-ana (the “District”) (through the Richland Parish School Board acting as the governing authority thereof), incur debt and issue bonds not ex-ceeding Twelve Million Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($12,325,000) to run not exceeding twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate or rates not exceeding five (5%) per annum (the estimated millage rate to be levied in the first year of issue is 11.79 mills), for purposes of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds; including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within the District and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the man-ner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?The said special election will be held at the following polling places situ-ated within the District, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:PRECINCT POLL PLACE NAME POLL PLACE LOCATION CITY00/01 (In-Part) Mangham Fire Station #3 3237 Hwy 132 Mangham00/04 (In-Part) Archibald School Bldg 3768 Hwy 15 Archibald00/08 (In-Part) Archibald Alto Fire Station 2737 Hwy 135 Archibald00/10 (In-Part) Rhymes Office 328 Rhymes Rd Rhymes Community00/13Eugene Street Community Center 317 Eugene Street Rayville00/17Parish Courthouse (Basement) 708 Julia Street Rayville00/18 Rayville High Gym Lobby 225 Hwy 3048 Rayville00/23Eugene Street Comm Center 317 Eugene Street Rayville00/25 Holly Ridge School Gym 2306 Hwy 183 Rayville00/26Holly Ridge School Gym 2306 Hwy 183 Rayville00/27 Thompson’s Store 963 Hwy 183 RayvilleThe polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those designated ac-cording to law.Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitute therefor, as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, School Board Office, 411 Foster Street, Ray-ville, Louisiana, on July 12, 2021, at FIVE THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to ex-amine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the said special election. The Governing Authority reserves the right to postpone the date and time set forth above for the canvass of the returns (without any further publication of notice of the change in the date, time and/or location). All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used thereat.The estimated cost of the election as determined by the Louisiana Secre-tary of State is $16,000. THUS DONE AND SIGNED, at Rayville, Louisiana, on this, the 12th day of January, 2021./s/ Kevin Eppinette, President/s/ Sheldon Jones, Secretary-Treasurer- Superintendent 4-1-2021,4-8-2021,4-15-2021,4-22-2021

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PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF DELHI, LOUISIANAThe Town of Delhi will hold a public hearing at 3:45 P.M. on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at the Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to obtain views on the housing and community development needs of the Town and to discuss the submission of an application for funding under the State of Louisiana Community Development Block Program Public Facilities – FY 2022 - 2023.A. The amount of funds available for proposed community development.B. The range of activities available that may be undertaken, including the estimated amount of funds proposed to be used for activities that will ben-efit persons of low and moderate incomes.C. The plans of the Town for minimizing displaced persons as a result of activities assisted with such funds and the benefits to be provided by the Town to persons actually displaced as a result of such activities; and,D. The Town’s past performance on LCDBG projects funded by the State of Louisiana.E. Discuss all requirements of Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program, Public Facilities – FY 2022-2023All residents, particularly low and moderate income persons and residents of slum and blighted areas of the Town are encouraged to attend this meet-ing.Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-Eng-lish speaking individuals provided that a three (3) day notice is received by the Town of Delhi.Those citizens unable to attend this hearing may submit their views and proposals in writing to:Mayor Jesse WashingtonP. O. Box 277Delhi, LA 71232-0277 Comments will be accepted until April 15, 2021.4-1-2021


RICHLAND PARISH POLICE JURY, LOUISIANAThe Richland Parish Police Jury will hold a public hearing at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at the Courthouse Annex (35 Lynn Gayle Robertson Road). The purpose of the meeting is to obtain views on the housing and community development needs of the Parish and to discuss the submission of an application for funding under the State of Louisiana Community Development Block Program Public Facilities – FY 2022 - 2023.A. The amount of funds available for proposed community development.B. The range of activities available that may be undertaken, including the estimated amount of funds proposed to be used for activities that will ben-efit persons of low and moderate incomes.C. The plans of the Parish for minimizing displaced persons as a result of activities assisted with such funds and the benefits to be provided by the Parish to persons actually displaced as a result of such activities; and,D. The Parish’s past performance on LCDBG projects funded by the State of Louisiana.E. Discuss all requirements of Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program, Public Facilities – FY 2022-2023All residents, particularly low and moderate income persons and residents of slum and blighted areas of the Parish are encouraged to attend this meeting.Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-Eng-lish speaking individuals provided that a three (3) day notice is received by the Richland Parish Police Jury.Those citizens unable to attend this hearing may submit their views and proposals in writing to:Steve Lofton, PresidentP. O. Box 668Rayville, LA 71269Comments will be accepted until April 15, 2021.4-1-2021


