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Thursday, Feb 11, 2021 - 5:32 pm
Program Addresses 2021 Response to 2020 Challenges Alexandria, La. (February 11, 2021) — Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall hosted the second annual Mayor’s Summit on Homelessness Thursday morning. The meeting, which featured speakers from the Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition, Alexandria Housing Authority and the Louisiana Housing Corporation, was held as a virtual meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions on in-person meetings. “Homelessness is a serious challenge in most every urban city, and Alexandria is no exception,” Hall explained. “Whether it’s the folks you see on street corners or...
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2021 - 4:38 pm
Alexandria, La. (February 10, 2021) — Alexandria City Council District 4 Councilman Harry B. Silver announced his resignation from the City Council, effective at 11:59 p.m. February 28. Silver made the announcement Tuesday night at the start of the regularly scheduled City Council meeting. His final scheduled meeting as a councilman will be February 23. City Council President Jim Villard read Silver’s letter of resignation as Silver listened by telephone. Due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Silver has been participating in council meetings via telephone since July of 2020. “...
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2021 - 10:37 am
Alexandria, La. (February 10, 2021) — The City of Alexandria is partnering with the Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business to create a 10-week online business training program for local entrepreneurs. The Launchpad program, which will run from March 1 until May 5, is designed to help individuals interested in creating their own business develop an effective business plan and create a sustainable business model. “By participating in the Launchpad program, these entrepreneurs will be able to search for a dynamic, proven business model that they can incorporate into their...
Friday, Feb 5, 2021 - 2:12 pm
Alexandria, La. (Feb. 5, 2021) — The City of Alexandria has been recognized as a 2020 Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation. “Residents of Alexandria should be proud to live in a community that makes the planting and care of trees a priority,” said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation, in a letter to Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. Alexandria is one of more than 3,600 Tree City USA Communities. The Tree City USA program, established in 1976, is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State...
Thursday, Feb 4, 2021 - 1:47 pm
Alexandria, La. (February 4, 2021) — Facing an unusually high volume of tree debris and other waste materials throughout the community, the City of Alexandria has contracted with a local firm to assist with collection of green waste. “Like many other communities that were impacted heavily by hurricanes last year, Alexandria has seen an unusually high amount of debris that needs to be collected,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “While we were able to quickly collect more than 230,000 cubic yards of tree waste generated by Hurricane Laura, we had more storms after that. And it takes...
Friday, Jan 29, 2021 - 3:41 pm
4-term Alexandria Councilman Believed to be Oldest Elected Official in U.S. Alexandria, La. (Jan. 29, 2021) — The year 1922 saw the formation of the Soviet Union, the debut of Reader’s Digest magazine and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, the start of the Wimbledon tennis championship and the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb. It is also the year Alexandria City Councilman Harry B. Silver was born on January 19 in East Orange, New Jersey. At the conclusion of Tuesday night’s meeting of the Alexandria City Council, Alexandria Mayor Jeff Hall...
Friday, Jan 29, 2021 - 11:46 am
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 29, 2021) — Studies show the sooner a child learns to read the more successful they will be in school. “If a child isn’t reading at grade level by the end of third grade, they are four times as likely not to graduate,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “That is why it is critical that we find new ways to help students get to grade level in reading as soon as possible.” In an effort to help local youth get up to speed, the City of Alexandria is creating a program to utilize community volunteers to work with local at-risk elementary school students. To facilitate the...
Thursday, Jan 28, 2021 - 12:56 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 28, 2021) — The City of Alexandria, in partnership with the Cenla Community Action Committee (CCAC), is launching an Emergency Utility Assistance program for Alexandria residential households that have been directly impacted by COVID-19. Funding for the program is provided by the federal Housing and Urban Development agency (HUD) through CARES Act CV-1 and CV-3. “The emergency proclamations designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 also affected many businesses which ultimately affected workers,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “As a result, many families are facing...
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 - 7:32 pm
Hosting regional and national tournaments generates millions in local revenue Alexandria, La. (Jan. 26, 2021) — At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the Alexandria City Council approved awarding of a construction contract for the work needed to repair the eight baseball/softball fields at the Johnny Downs Sports Complex. The fields were heavily damaged by a tornado in December of 2019. “This is a significant step in rebuilding the complex, and it keeps us within our timeline to have the fields ready for play to host the upcoming Dixie Softball World Series at the end of July,” explained...
Thursday, Jan 14, 2021 - 1:16 pm
Alexandria, La., (Jan. 14, 2021) —City of Alexandria offices including Customer Service, City Hall and other departments will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
ATRANS bus service will be open Monday, Jan. 18, during normal operating hours.
The Jan. 18-22 sanitation schedule will be as follows:
Monday, Jan. 18 - no pick up
Tuesday, Jan. 19 - Monday trash pick up
Wednesday, Jan. 20 - Tuesday trash pick up
Thursday, Jan. 21 - regular pick up
Friday, Jan. 22 - regular pick up
Contact:
Cynthia D. Jardon
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