Press Releases
Friday, Jan 17, 2020 - 5:38 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 17, 2020) — In the City of Alexandria’s Transition Plan, released in August 2019, one recommendation made by the transition team was that the city “hire a third-party consultant to assess critical city utility infrastructure and develop a long-term plan for key assets and operations, with a focus on risk management and cost controls for utility operations (particularly water and wastewater functions).” As a next step in that process, the administration has proposed hiring a communications consultant from Ruston with a background in energy and utility issues to help the...
Thursday, Jan 16, 2020 - 9:49 am
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 16, 2020) — The City of Alexandria will present a number of activities Sunday and Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The national holiday honoring Dr. King is Monday, Jan. 20. “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man who saw the need for significant societal change and dedicated his life to leading us peacefully to and through that change,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “As time passes and those of us who witnessed his work pass away and memories fade, it is crucial that we have events like these to continue his message of peace, love and understanding...
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020 - 11:36 am
Alexandria, La., (Jan. 15, 2020) — The City of Alexandria Customer Service Office, City Hall and other city offices and departments will be closed on Martin Luther King Day (Monday, Jan. 20, 2020) in observance of the holiday.
ATRANS bus service will be open during normal operating hours.
The Martin Luther King holiday week sanitation schedule will run as follows:
• Monday, Jan. 20 – no pickup
• Tuesday, Jan. 21 – Monday’s pickup
• Wednesday, Jan. 22 – Tuesday’s pickup
• Thursday, Jan. 23 – regular pickup
• Friday, Jan. 24 – regular pickup
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Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020 - 9:52 am
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 14, 2020) — The City of Alexandria, Louisiana State University of Alexandria and Central Louisiana Technical Community College will present READY EXPO from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Youth and Teen Center located at 1801 Sylvester St. READY (Reaching Excellence And Developing Yourself) EXPO is designed to help parents and high school students as well as recent high school graduates get information about enrollment, financial aid, learn about college life and explore various career paths. Organizers stress the program helps students become college ready and career...
Friday, Jan 10, 2020 - 3:29 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 10, 2020) — National Weather Service forecasts continue to indicate a potential severe line of storms is expected to move through the Alexandria area overnight today into Saturday morning. Severe weather, including heavy rains, hail, tornadoes and straight-line winds of 60-80 mph are considered possible. The city encourages residents to make preparations now to be ready for the storm. “High winds appear to be the most significant threat,” said Utility Systems Director Michael Marcotte. “We are seeing projections of the possibility of tornadoes as well as winds of 70 mph...
Thursday, Jan 9, 2020 - 12:42 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 9, 2020) — Current forecasts from the National Weather Service indicate a potential severe line of storms is expected to move through the Alexandria area overnight Friday into Saturday morning. All modes of severe weather, including heavy rains, hail, tornadoes and straight-line winds of 60-80 mph are considered possible. The city encourages residents to make preparations now to be ready for the storm. “The safety of our citizens is our primary concern,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “We don’t know exactly where the storm will go or how strong it will be until...
Wednesday, Jan 8, 2020 - 4:45 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 8, 2020) — On January 2, the Alexandria Police Department responded to a report of an explosion outside a business on MacArthur Drive. Numerous agencies, including state and federal investigators, joined in the investigation which lasted for several days, culminating in a person of interest being taken into custody Monday night. “I want to thank the partner agencies that assisted in this joint investigation, especially the FBI, ATF, the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office and Louisiana State Police,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “Their experience and expertise was...
Wednesday, Jan 8, 2020 - 12:19 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 8, 2020) — Over the past several days, Alexandria Police have arrested six individuals in connection with burglaries that have occurred in and around the City of Alexandria. These arrests clear several residential and vehicle burglaries that have taken place in the past several months. "These arrests are the result of the relentless work of the men and women of our police department," said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. "Officers and detectives have been working on this case non-stop, gathering evidence, conducting interviews, increasing patrols and doing whatever was...
Tuesday, Jan 7, 2020 - 3:38 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 7, 2020)—The City of Alexandria has been selected to receive one of 19 Community Change Grants awarded by America Walks for use in 2020. “We are excited about the grant and thankful to America Walks for seeing the value of this project aimed at bringing people together downtown to exercise, chat and meet on a path that is marked and monitored,” said Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “The Safe Harbor Walking Path is a program that ties in perfectly with the Harbor Patrol and the installation of cameras downtown.” Downtown Alexandria has had a lot of positive changes come its way in...
Tuesday, Jan 7, 2020 - 1:46 pm
Alexandria, La. (Jan. 7, 2020) — The City of Alexandria, along with the Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition, Volunteers of America and Hope House will present a Mayoral Summit on Homelessness In Our Community from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, in Convention Hall, located in the City Hall building at 915 Third Street in downtown Alexandria. “Homelessness is a serious issue across the country, and we are not immune to it here in Alexandria,” said Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “Every night, we have men and women sleeping in doorways, at underpasses or in tents or makeshift shelters....