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Hog Dog week in Winn Parish is like no other week during the year. We welcome our visitors from around the globe and are proud to show them around. Winn Parish folks are happy to recommend their favorite items off the menus of our local restaurants. We can extol the virtues of the South’s iced, sweet tea, and tell you all about boudin, cracklins, and gumbo. We can quickly give you directions to our downtown area for shopping and church services, or to the nearest fishing hole or favored deer stand.

Winn Parish locals have watched the Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials grow for over twenty years, to become the event that it is, today. It has become a community affair, with school, church, civic groups, and local businesses becoming involved. This year, the Winn Chamber is even hosting a special Spring Fling on Monday, March 20th.

The official 2017 Louisiana Forest Festival tshirts are now for sale! The shirts feature the “Shear” and are available in navy blue or green. Adult sizes S – XL are $20. Adult sizes 2X – 3X are $22 and $23. Youth sizes XS – L are $15.

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On Thursday, March 9, 2017, Northwestern State University will dedicate the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Student Services Center. The ceremony, honoring the memory of the Winn Parish native, will begin at 11:00 a.m. The 34,451 square foot facility is on the former site of West Caspari Hall and was completed in 2012. The $8.5 million Student Services Center Student Services Center was the first state-funded new building constructed on the campus in more than 30 years.

Shane Bauer, an award-winning senior reporter for Mother Jones, has been awarded the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Bauer, who spent nearly two years locked in an Iranian prison from 2009 – 2011, worked undercover at Winn Parish’s own Winn Correctional Center, which was managed and operated by Corrections Corporation of America at the time. CCA is the nation’s second-largest private prison operator and did not know that Mr. Bauer was an investigative reporter when he was hired.

On February 21, 2017 the Winn Parish Police Jury held their regular meeting at the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Parish Courthouse. Jury member Mr. Don Leach was the only jury member not present. President Allen Michael McCartney called the meeting to order and jury member Mr. Author Robinson delivered the invocation. Mr. McCartney then led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Winnfield City Council held their regular February meeting on February 14, at the Allen Building. After Mayor Bevill called the meeting to order, Councilperson Matt Miller led the Council in the Invocation and the mayor led the Pledge of Allegiance. All councilmembers were present for the meeting. Before accepting the agenda for the meeting, Councilperson Sarah Junkin made a motion to amend the agenda by adding a new action item regarding Fire Department Personnel. Councilperson Jesse Edwards seconded the motion, and the motion was accepted by a unanimous vote of the council. Councilperson Cheryl Demery made a motion to accept the amended agenda. Ms. Junkin made a second to the motion and the council voted unanimously to accept the amended agenda for the meeting

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The Louisiana Political Museum is proud to announce the 2017 Louisiana Political Hall of Fame Inductees. Induction activities begin in Winnfield, Louisiana on Saturday, March 11, 2017 with a reception from 4 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Political Museum, located at 499 East Main Street. At 6:00 p.m. the induction banquet will be held at the Winnfield Civic Center, located at 2000 South Jones Street. James C. “Jim” Beam: Jim Beam was born in Cameron, Louisiana on October 7, 1933. A life long resident of Lake Charles, he is a 1951 graduate of LaGrange High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from McNeese State University in 1955, served in the U.S. Army from 1955

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In 1953 the Registrar of Voters Association was established, and for the first time a Winn Parish Registrar will be serving as President of the Association. Ms. Rita Womack James, Winn Parish Registrar of Voters will serve as President of the association and will work with Secretary of State Tom Schedler and other parishes to improve our elections. She will attend the Legislative sessions that apply to registrars and their duties, and each quarter will meet with the other board members to discuss and prioritize changes that affect registrars and their offices

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Alexandria State Representative Lance Harris said he hoped to give Winnfield Rotarians a better understanding of where the state of Louisiana is today when he was guest speaker at the club’s Jan. 28 meeting. The District 25 representative was invited by fellow legislator and Rotarian Jack McFarland, the Winnfield Republican who represents District 13. Harris is the lead Republican in the House delegation and represents Rapides Parish.

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Next month, competitors from around the world will descend on Winnfield, Louisiana to compete in Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials, the world’s largest hog baying. Among the many competitors will be approximately 50 ladies. Three of those very competitive ladies shared a little about their experiences and encourage others to learn more about hog baying.

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