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Gentlemen’s Barber Shop was joined by members of the Richland Parish Chamber of Commerce and other dignitaries when it held its grand opening and ribbon cutting May 2 at 608 Louisa St., Rayville. The barber shop offers hot lather, steamed towels, straight razor, men, women and kids cuts and serves Black Rifle coffee. For more information, call 318-381-3872.

Delhi Charter students Garrett Gray, Zachary Reddick, and Wyatt Wiggins traveled to the nation’s capitol to present their award-winning computer app to members of Congress and the tech community at the #HouseofCode reception on May 9. 

Earlier this year, they won the Congressional App Challenge for LA District 5. 

 The Congressional App Challenge is an annual contest held by the U.S. House of Representatives. Each participating member of Congress challenges students in their district to create and submit an app to solve a district specific issue. 

The Rayville Police Department made the following arrests for the week of May 6-12.

• Shameka Haynes, 29, 909 Old Alto Road, Rayville; criminal mischief.

• One juvenile was charged with disturbing the peace by fighting.

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The Rayville Police Department issued a total of 25 traffic citations this week. That number includes 17 for speeding, three for careless operation and one each for no proof of insurance, failure to secure registration, expired plates, expired tags and running a red light.