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Yesterday, following the Governor’s stay-at-home order, a conference call was held with representatives from the Governor’s Office, the Louisiana Department of Education, and school superintendents regarding the continuation of the school serving sites

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At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Winn Parish Police Jury on Monday, March 16, traditional business ensued.

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The Winn Parish School Board arranged to provide takeout breakfast and lunch to all Winn Parish children under the age of 18. On Monday, March 23, parents were able to drive to one of three designated sites to pick up a bagged breakfast and lunch between 9:30-11:00 a.m. Paper resources for parents and students were also available at the school sites.

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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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