Adele Mart, Operations Manager for the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services (OCS), was guest speaker at last week’s meeting of the West Cal Kiwanis Club. She detailed a laundry list of services offered through her office.
The Calcasieu Parish School System would like to inform parents of ACT 745, which provides for the circumstances under which a student shall be considered habitually absent or tardy. It also provides for penalties for the parents of these children.
Hallie Yarbrough of Bastrop was the winner of the 2008 Louisiana State Fiddle Championship held as part of the Natchitoches/NSU Folk Festival at Northwestern State University.
Ron Yule of DeRidder was second followed by Emily Young of Baton Rouge, Fred Beavers of Simsboro, Anne Calvert of Covington and Joanna Jewel Calhoun of West Monroe.