Flatwoods
Flatwoods, LA · Municipal
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How do Alexandria businesses feel about the future of REIGNITE in the Masonic Corridor?
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - More than a year after the city launched its REIGNITE economic development project, business owners based along Masonic Drive, in the heart of the Masonic Corridor, describe mixed results stemming from its efforts. REIGNITE is a series of projects spearheaded by the City of Alexandria that...
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Children’s welfare central as Alexandria migrant center nears opening
A migrant family staging center is set to open at England Airpark in Alexandria, Louisiana, sparking humanitarian concerns from opponents. The facility operator, Anovaeon, LLC, states it is a staging center for voluntary departures, not a detention center. Critics and activists question the facility's transparency and the operator's claim that...
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Boyce resident asks parish for help fixing deteriorating road
BOYCE, La. (KALB) - A Mill Race Road resident said her road is falling apart, and she cannot get anyone to fix it. Now, she is asking parish leaders for answers. The complaint comes weeks after KALB reported on bad road conditions on Lena Road in Boyce. Melissa Green, who lives on Mill Race Road, said she has the same problem.
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Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Commemorates 45 Years of Federal Recognition
MARKSVILLE, LA – The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is commemorating 45 years of federal recognition, marking nearly half a century of growth for the tribe and its citizens while honoring the generations who worked to secure recognition in 1981. The tribe’s federal recognition became effective September 25, 1981, following a years-long effort to document the Tunica-Biloxi’s history, ancestry, and continued existence as a tribal nation. The federal determination traced the tribe’s documented history to 1698 and recognized the modern Tunica-Biloxi Tribe as the successor of the historic Tunica, Ofo, and Avoyel tribes and part of the Biloxi Tribe.
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Alexandria Is Choosing Its Next Mayor. Voters Need to Start Paying Attention.
ALEXANDRIA, La. (UrbanCast: 9/25/2026) — Alexandria voters will soon make one of the city’s most consequential decisions: who will lead the city for the next four years. Thursday night’s Greater Central Louisiana REALTORS Association mayoral forum showed just how differently the three candidates view Alexandria, its challenges and its progress.
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Alexandria’s Cheatham Park gets a new playground
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The City of Alexandria held a ribbon-cutting for the new playground at Cheatham Park on September 25. Band members from the adjacent Peabody High School came out to help begin the celebration. Among the new additions to the park is an Alpha Tower playground. It is...
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Evangeline Parish jail moves to tablets after inmates smoked Bible pages
VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY) — Eleven inmates at the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Jail face felony charges after authorities accused them of using Bible pages soaked in cleaning chemicals to manufacture and smoke cigarettes inside the facility. All 11 individuals have been charged with possession of contraband in a...
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Children’s welfare central as Alexandria migrant center nears opening
ALEXANDRIA, La. — The welfare of women and children at the migrant family staging center set to open soon at England Airpark remains the focal point for both facility operators and opponents who have raised humanitarian concerns about the project. In recent months, people from across Louisiana who are worried about the physical and mental well-being of the children who will be housed there have attended meetings of the England Economic and Industrial Development District (EEIDD) to make those concerns known. Unlike August's contentious meeting, during which several people were escorted out by law enforcement, seating at the Sept. 24 meeting was limited to boardroom capacity, and no indoor overflow area was available. Some individuals removed from the previous meeting were not allowed in the building. Those permitted inside had to sign in and were assigned a number before entering the boardroom. Many people remained outside the England Authority building and tried to listen to the proceedings over audio speakers. Some, like CENLA Activism organizer Erin Tracy of Pineville and Jim Clinton of Alexandria, found the meeting hard to follow as it was relayed over the speakers. The boardroom was subdued, with several people already in the seats, including representatives
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School Board moves major projects forward!
Board approves employee stipends, advances FFA Convention Center, Culinary Arts building and storm repairs. The Avoyelles Parish School Board moved forward with several major construction, education and facility projects during its Sept. 15 meeting, including financing for an FFA Convention Center, a $200,000 investment in a new Culinary Arts building and additional work to repair schools damaged during Tropical Storm Arthur.
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Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Commemorates 45 Years of Federal Recognition
MARKSVILLE, La. – The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is commemorating 45 years of federal recognition, marking nearly half a century of growth for the Tribe and its citizens while honoring the generations who worked to secure recognition in 1981. The Tribe’s federal recognition became effective September 25, 1981, following...
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Central Louisiana homeless centers strained amid demand surges
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Amid triple-digit temperatures in Central Louisiana, local outreach providers warn that extreme heat is pushing shelters to their operational limits. At the Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition’s Jackson Street center, workers say access to clean showers, cold water, and air conditioning can be life-saving during dangerous heat index spikes often providing individuals a crucial first step off the street.
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Alexandria Mayoral Forum airs October 5 on KALB
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - On Monday, October 5, KALB will bring you a live forum featuring the candidates for Alexandria mayor. You’ll hear from Mayor Jacques Roy, Malcolm Larvadain and Lorenzo Davis Senior. Tune in to KALB on October 5 from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. on air, on...
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Residents Face Unsanitary Conditions After City Shuts Off Water to Entire Alexandria Trailer Park
ALEXANDRIA, La. (UrbanCast: 9/21/2026) — Families and residents living at a trailer park at 650 Bolton Avenue are now without running water after the City of Alexandria shut off service to the entire property. For the people who live there, this is not simply a utility issue. It means...
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RPSO Follow-Up, Youth Concerns Take Focus at Samtown-Woodside Meeting
ALEXANDRIA, La. (UrbanCast: 9/22/20260) — Two months after Rapides Parish Sheriff Mark Wood heard residents’ neighborhood safety concerns, his office returned Monday with another step toward addressing them. RPSO Cpl. Jamie Marks, a resident deputy with the Enforcement Division, met with Samtown and Woodside residents. She distributed forms...