Press Releases
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,...
Tuesday, Dec 17, 2019 - 7:03 am
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 16, 2019)—Severe weather along with tornadic activity caused some significant power outages in several areas due to broken poles, downed trees and lines on Monday contained mainly on the western side of the city along the Hwy. 28 West corridor, according to Alexandria Utility Systems Director Michael Marcotte. “Crews are working as long as they can safely tonight,” Marcotte said. “However, the extensive damage may mean that some areas will likely experience extended outages into tomorrow.” The areas most affected are expected to have power restored sometime Tuesday...
Monday, Dec 16, 2019 - 6:38 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 16, 2019)—A line of severe weather that passed through Alexandria today, Dec. 16, brought some tornadic activity and caused some significant damage to buildings, roadways, power lines and such mostly on the western side of the city along the Hwy. 28 West corridor, according to Alexandria Utility Systems Director Michael Marcotte. “We are blessed,” Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall said. “This could have been so much worse, but we have had no loss of life and that’s the most important thing. Crews are assessing damage now and making repairs to utilities. We will work to...
Monday, Dec 16, 2019 - 4:07 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 16, 2019) — The City of Alexandria Utility Services Department has scheduled a planned power outage from 9 a.m. until noon Tuesday, Dec. 17, 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,...
Thursday, Dec 12, 2019 - 3:56 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 12, 2019) — Employees of the Alexandria Coca-Cola Bottling Company donated more than 400 school supplies Thursday to the Alexandria Teen and Youth Center. “One of our core values is to give back to the community,” explained Mark Cowert, Sales Center Manager for the Alexandria Coca-Cola plant. “Over the past month our associates have collected more than 400 items for the Alexandria Teen and Youth Center. We think it’s very important to give back to the youth in Alexandria.” The collected items, which include everything from school backpacks and notebooks to pencils, pens...
Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019 - 2:39 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 11, 2019) — ATRANS, the City of Alexandria’s public transit system, will close its main terminal on Second Street beginning Thursday, Dec. 12, through Saturday, Dec. 14, as streets will be closed for the City’s annual winter festival, AlexWinterFete, which begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.12, in downtown Alexandria. Buses will still run, but the main terminal will operate from the Bolton Avenue Community Center. The main terminal on Second Street will reopen for regular business on Monday, Dec. 16. “We hope this doesn’t cause too much inconvenience, but for everyone’s...
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019 - 12:31 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 10, 2019) — Jason Hebert, a Natchitoches native with 28 years of firefighting and EMS experience, has joined the Alexandria Fire Department as the new Director of EMS. “More than 70 percent of the calls our fire department responds to are medical calls,” noted Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall. “So it is critical that our fire department personnel have the proper medical training and supplies to be able to respond to emergencies. Jason has the experience and will be a great asset to our department and to the citizens of Alexandria.” It didn’t take long for Hebert to make...
Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 - 6:23 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 5, 2019) — A City of Alexandria ATRANS passenger bus was involved in a traffic accident at the intersection of Elliott and Foisy streets Thursday morning. A total of 15 passengers from the bus were taken to local hospitals for treatment as was the driver of the other vehicle involved. Most of the injuries were reported as minor to moderate, but one passenger from the bus had what were described as potentially life-threatening injuries. The accident involved the city bus and a pickup truck driven by Arkita Jewell, 37, of Alexandria. The ATRANS bus, which was heading south...
Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 - 4:34 pm
Alexandria, La. (Dec. 5, 2019)—Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall presented the 2019 Service Awards to city employees during the annual luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 5, in Convention Hall. Each year the City takes this day to recognize employees for their years of service. Mayor Hall said he also wanted to thank all city workers as well for their continued dedication and commitment to making Alexandria a great place to live. “I’ve now officially been in office one year and during that time I really think we have made some great progress. But we couldn’t have done it without you,” Hall said. “Without the hard...
Wednesday, Nov 27, 2019 - 2:43 pm
Alexandria, Louisiana (Nov. 27, 2019)—
The City of Alexandria and corporate partners kick off the holiday season on Sunday, Dec. 1, with The 12 Nights of Christmas, a series of special concerts and activities planned throughout the Christmas season.
The City of Alexandria Division of Community Services has coordinated this community holiday tradition for the past several years. We are grateful for the various businesses and organizations that sponsor the events and provide entertainment and refreshments each evening. The events may be free or a fee may be charged and all events...