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Monday, Jan 6, 2020 - 12:35 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 6, 2020) — On Friday, Alexandria Police Chief Jerrod King was placed on administrative leave. This is a personnel matter, and it is our policy not to discuss personnel matters publicly until our internal processes for reviewing such matters have been completed and a determination has been made about whether further action, if any, is necessary. While this issue has attracted significant attention in the media, and especially on social media, we would ask that people refrain from making speculative assumptions and reaching conclusions until our process is completed and...
Sunday, Jan 5, 2020 - 12:49 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 5, 2020) —Assistant Chief of Police Farrell Gaspard has been named acting police chief by Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. Alexandria Police Chief Jerrod King is currently on administrative leave. Gaspard is a 32-year veteran with the Alexandria Police Department. In his role as assistant police chief, Gaspard works with the Police Chief on short- and long-range planning of departmental programs and activities, research and development of departmental policies and in preparing the departmental budget. “Having worked his way up through the ranks, starting as a patrol...
Friday, Jan 3, 2020 - 11:15 am
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 3, 2020) —Alexandria Police officers received a report of an explosion at 10:04 a.m. Thursday morning at a business in the 0-99 block of MacArthur Drive. Officers arrived at the scene at 10:08 a.m. and learned that a small explosion had taken place outside the former Buds n’ Suds business at MacArthur Drive and Hynson Street. No one was injured by the explosion, which was later determined to be an improvised explosive device that had been placed inside a large trash can outside Buds n’ Suds. In addition to APD officers, members of the Alexandria Fire Department, Rapides...
Thursday, Dec 26, 2019 - 4:56 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 26, 2019)—The City of Alexandria Customer Service Office, The Alexandria Zoo, City Hall and other city offices and departments will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, in observance of the New Year holiday. Additionally, the Alexandria Zoo closed at 3 p.m. today but will reopen at 5:30 p.m. for Holiday Light Safari. The zoo will also close at 3 p.m. and reopen at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27 and Dec. 28, for the final weekend of Holiday Light Safari. ATRANS bus service will operate from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31). Bus...
Monday, Dec 23, 2019 - 12:20 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 18, 2019) — Soon a new crosswalk system will become operational on Masonic Drive. It is the first of its kind to be used in Alexandria.
“Masonic Drive is a busy four-lane corridor with youth activities, the hospital and shopping. Keeping pedestrians safe here and throughout the city is a top priority,” said Mayor Jeff W. Hall.
The HAWK (High intensity Activated cross WalK) pedestrian crossing system is currently installed across Masonic Drive near City Park. This system will become active on Jan. 6, 2020. The new crossing system is less costly than a full...
Thursday, Dec 19, 2019 - 3:21 pm
Alexandria, La., (Dec. 19, 2019) — The City of Alexandria has received reports of scam artists trying to take advantage of those citizens who may or may not have been affected by this week’s tornado, according to Alexandria Utility Systems Director Michael Marcotte. Along with calls, there may be scammers knocking on doors and saying they are roofers or can fix whatever damage residents sustained. Here are some tips to avoid getting “scammed”: • If you are called by someone about your damage, hang up. FEMA, or other government agencies will not contact you in this manner. • Do not discuss...
Thursday, Dec 19, 2019 - 8:43 am
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 18, 2019)—The City of Alexandria Customer Service Office, City Hall and other city offices and departments will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday.
ATRANS bus service will operate from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 24). Bus service will be closed on Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25). Regular bus service will resume operation on Thursday, Dec. 26.
The Christmas week sanitation schedule will run as follows:
• Monday, Dec. 23 – regular pickup
• Tuesday, Dec. 24 – closed
•...
Wednesday, Dec 18, 2019 - 5:28 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 18, 2019) — Monday’s tornado created a great deal of storm-related debris. The City of Alexandria will collect tree limbs and other plant-based storm debris left curbside by residents. “We have identified the areas of the city that were most heavily impacted, and we will be monitoring those areas and scheduling trucks to make pick-ups as needed,” explained Merriell F. Lawson, director of Public Works for the City of Alexandria. Residents are also reminded that it is illegal to burn trash, including tree limbs, within the city limits. As far as other debris, such as...
Wednesday, Dec 18, 2019 - 11:19 am
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 18, 2019) — The City of Alexandria Utility Services Department has scheduled a planned power outage from 9 a.m. until noon Thursday, Dec. 19, in the vicinity of Lodi Road. The outage, which will affect approximately 310 customers, is necessary to complete relocation of electric lines related to construction of the roundabout at the intersection of Jackson Street, Horseshoe Drive, Twin Bridges and Lodi roads. Areas that will be affected (see attached map) include Lodi Road starting at the intersection with Jackson Street, a large portion of the West Pointe subdivision,...
Tuesday, Dec 17, 2019 - 6:31 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 17, 2019)— The City of Alexandria has opened Bolton Avenue Community Center as a shelter for residents, according to Alexandria Utility Systems Director Michael Marcotte. Power crews are continuing to work on restoration, and we expect to have all but about 20 customers’ power back on tonight. “While our employees and contractors have worked long hours for the last two days, we may not be able to restore power to all customers this evening, and if we are able to restore power, it will be late today,” said Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “As temperatures drop this evening,...