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Next Tuesday, November 6, is Election Day in LaSalle Parish, as well as throughout the United States. Every member of the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election every two years, thus a federal election is required in every even-numbered year.

LaSalle Clerk of Court Steve D. Andrews reminds voters that since this is a federal election, polls will open at 6 a.m. and remain open until 8 p.m. At state elections, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Andrews also reminds voters that a photo-ID is required when voting.

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Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, was in Jena last Thursday to tour LaSalle General Hospital and see first hand the need for renovation of the Emergency Room. Also on hand were members of the Board of Commissioners of LGH along with a number of local elected officials and hospital personnel.

A week earlier, Dr. Abraham announced that eight projects in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District will receive more than $1.12 million from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), a federal economic development entity funded and authorized by Congress.

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Howdy Neighbor Day will be held this coming Saturday in the Jena City Park, featuring Nashville recording artist T.G. Sheppard on stage beginning at 8 p.m., according to Blake Phillips, president of Jena Colonial Trails.

The annual event is sponsored by Jena Colonial Trails and is held each year on the Saturday following homecoming at Jena High School.

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A massive riot at the LaSalle Correctional Center (LCC) in Urania was brought quickly under control within 30 minutes last Monday, October 15, as more than 150 law enforcement officers responded to the call for assistance.

According to LaSalle Parish Sheriff Scott Franklin, the riot began in one of the dormitories that housed 101 Louisiana Department of Corrections inmates around 5:30 p.m.

“It began with a conflict between inmates and quickly escalated to a full scale riot inside the dorm,” the sheriff said. “The inmates not only attacked one another, they also began to destroy as much as they could inside the dorm. At no time were any of the correctional officers inside the dorm and no one else was in danger during the ordeal.”

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Jamaci Mills with the LADD Center receives a lei necklace from Nurse Liasion Penny Williams of Caldwell Memorial at their “Catch the Wellness Wave” booth at the annual Health Fair at Hardtner Medical Center on Friday. Hundreds of attendees paid a visit to the event, which featured a large variety of health information booths as well as music, games and door prizes. Visitors enjoyed hot dogs, popcorn, funnel cakes, food trucks and more.

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The unemployment rate for LaSalle Parish dipped slightly between July and August, going from 5.6 percent in July to 5.1 percent in August.

Only ten parishes statewide had lower jobless figures than LaSalle, and two others tied the parish at 5.1 percent.

The number of people employed in the parish decreased by 129, dropping from 5,839 in July to 5,710 in August, according to figures just released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

A year ago, the jobless rate in the parish stood at 5.0 percent, with 5,809 people employed.

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