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Rayville Mayor Harry Lewis and his staff congratulate town clerk Deborah T. Nealon on earning the 50 educational credits and professional growth hours required to become a Louisiana Master Municipal Clerk.

Nealon is the first black female LMMC for the Town of Rayville.  

She is a member of the Louisiana Municipal Clerks Association. This organization was established in April 22, 1955, and governed by the LMCA Executive Board, consists of local municipal clerks from across the state of Louisiana. 

Richland Parish’s unemployment rate fell .4 percent in March according to the figures released last week by the Louisiana Works Commission.

The jobless rate in Richland Parish fell to 5.7 percent in March, down from 6.1 percent in February and 7.4 percent a year ago. This means 458 people were looking for work in the parish in March, compared to 484 in February and 620 in March 2020. Currently, 7,518 people are working in Richland Parish, up from 7,407 in February, but down from 7,781 a year ago.

The Mangham Town Council is seeking a new acting interim mayor as well as at least one new interim alderman until the special election on Oct. 9.

“We will probably have a meeting later this week to appoint those positions,” Town Clerk Kristi Fleming said Monday.

The issue arose when acting interim mayor Zona McKay passed away April 29. McKay was filling the position left vacant when Mayor Johnnie Natt passed away Dec. 14, 2020.