Sept. 15, Pages 1-8 Sept. 15, 2008, Pages 9-16
Inside you will find profiles of candidates in races that may affect you. Read carefully and make your decisions on Oct. 4.
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GRAMBLING- Willie Spears of Pineville is one of 16 Grambling State University alumni who will be inducted into the GSU Alumni Hall of Fame during the annual homecoming weekend celebration. The reception, banquet and induction ceremony will be Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the university assembly center.
The honorees represent the university’s academic colleges and athletics. [...]
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Emergency numbers
POLICE
Central emergency number: 911
Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office: (318) 473-6700
Alexandria: (318) 449-5099
Pineville: (318) 442-6603
Ball: (318) 640-4673
Louisiana State Police Troop E: (318) 487-5911 or
(800) 256-4160
Louisiana State Police Troop D: (337) 491-2511 or
(888) 225-5577
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTS
Natchitoches Parish: (318) 352-6432
Evangeline Parish: (337) 363-2161
Avoyelles Parish: (318) 253-4000
Allen Parish: (337) 639-4353
Beauregard Parish: (337) 463-3281
Catahoula Parish: (318) 744-5411
Concordia Parish: (318) 336-5231
Grant Parish: [...]
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The city of Alexandria will have sand bag distribution at the following locations:
Bringhurst Park, Johnny Downs Complex, Cheatham Park, City Compound (for the handicapped and elderly) and Civitan Baseball Complex (bring your own shovels to this location)
Open from noon until 7 p.m. today and 7 a.m. to sundown each day afterwards.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (September 9, 2008) – Department of Social Services Secretary Ann Silverberg Williamson reiterated her call to the federal government to waive the face-to-face interview requirement for Disaster Food Stamp applicants tonight. “The main reason we requested that waiver was to avoid many of the challenges we faced today,” said Williamson. “This [...]
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Today, people in Central Louisiana are trying to regain a sense of normalcy. However, that won’t be as easy as talking about it because people are cleaning and clearing out water that invaded the city on yesterday.
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Residents in Central Louisiana spent the second day after Hurricane Gustav pushing water out of their homes as the heavy rains caused flooding in the entire city.
Many people were caught off guard when they woke up Wednesday morning to find that water was in their homes or close to getting in.
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My what a night we had in Central Louisiana as Hurricane Gustav made its arrival. He certainly let us know that he was in town and that he was not leaving until he got ready.
I survived the night, and I woke up to a few branches on the ground. I for sure thought that [...]
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