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Saturday, Jun 27, 2020 - 4:58 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 27, 2020) – An Alexandria police officer was injured Friday night while attempting to arrest three individuals for remaining on site after being asked to leave at Rapides Regional Medical Center. The officer’s involvement with the individuals began at approximately 9:28 p.m. when he observed a group of people in a vehicle near the hospital entrance playing loud music and disturbing people who were there for medical treatment. The officer requested that they turn down the music. The group initially complied, however when the officer left the area they resumed playing loud...
Thursday, Jun 25, 2020 - 5:30 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 25, 2020) — City of Alexandria utility customers have recently reported receiving fraudulent calls from individuals claiming to be City representatives demanding payment for bills or new meters or face power disconnection within hours. The City reminds all residents that it will not call customers asking them to make a credit card payment or wire money for bill payment and threaten to terminate services. The City of Alexandria does not call customers for any bill payment. Currently, customers have reported receiving calls requesting that they load $550 on a Green Dot...
Thursday, Jun 25, 2020 - 4:31 pm
Study designed to encourage more diversification in awarding of City contracts Alexandria, La. (June 25, 2020) — The City of Alexandria has contracted with Keen Independent Research, a national economic consulting firm, to gather data about marketplace conditions and to identify any disparities there may be with City contracting. “We want to ensure that we have a level playing field for local businesses when it comes to obtaining contracts for City projects,” explained Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “When we need to contract for services, such as road construction, professional services or...
Tuesday, Jun 23, 2020 - 12:55 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 23, 2020) — Background work necessary for construction of a new band shell cover and other improvements to the Amphitheater located along the Red River in downtown Alexandria continues to progress. “We are very excited about this improvement project for our riverfront area, which we envision as being a destination attraction for the downtown area for everything from live shows and events to a place people can simply get some quiet time and relax,” said Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “We are grateful to the Red River Waterway Commission for providing the bulk of the funding for...
Monday, Jun 22, 2020 - 5:07 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 22, 2020) — With Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement that he is extending the Phase 2 order, the City of Alexandria will continue to operate under its current Phase 2 plans. Businesses in Alexandria are encouraged to continue to follow the appropriate state guidelines, which typically call for no more than 50 percent occupancy of business areas. “We had hoped to be able to move forward with Phase 3 and continue with a phased-in reopening of City facilities,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “Unfortunately, the number of infections from the COVID-19 virus are...
Wednesday, Jun 10, 2020 - 3:29 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 10, 2020) — As Alexandria and other cities across Louisiana enter Phase 2 of the reopening plan from COVID-19 businesses are working to adopt safety protocols necessary to ensure the health and safety of their employees as well as their customers. To help consumers identify local businesses that are following the latest Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and state public health guidelines, the City of Alexandria has created the Open Safely campaign. Local businesses that have made a commitment to following the health and safety guidelines from the state and federal...
Friday, Jun 5, 2020 - 3:19 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 5, 2020) — Workers with the City of Alexandria are actively preparing for the possibility of high winds and heavy rain this weekend from Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is currently forecast to move through the Alexandria area Sunday and Monday. National Weather Service forecasts indicate Alexandria could get a minimum of 2-5 inches of rain from the storm and wind gusts of around 40 miles per hour. Alexandria residents concerned about flooding may get free sandbags from self-service locations from noon until 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday at the...
Thursday, Jun 4, 2020 - 3:39 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 4, 2020) — Governor John Bel Edwards has announced the state will move to Phase 2 of the COVID-19 reopening process starting Friday. Businesses in Alexandria are encouraged to follow the state guidelines, which typically call for no more than 50 percent occupancy of business areas. “With Phase 2 we are beginning a phased-in reopening of City facilities designed to ensure we maintain the health and safety of our employees as well as those who visit our City buildings,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. Starting Monday, June 8, the lobby of the Public Safety Complex...
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2020 - 11:46 am
Alexandria, La. (June 3, 2020) — As central Louisiana residents choose to gather to exercise their right to free speech to advocate for social justice in light of recent incidents, the City of Alexandria, the City of Pineville and the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office jointly support peaceful demonstrations while encouraging citizens to take precautions to avoid spreading COVID-19. “The recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis as well as the deaths of other African Americans in encounters with police are tragedies that should never have happened,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “Like...
Friday, May 29, 2020 - 2:58 pm
Alexandria, La. (May 29, 2020) — June 1 marks the official beginning of hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30. This year, forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are predicting a 60 percent chance we will see an above-average hurricane season. Specifically they are projecting 13-19 named storms – the first named storm of the season, Arthur, has already occurred. Of those named storms, 6-10 are projected to be hurricanes and of those, 3-6 are expected to be classified as major hurricanes, which are category 3 and above. The City of Alexandria...