TOWN OF RAYVILLE, LOUISIANAThe Town of Rayville will hold a public hearing at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at the Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to obtain views on the housing and community development needs of the Town and to discuss the submission of an application for funding under the State of Louisiana Community Development Block Program Public Facilities – FY 2022 - 2023.A. The amount of funds available for proposed community development.B. The range of activities available that may be undertaken, including the estimated amount of funds proposed to be used for activities that will ben-efit persons of low and moderate incomes.C. The plans of the Town for minimizing displaced persons as a result of activities assisted with such funds and the benefits to be provided by the Town to persons actually displaced as a result of such activities; and,D. The Town’s past performance on LCDBG projects funded by the State of Louisiana.E. Discuss all requirements of Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program, Public Facilities – FY 2022-2023All residents, particularly low and moderate income persons and residents of slum and blighted areas of the Town are encouraged to attend this meet-ing.Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-Eng-lish speaking individuals provided that a three (3) day notice is received by the Town of Rayville.Those citizens unable to attend this hearing may submit their views and proposals in writing to:Mayor Harry LewisP. O. Box 878Rayville, LA 71269-0878 Comments will be accepted until April 15, 2021.4-1-2021

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MAYOR & BOARD OF ALDERMEN TOWN OF DELHI, LOUISIANA

MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021DELHI CIVIC CENTER

TIME- 5:30 P.M.The Mayor and Board of Aldermen, Town of Delhi, Louisiana, met in a regular session on Monday, March 9, 2021. The meeting was called to or-der by Mayor Washington with an invocation and pledge led. The roll was called with the following answering: Mayor Washington, Alderwoman Oliver, Alderman Houston, Alderman Rancher, Alderman Washington & Alderman Whitney. Alderman Houston made a motion to approve the agenda, second by Al-derman Rancher. Upon being put to a vote, the motion carried. The vote was unanimous. Old Business: Item #1- Approve MinutesAlderman Rancher made a motion to approve the minutes, second by Al-derman Whitney. Upon being put to a vote, the motion carried. The vote was unanimous.Item #2- FinancialsThe board was provided financials through January 2021. Alderman Rancher made a motion to approve the minutes, second by Alderman Houston. Upon being put to a vote, the motion carried. The vote was unanimous.Item #3-CENLA- AbsentItem #4—Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & HixsonJosh Barrett was on hand to give updates on the Town of Delhi projects.Main St. Sewer repair is in progress.LGAP/CWEF-Waiting on approvalAirport Design-Inspection meeting this week.LWI-Application due this Friday.April 22-Crawfish BoilTreatment Plant-Discussed Sludge removal options.Item #5- Attorney David Doughty—AbsentNew Business:Item #1: Mike Martin, CPA and Bill Boles, Bonding Attorney• A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE PRELIMINARY AUTHO-RIZATION FOR THE TOWN OF DELHI, STATE OF LOUISIANA TO INCUR DEBT AND TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000) AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF WATER SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, IN ONE OR

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MORE SERIES; PROVIDING CERTAIN TERMS OF SAID BONDS; MAKING APPLICATION TO THE STATE BOND COMMISSION; EMPLOYING BOND COUNSEL AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS; AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.Alderman Rancher made a motion to approve the above resolution, sec-ond by Alderman Washington, Upon being put to a vote the motion car-ries. The vote was unanimous.• A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF DELHI, PAR-ISH OF RICHLAND, STATE OF LOUISIANA TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000) AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SEWER SYS-TEM REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, IN ONE OR MORE SERIES; MAKING APPLICATION TO THE STATE BOND COMMISSION; AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.Alderman Houston made a motion to approve the above resolution, sec-ond by Alderman Whitney, Upon being put to a vote the motion carries. The vote was unanimous.Item #2: Resolution-Delhi MWPP-Alderman Whitney made a motion to approve the MWPP for January 2020-December 2020, second by Alder-man Rancher. Upon being put to a vote, the motion passes. The vote was unanimous.Item #3: Approve Travel-LMCA Clerk’s Conference-April 15-16-Baton Rouge, LA-N. McDowell

