APD narcotis conduct Operation C.L.A.M.P

About 100 officers from federal, state and local agencies assisted the Alexandria Police Department’s Narcotics Division in operation C.L.A.M.P. early Thursday morning, Nov. 12, according to Newman Bobb of the Alexandria Police Department.
Operation C.L.A.M.P – cleaning local areas and making progress — was designed to target all areas of illegal narcotics including distribution of cocaine, [...]

Nov. 1: Boys & Girls Club of Central Louisina hosts major fund-raiser

 
Click here to read the Nov. 1-14 issue of The Light: Pages 1-8

Central Louisiana remembers Pastor John D. Aaron

Click here to read The Light: Pages 1-6, Pages 7-12

Tony Brown, Judge Mablean push NAACP to keep fighting

By Candace Siemen, Jozef Media
Tony Brown,  a journalist and host of “Eyes Open With Tony Brown” came clean in his opening keynote address delivered Thursday, Sept.  24 at annual state conference of the  Louisiana NAACP.
“The State of Louisiana is simple,” Brown told the group during the opening luncheon, “We are at the bottom of the [...]

Obama can’t get no respect

Comedian Roger Dangerfield’s favorite phrase is – “I can’t get no respect.”
If you take that phrase and change the word “I” to Obama, it would perfectly describe the way that President Barack Obama is being treated by some people in this country. “He don’t get no respect” is exactly what is happening, and has been [...]

(Black) Sisters on a Mission to save lives, The Light, Oct. 1-14, 2009

Read The Light here: Pages 1-6, Pages 7-12

Alexandria’s recreation programs lack what?

Does Alexandria’s recreation programs fit your needs? or anybody’s needs? See Pages 6 and 7 in The Light. Click here: Sept. 15, 2009

Mighty Clouds of Joy in concert at St. Matthew Baptist Church, Boyce, LA

The legendary gospel quartet, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, was in concert Saturday, Aug. 29, at St. Matthew Baptist Church.
Enjoy these photographs from that event.

Taking care of the boys to yield healthy men

The news of the recent homicide on Levin Street in Alexandria, La.,  has generated a lot of talk about what needs to be done to prevent such happenings in communities that seem to be plagued with everything from low employment to a lack of education to drugs.
As I’ve listened to the powers that be, many [...]

Central Louisiana travelers sees The Color Purple in Houston, Texas

On Aug. 22, two chartered buses led by Janet Dixon went to Houston, Texas to see the musical play, The Color Purple.
Please enjoy these photos