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Taxes, animal control among full police jury slate

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An ad valorem tax election, animal control services, broadband internet access and an ongoing lawsuit are just a few of the topics the Lincoln Parish Police Jury is set to address in a chock-full a

Confusion swirls around stimulus money

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Three weeks after President Joe Biden signed the much-touted American Rescue Plan, local governments are still waiting for word on how the stimulus package will be implemented and exactly how much

Police jury sued by contract waste burner

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The company that burns wood waste at the Lincoln Parish Landfill is suing the police jury, claiming the parish owes almost $100,000 in back pay that has been withheld since August in an ongoing dispute over the efficiency of burning operations at the landfill.

Police jury simplifies board appointment policy

After a months-long, several-step process to appoint two members to the parish library’s governing board in 2020, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury has decided to revamp its policy on how its appointm

Parish, cities to receive $20M in COVID relief funds

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Lincoln Parish and its municipalities stand to receive almost $20 million in COVID-19 relief money from the Biden administration’s newly approved stimulus package.

Police jury addresses recent courthouse mold

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Members of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury were informed Tuesday that extensive remediation work had recently been performed on the long-unoccupied fourth floor of the Lincoln Parish Courthouse to eliminate molding issues that had reportedly made the air quality on that floor unsafe.

Library tax, appointments, litigation on police jury agenda

Topics to be addressed at Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury include an upcoming tax election to fund the parish library, the jury’s procedures on appointing members to par

Police jury talks new mowing plan

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One complaint that Lincoln Parish highway department staff and some police jurors say they hear from residents is that the grass and brush alongside parish roads is often overgrown long before the

Old County Market building discussed again

The Lincoln Parish Police Jury may some day have alternative plans for its complex on Dan Reneau Drive commonly known as the “old County Market building,” but for now it’s going to let the business

Lincoln Parish Police Jury tackles treasurer vacancy

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The Lincoln Parish Police Jury has temporarily contracted out its accounting responsibilities to one of its former treasurers after its most recent treasurer, Chris Hyde, resigned his position last