Alderman Rancher made a motion to approve travel, second by Alderman Washington. Upon being put to a vote, the motion passes. The vote was unanimous.Item #4: The hiring of Braxton Williams-Public Works Supervisor-Mayor Washington made a recommendation to hire Mr. Braxton Williams as the Public Works Supervisor. After discussion, no motion was made on this recommendation. A special meeting will be called on Monday, March 15, 2021 at 5:00pm to give the board more time to review the candidate.Item #5: Alderman Whitney- Dogs at Large- Alderman Whitney discussed the dogs at large. Chief Williams stated that he has run ads for the Animal Control Officer position, but has not received any applicants.Item #6: Police Department-Chief Nathaniel Williams-Hiring of Carlton Brent Purvis-Reserve OfficerChief Williams made the recommendation to hire Mr. Carlton Brent Pur-vis as a reserve officer. After discussion, no motion was made on this recommendation.Item #7- Public Works-Mr. Abery Love provided a written report.Adjournment-Alderman Rancher made a motion to adjourn, second by Alderman Washington. Upon being put to a vote, the motion carried. The vote was unanimous. Meeting adjourned.Jesse Washington, Mayor Nandeaner McDowell, ClerkThis institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer

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-ated within the city limits.

Chief Robison stated that

crimes of violence involv-

ing a firearm will be inves-

tigated to the full capacity

of Rayville Police Depart-

ment and the perpetrators

will be arrested.

Chief Robinson encour-

ages all citizens to come

by Rayville Police Depart-

ment at 900 Harrison Street

or call 318-728-4431 if you

need his help in any way.

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justed unemployed individ-

uals increased by 45,104.

The civilian labor force,

or the number of people

employed or looking for

work, is 2,076,336, a loss

of 7,994 from January

2021.

The series is down

75,171 individuals from

the February 2020 figure of 2,151,507.

Seasonally adjusted to-

tal private employment

rose by 4,300 jobs from

January 2021 to 1,522,400.

Total private employment

is down 140,000 jobs from

the February 2020 figure of 1,662,400.

“Louisiana has been

seeing job gains in the in-

dustries that were hit hard-

est by the pandemic,” said

Louisiana Workforce Com-

mission Secretary Ava De-

joie.

Industries that showed

the largest gains for sea-

sonally adjusted jobs for

February 2021:

• Trade, Transportation, and Utilities gained 2,900

jobs from January 2021.

• Professional and Busi-ness Services gained 2,400

jobs from January 2021.

• Leisure and Hospital-ity gained 2,200 jobs from

January 2021.

Among Louisiana’s

MSAs in February 2021,

seasonally adjusted data

shows:

• Alexandria (59,900 jobs) showed no change

from January 2021, but lost

1,700 jobs from February

2020.

• Baton Rouge (389,000 jobs) gained 300 jobs from

January 2021, but lost


2020.

• Hammond (45,500 jobs) lost 100 jobs from

January 2021 and lost


2020.

• Houma (81,600 jobs) gained 100 jobs from Janu-

ary 2021, but lost 5,800

jobs from February 2020.

• Lafayette (188,300 jobs) lost 300 jobs from



2020.

• Lake Charles (92,100 jobs) gained 600 jobs from

January 2021, but lost


2020.

• Monroe (73,200 jobs) lost 1,000 jobs from Janu-

ary 2021 and lost 4,700

jobs from February 2020.

• New Orleans (526,800 jobs) gained 1,800 jobs

from January 2021, but lost


2020.

• Shreveport (166,000 jobs) lost 100 jobs from



2020.

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Alyssa Setliff with the

Cenla Area Agency on Ag-

ing wants area seniors to

know her agency is here to

help them.

“We are based in Al-

exandria, but we do make trips to the senior centers

for events and things such

as enrollment periods,”

said. “We just want the

community to know who

we are and what we do: we

are the local SHIIP (Med-

icaid/Medicare) office, an application center for Food

Stamps, Food boxes, Low Income Subsidy, free cell

phones and more. We’re

totally needs based and can

help a client find whatever they need information on.”

