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Monday, Jun 24, 2019 - 5:17 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 24, 2019)— As of 3:30 p.m., there were fewer than 1,000 Alexandria Utility Systems customers without power, according to Michael Marcotte, AUS Director. Following severe weather in the early morning hours today, about 2,300 customers lost power throughout the city due to broken poles, downed tree limbs and downed wires. The hardest hit areas were in the vicinity of Horseshoe Drive, Prescott Road, Heyman Lane and Texas Avenue. Crews from the city as well as utility contractors and tree trimming services have been working throughout the day to restore power and clean up...
Monday, Jun 24, 2019 - 11:26 am
Alexandria, La. (June 24, 2019)—The line of severe weather that passed through Alexandria early this morning caused a significant number of scattered outages throughout the City of Alexandria’s electric system. The majority of outages are the result of broken poles, downed tree limbs and downed wires. The hardest hit areas are in the vicinity of Horseshoe Drive, Prescott Road, Heyman Lane and Texas Avenue. “City and contractor crews are working throughout the city and will restore service as quickly and safely as possible,” explained Michael Marcotte, Alexandria Utility System Director....
Monday, Jun 17, 2019 - 4:30 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 17, 2019) — The Louisiana Contractors Accreditation Institute, a partnership between Louisiana Economic Development, Louisiana Community & Technical College System and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, will present a 10-week Residential Contractors Seminar beginning June 24.
“There are opportunities in our City to be trained for new careers, and this is one of those,” said Mayor Jeffrey Hall. “I encourage people of all ages to look into programs to launch a small business and to learn new skills.”
The course, offered via interactive distance...
Sunday, Jun 16, 2019 - 1:15 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 16, 2019)—The City of Alexandria has received a report indicating individuals approached a homeowner and identified themselves as Alexandria Water Department employees. They asked to enter the home in order to collect water samples. There is no doubt this was a hoax. The City of Alexandria reminds residents that any time city employees need to come to a person’s home or office they will always be wearing proper city-issued uniforms, will have city-issued ID badges with photo ID and workers should arrive in a city-marked vehicle. If someone approaches a residence and...
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2019 - 5:47 pm
Alexandria, La. (June 4, 2019) — Crews from the City of Alexandria Utility Department are working to address a natural gas service outage along Rapides Avenue. The outage affects approximately 300 gas customers in an area between Monroe Street, Essie Street, Chester Street, and Rapides Avenue. Customers along Webster and Bentley Streets are also affected. There is no estimate at this time as to how long service will be interrupted. Director of Utilities Michael P. Marcotte explained crews were working to repair a leaking valve in the Chester Street area when the outage occurred. “The safety...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 10:13 am
Alexandria, La. (May 22, 2019)—The City of Alexandria Customer Service Office, City Hall and other city offices and departments will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2019, in observance of Memorial Day.
ATRANS bus service will be closed Monday, May 27, and resume operation on Tuesday, May 28.
The sanitation schedule will run as follows: Monday’s garbage will be collected on Tuesday, May 28, and Tuesday’s garbage will be collected on Wednesday, May 29. Regular garbage collection schedule resumes on Thursday, May 30.
Contact:
Cynthia D. Jardon
Communications
318.449.5000
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 1:23 pm
Alexandria, La. (May 15, 2019)— As part of the City of Alexandria’s plan to increase parking spaces in the downtown business district, crews will begin the process of restriping a number of streets starting Tuesday, May 21. Streets affected in the first phase include Second Street, Fifth Street, Sixth Street, Foisy Street, DeSoto Street, Murray Street and Johnston Street. As a result of the restriping, Second, Sixth and Foisy will be reconfigured to single-lane, one-way streets with parking on both sides. Fifth Street will convert from a two-way street to a one-way with parking on both...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 12:39 pm
Alexandria, La. (May 14, 2019)— Officers from the Alexandria Police Department joined representatives of numerous other area law enforcement agencies at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Rapides Parish Courthouse for the 2019 Annual Law Enforcement Memorial. Alexandria Police Chief Jerrod King presided over the somber tribute to fallen law enforcement officers. In 2018, 163 officers lost their lives nationally, King said. Louisiana lost five officers, ranking seventh in the nation, and in 2019, 41 law enforcement officials have died in the line of duty to date. “Most of us never truly understand the...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 - 12:44 pm
Alexandria, La., (May 14, 2019) — A road closure at the intersection of Day and Powell streets will be necessary from 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20.
The City of Alexandria’s Wastewater Department will be making repairs.
Drivers should plan to avoid the intersection during this closure and prepare for a longer travel time.
Contact:
Cynthia D. Jardon
Communications
318.449.5025
cynthia.jardon@cityofalex.com
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 - 8:10 am
Alexandria, La. (May 13, 2019)—The City of Alexandria will conduct a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the Alexandria City Complex at 2021 Industrial Park Road (under the big red roof).Household Hazardous Waste Collection works to reduce the amount of hazardous waste disposed of in landfills, to prevent toxic chemicals from getting into the City’s wastewater system and to protect our drinking water resources.Citizens are encouraged to bring in any of the following items:Household Chemicals: aerosols, latex and oil-based paints, paint...