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MINDEN – Serena Gray, executive director of the Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Commission, will be the guest speaker for the June 11 meeting of the Minden Lions Club. Raised in Lafayette, Serena made her way to north Louisiana as a student at Louisiana Tech University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political […]
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today announced the deadline for families to apply for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program has been extended one week, from June 8 to June 15. June 15 is the final application deadline for the program. […]
LANE CLOSURE: US 71 (Spring St) northbound bridge over Cross Bayou, Caddo Parish The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that on Monday, June 15, 2020, one lane of the US 71 (Spring Street) northbound bridge over Cross Bayou in Shreveport, Caddo Parish will be closed for routine bridge inspection. This lane closure is scheduled to […]
Via several videos posted to Minden High School’s Facebook page, a number of Sports Awards were presented to close out the 2019/2020 school year. Archery Awards: Top Shooter: Audrey Jones Tennis Awards: Top Boy: Carter Barnett Top Girl: Alex Reynolds Bowling Awards: Most Improved: Jakinsia Crew All District Honorable Mention: Destenee Woodard, Jaylen Green, Eric Mims, […]
Pending a quorum, the Minden City Council is set to meet this afternoon at 3 p.m. in Pelican Conference Room in City Hall. Because of Covid-19 Protocols, the meeting will be closed to the public. Council members that can’t make the meeting in person are able to call in via teleconference per state emergency regulations. […]
As Louisiana moves into Phase 2 on Friday, June 5, 2020, free drive through testing will be offered to state residents who are 18 years or older with a valid ID. All persons will stay in their vehicle while the test is conducted. There will be 50 tests available on a first come first served […]
For the third straight month, the Webster Parish Police Jury met via teleconference as some members were still not in attendance at the Courthouse Annex for Tuesday’s meeting of the Webster Parish Police Jury. It was the final day for the Secretary-Treasurer, as Ronda Carnahan, who has served in the position since 2005, is retiring […]
In a letter from James Madden on behalf of the Board of Trustees at Glenbrook School, the school has announced plans to apply for membership with the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) by the 2022-2023 school year. In the letter, Madden cited the “onerous travel for our students, families, and staff” as well as […]
UPDATE 6/8/2020: Due to inclement weather, the closure of the westbound lanes on US 80 at I-20 has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. DOTD will issue a notice when this transition has been rescheduled. The eastbound direction remains closed and the westbound direction is open at this time. Original Story: […]
After holding a special meeting last week, once again there was no regular meeting of the Minden City Council due to a lack of quorum. District B and C Council members Terika Walker and Vincen Bradford were once again no shows for the regular June meeting. With no meeting being able to be held, Minden […]
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