Setliff, a certified Medi-care counselor, says her

agency serves 20 parishes

total within the state includ-

ing Richland, Caldwell,

Tensas and Franklin par-

ishes and surrounding ar-

eas.

Some of the everyday

things Setliff’s office can help with are:

• Medicare/Medicaid counseling;

• Medicare Part D com-

parisons and enrollments;

• Extra Help and Medi-care Savings Program ap-

plications;

• Food stamp and food bank applications;

• Home delivered meals;• Transportation Re-

sources;

• Free cellphone appli-cations and registration;

• Senior Rx (free pro-

gram to get expensive medications to seniors for

free); and

• New Eyes For the

Needy (free eye glasses).Currently, they are help-

ing seniors with Covid vac-

cine registration.

“We have a partnership

with Louisiana Department

of Health that gives us ex-

tra assistance and informa-

tion on vaccine sites and

availability,” Setliff said.

“We can help seniors find a site convenient for them

to go get their vaccine and

we can get them registered

with an appointment.”

She said the best way

for seniors to get in touch

with CENLA Area Agency on Aging is by calling 318-

484-2260.

“Of course, because we are a non-profit organiza-

tion, all of these services

that we provide are always

100 percent free,” Setliff

said.

Non-profit wants to help area’s elderly residents

The Louisiana Depart-

ment of Children and Fam-

ily Services has received

federal approval to begin

virtual Disaster Supple-

mental Nutrition Assis-

tance Program operations

in 23 parishes severely af-

fected by the winter storms

on Feb. 15-18.

The application process

will run in two phases be-

tween April 5 and April 17

and will follow an alphabet

schedule according to ap-

plicants’ last names.

DSNAP provides food assistance to eligible

households who do not

receive regular SNAP ben-

efits and who need help buying groceries due to

lost income or damages

following a disaster. The

state must request that the

federal government initi-

ate DSNAP but can only do so after the president

activates the Stafford Act

and approves the parish for

Individual Assistance (IA). Each IA-approved parish must also request DSNAP before the benefits can be provided to eligible resi-

dents of that parish.

The 23 parishes that re-

quested and were approved

for federal Individual As-

sistance and DSNAP due to extensive power outag-

es, water outages and other

damage from the February

ice storms are: Avoyelles,

Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Clai-

borne, Concordia, DeSoto,

East Baton Rouge, Frank-

lin, Grant, LaSalle, Madi-

son, Natchitoches, Ouachi-ta, Rapides, Red River,

Richland, Sabine, Webster,

West Carroll and Winn.

Residents who received

SNAP benefits in February 2021 are not eligible for

DSNAP and should not ap-

ply. Residents who began

to receive SNAP benefits after February 2021 may

be eligible.

Due to ongoing con-

cerns related to the coro-

navirus pandemic, DSNAP applications will be han-

dled by phone and benefits cards will be mailed to ap-

proved applicants.

Residents in the ap-

proved parishes will be

assigned a day, based on

the first letter of their last

name, to call the LAHelpU

Customer Service Center

to apply and be interviewed

for DSNAP. On their des-

ignated day, residents will

call 1-888-524-3578 (se-

lect language, then press

3-3-1), between the hours

of 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The schedule for Rich-

land, Madison and West

Carroll parishes is as fol-

lows:

• April 12 – Residents

with last names beginning

with A-F;

• April 13 – G-M;• April 14 – N-S;• April 15 – T-Z;• April 16 – A-Z (All

residents in the parishes);

and

• April 17 – A-Z (All residents in the parishes).

Additional information

about DSNAP is avail-able at www.dcfs.la.gov/

DSNAP.

DSNAP approved for 23 parishes affected by winter storms

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Four Rayville High

School basketball players

were named to the Louisi-

ana Sports Writer’s Asso-

ciations Class 2A teams.

Rayville’s Kashie Natt.

who averaged 18 points per

game, was named to the

boys 2A fi rst team and Zy-

quarius Cowart earned an

honorable mention.

Rayville’s Amari West

who averaged 26 points

per game was named to the

girl’s fi rst team.Samiyah Smith of Ray-

ville High School earned an

honorable mention.

Four RHS players

make LSWA teams

Ty Jones, Cameron Fuller, Payton Greer, and Kaden Sauseda win at the Pineville

VRC Robotics Tournament.

