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Three new members of the Winn Republican Parish Executive Committee were sworn in by District Judge Jacque Derr at a ceremony in the Winn Parish Courthouse today: J. Keith Gates, Samantha L. Kelly, and Matthew Walton. After Judge Derr administered the oath of office, the Committee’s first meeting came to order with Rev. Ricky Vines leading the Invocation and Luke and Alysa Kelly, ages 6 and 9 respectively, leading the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Police Jurors Josh McAllister, Deionne Carpenter and Allen Michael McCartney attended Legislative Day in Baton Rouge lobbying for assistance for Winn Parish to contend with the flood disaster.

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A special called Police Jury meeting was held March 15 to discuss the Winn Parish Police Jury’s response to the emergency flooding that occurred the week of March 9-12.

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The 2016 Louisiana Forest Festival is set for April 15th and 16th at the Winn Parish fairgrounds in Winnfield, Louisiana. This year's festival is gearing up to be an exciting event for our community! This year we are happy to announce that we will kick off the festivities on Friday evening with the Louisiana Forest Festival Parade rolling downtown through Main Street, followed by the highly anticipated bed races. Later in the evening attendees will enjoy DJ music and a fireworks display in downtown Winnfield.

The 21st Annual Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials began Wednesday, March 16 at the Winn Parish Fairgrounds and ended Sunday, March 20 with a Palm Sunday Sunrise Service at Earl K. Long Park. The event brought hundreds of visitors to Winnfield in the days leading up to the kick-off on Wednesday.

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Two rescuers being tossed from their boat turned into six stranded citizens and first responders being airlifted out of Parker Long Road. On March 10 at about 12:37 p.m., the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office received a report of two rescuers being tossed out of their boat on the Parker Long Road east of Winnfield.

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A State of Emergency was declared in Winn Parish Wednesday, March 9 at 3:51 p.m. by the Clerk of Court in response to heavy thunderstorms that affected most of Louisiana. While there are some areas that Winn Parish first responders haven’t been able to access yet, the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office estimates that more than 60 homes were damaged or destroyed by the rising water and flash flooding that occurred.

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