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Louisiana law allows for the postponement of an election due to an emergency or common disaster occurring before or during a regularly scheduled or special election, and Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin exercised that option.

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Effective Monday, March 16, the Winn Parish Library and Branch Libraries will be cancelling all programs and community outreach activities until further notice.

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Governor Edwards’ proclamation closed all public schools in Louisiana from March 16 until April 13.

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At a special press conference on Friday, March 13, 2020, at 4:30 p.m., leaders of Winn Parish gathered to convey information to the public

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Americans are being encouraged to prepare for any potential impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). To educate the public about how to respond, the Louisiana Department of Health released prevention strategies specifically tailored to long-term care facilities, higher education institutions, businesses and employers, K-12 schools, childcare programs, healthcare facilities, law enforcement, and emergency responders. All releases and more information can be found online at http://ldh.la.gov/

According to the LDH, there is one presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in Louisiana as of March 9. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Louisiana Office of Public Health continue to closely monitor this outbreak.

The Winn Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (members pictured far left and far right) stood alongside Geaux 318 Energy & Nutrition staff at their ribbon cutting on Monday, March 9, 2020. Geaux 318 owner, Amber Gandy (pictured center with scissors), welcomed Winn Parish residents to come celebrate by offering refreshments, door prizes, and giveaways.

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The City of Winnfield is sponsoring this year’s citywide cleanup on Saturday, March 14! Teams can be comprised of already established groups, such as school sports, academic groups, music teams, work groups or employees, children/youth ministries, civic/church groups, etc. or individuals can register and be placed on a Clean Team.

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The City of Winnfield is sponsoring this year’s citywide cleanup on Saturday, March 14! Teams can be comprised of already established groups, such as school sports, academic groups, music teams, work groups or employees, children/youth ministries, civic/church groups, etc. OR individuals can register and be placed on a Clean Team.

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On Tuesday, February 25, the Winnfield City Council met to finalize amendments.

The first ordinance of 2020 concerned the use of city-owned vehicles. This amendment to section 2-80 declares “That all operators, including supervisors and department heads, of the City of Winnfield who operate vehicles owned or leased by the City of Winnfield shall return the assigned vehicle to the department parking lot at the end of each workday.”

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Concerned citizen Mervin Parker poses this question to the residents of our community: “Is Winn Parish a place someone would want to locate their business and move their family?”

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