A graveside service will be held for Michael “Mike” Lewis, at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at Arlington Cemetery. The Rev. Jeff Hoffman will officiate.
Graveside services for Travis Dean Hood, 86, of Goose Creek Community will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, at St. Rest Cemetery with the Rev. Randy Ray officiating.
More than 10,000 Lincoln Parish residents received free ice, bottled water, tarps and self- contained meals-ready-to-eat during four days of distribution in the wake of Hurricane Laura.
CHOUDRANT — The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating an early Monday morning housefire that apparently claimed the life of a 2-year-old boy.
Lincoln Parish schools remained closed today in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Superintendent Mike Milstead said receiving enough food to provide meals for students, cleaning out school facilities and food storage, and restoring power to all campuses are the main things that must happen before classes can resume.
Before Hurricane Laura forced Lincoln Parish schools to close for at least four school days beginning Thursday, class had been in session for six days under new guidelines to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the classroom.
Schools across Lincoln Parish will remain closed Monday as power outages and other effects of the Thursday morning strike from Hurricane Laura continue throghout the area.