The Rayville High School Hornet Battalion JROTC held its 39th annual Military

Ball recently at the Rayville High School Cafeteria. Due to COVID restrictions, the

students participated with mask and observed social distancing. Virtual students

were given the choice to attend either in person or virtually. A total of 52 awards

from academics to leadership award were awarded to those cadets that were in

attendance. Special guest was VFW Tommy Cook Post Commander Raymond

Blake and Rayville High School Principal Dr. Samuel Williams. The JROTC staff is

lead under the direction of 1SG Calvin Sistrunk and SFC Raymond Ross.

JROTC Military Ball held

Delhi Charter Robot-

ics racked up even more

awards this weekend at

a pair of robotics tourna-

ments hosted at the LSUA

campus.

On Friday, the junior

high teams competed in the

Pineville VEX IQ regional

tournament. In spite of

some fi erce competition, Lisa Wright, Harley Jinks,

Avindi Patrick and Tatum

Cannady of team 88892G

brought home the Design

Award, which is given to

the team with the most ef-

fective and effi cient engi-

neering design process.

Saturday, the high

school teams competed in

the Pineville VEX VRC

regional tournament. At

that event, Rylee Graham,

Abbie Houston and Jenny

Wright of team 8892B also

won the Design Award.

The biggest win of the

day, however, went to Ty

Jones, Payton Greer, Cam-

eron Fuller and Kaden

Sauseda for winning the

Excellence Award, which

is given to the top overall

team at the event.

This means a differ-

ent DCS robotics team has

won the top award at each

of the three tournaments

they have competed in this

season, with the girl’s team

winning at the Baton Rouge

tournament in January, the

senior team winning at the

Delhi tournament in Febru-

ary, and now the freshman

team winning at this latest

tournament in Alexandria.

Delhi Charter School

plans to continue their win-

ning streak at the Robot-

ics State Championship on

April 16-17 at the LSUA

campus.

DCS robotics teams

continue winning streak

Employment OpportunityNutrition Education Assistant

East/West Carroll ParishProvide nutrition education to Supplemental Nu-

trition Assistance Program (food stamp) recipients

throughout East Carroll and West Carroll. The Nu-

trition Education Assistant will conduct nutrition

workshops/trainings; coordinate recruitment activi-

ties for targeted clientele;

collect required data needed for program records

and reports. The Nutrition Education Assistant will

work closely with the local Louisiana State Office of Family Services and WIC offices to facilitate a positive working relationship with SNAP staff and

clientele.

Qualifications: High School Diploma, reliable transportation and prior experience working with

disadvantaged clientele.

Domicile: East Carroll ParishSalary/Range: 32,000.00 – 35,000.00 AnnuallyTo apply visit https://www.sus.edu/news/nutrition-education-assistant or contact Tamika Porter at

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Visit the Richland Beacon-News online at www.richlandtoday.com

• The Louisiana De-partment of Agriculture

and Forestry will host a

pesticide disposal pickup

from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

April 1 at 754 Hwy 80

East, Monroe. Inventory

sheets can be obtained

from your local LSU Ag-

Center offi ce and should be turned in to the offi ce by March 19.

• Greater New Begin-nings Ministries, 1211,

Martin Luther King

Drive, Rayville, will

present the Last Seven

Sayings of Christ at 6

p.m. April 2. Easter wor-

ship services will be held

at 9 a.m. April 4 with an

Easter Egg Hunt to fol-

low.

• Food for Families,

along with the Richland

Parish Sheriff’s Offi ce, will be delivering boxes

of commodities from

8-10 a.m. the third Fri-

day of every month at the

Buckner substation. You

must be 60 years or older.

Please bring proof of in-

come and ID to sign up.

If you have any questions

please call 728-2071.

Community Calendar

Ole Susannah’s Estate Sales

4224 Perryville Road (4 miles off of 165 North between Sterlington and Bastrop)

• Thursday, April 1st, 9am-4pm• Friday, April 2nd, 9am-4pm

• Saturday, April 3rd, 9am-2pm (Half price sale all day Saturday)

Large selection of yard art, vintage toys & dolls, antique furniture, & much more!

Check out pictures on our website: olesusannahsestatesales.com

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