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09/08/2026

ALEXANDRIA
City Park closes Sept. 8, for approx. 6–8 weeks for improvements. The pavilion, restrooms, play areas, splash pad and main parking lot will be closed to the public.

🚨 COMING UP AT 8 PM: FREDELL SCOTT GRIFFINTonight, voters get to hear directly from Fredell Scott Griffin, candidate for...
09/08/2026

🚨 COMING UP AT 8 PM: FREDELL SCOTT GRIFFIN

Tonight, voters get to hear directly from Fredell Scott Griffin, candidate for Rapides Parish School Board District I.

We’ll talk schools, teachers, parents, accountability and a major question facing Rapides Parish:

🏒 How should the new data center’s financial benefits reach teachers, staff and classrooms across the parish?

⏰ 8 PM TONIGHT
πŸ“ LIVE on UrbanCast

No endorsements. We provide the platform. The candidate makes the case. You decide.

πŸš‘ Silver Sponsor: Acadian Ambulance

β˜€οΈπŸ”₯ TUESDAY WEATHER | HOT WITH AFTERNOON STORMS POSSIBLECentral Louisiana is in for another hot Tuesday, with scattered ...
09/08/2026

β˜€οΈπŸ”₯ TUESDAY WEATHER | HOT WITH AFTERNOON STORMS POSSIBLE

Central Louisiana is in for another hot Tuesday, with scattered afternoon storms possible across the region.

πŸ“ Alexandria: Mostly sunny, high near 97Β°. A 20% afternoon storm chance, with heat index values up to 107Β°. οΏΌ

πŸ“ Lake Charles: High near 95Β° with a 50% chance of afternoon storms. Heat index values could reach 105Β°. οΏΌ

πŸ“ Lafayette: High near 95Β° with a 60% storm chance. Heat index values could reach 106Β°. οΏΌ

πŸ“ Natchitoches: Temperatures near 97Β° with scattered afternoon storms possible. Heat index values could climb near 110Β°. οΏΌ

πŸ₯΅ Bottom line: Heat will be the main concern today. Stay hydrated and limit prolonged outdoor activity during peak afternoon heat.

Sources: National Weather Service Lake Charles; National Weather Service Shreveport.

🚨 COMING UP TONIGHT AT 7Who is Frances Thomas-Tennie, and why does she want to serve on the Rapides Parish School Board?...
09/08/2026

🚨 COMING UP TONIGHT AT 7

Who is Frances Thomas-Tennie, and why does she want to serve on the Rapides Parish School Board?

Tonight, we talk education, teachers, students, school funding, parent involvement and how major new economic development could benefit classrooms throughout Rapides Parish.

πŸ—³οΈ Let’s Talk with Frances Thomas-Tennie
⏰ 7 PM TONIGHT
πŸ“ LIVE on UrbanCast

No endorsements. No candidate is handed our opinion. We ask the questions. They make their case. You decide.

πŸš‘ Proudly supported by our Silver Sponsor, Acadian Ambulance.

🚨 FORMER DERIDDER MAYOR RELEASEDFormer DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts is out of jail after serving a 90-day sentence follo...
09/08/2026

🚨 FORMER DERIDDER MAYOR RELEASED

Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts is out of jail after serving a 90-day sentence following her conviction involving a 16-year-old.

Roberts, 44, was convicted in March of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a minor.

Her release comes one week after a judge rejected prosecutors’ effort to have her serve a harsher sentence.

🚨 UPDATE | ALEXANDRIA: The 18-year-old wanted in connection with the Community Lane shooting turned himself in without i...
09/08/2026

🚨 UPDATE | ALEXANDRIA: The 18-year-old wanted in connection with the Community Lane shooting turned himself in without incident late Monday night, according to RPSO.

Full story in comments: ‡️

🚨 WANTED IN ALEXANDRIA: RPSO is searching for 18-year-old Dataevious Deontae Taylor after gunfire damaged two homes on Community Lane.

NOTE: He is considered armed and dangerous.

πŸ”— https://involvedinitall.com/alexandria-18-year-old-wanted-after-gunfire-damages-homes-on-community-lane/

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