The Town of Rayville will add a new well to its water system thanks to a Louisiana Community Development Block Grant.

Rayville Mayor Harry Lewis said the LDCBG grant will provide the town with $796,000 to plan and create the well.

“This is going to be a good thing for us because it will allow us to find a source of better quality water and hopefully improve the quality of water in the town,” Lewis said.

Lewis said Sen. Francis Thompson and Rep. Bubba Chaney were instrumental in getting the $796,000 grant for the town so that the system could be improved without using town funds.

He added that the town is now looking for a place to locate the new well. After that, negotiations with land owners will be necessary to secure a spot for the well and for piping the water back to the town’s existing water treatment plant so that the new well can be tied into the system.

Deadline nears for registering to vote in primary
Anyone wishing to vote in the Aug. 28 primaries in Richland Parish has until July 28 to register to vote or make changes to their registration information.

Richland Parish said the deadline applies to those wishing to vote in the Aug. 28 party primaries.

Those seeking the Democratic nomination for senator in the Aug. 28 election will be Neeson J. Chauvin Jr. of Carencro, Cary J. Deaton of Metarie and Charlie Melancon of Napoleaonville.

Chet Traylor of Monroe, David Vitter of Metairie and Nick J. Accardo of Franklin will seek the Republican nomination for senator.

Anthony Gentile of Mandeville and Randall Todd Hayes of Atlanta will seek the Libertarian Party nomination and William R. McShan of Leesville is the only canddate for the Reform Party nomination.

In the race for the Republican nomination to run for U.S. Representative in the 5th Congressional District, Rodney Alexander of Quitman will face Todd Slavant of Monroe.

The winners of these elections will then face each other and non-party candidates in the Nov. 2 general election.