Richland Parish voters helped elect Luke Letlow as their new congressman and passed a school bond issue in Delhi during Saturday’s election.
In the race for U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District, Letlow defeated Lance Harris by 62 percent with 49,182 votes to Harris’ 30,124. In Richland Parish, Letlow won by 75.2 percent with 3,022 votes to Harris’ 995.
Boeuf River Soil & Water Conservation District in Cooperation with USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services is currently undergoing a sign up period for the Aerial Gunning of Feral Hogs Project in Richland Parish.
Feral Swine cause major damage to property, agriculture (crops and livestock), ecosystems and cultural and historic resources. This invasive species costs the United States and estimated $1.5 billion each year in damages and control costs.
The Richland Parish unemployment rate rose more than half a percent in October according to the latest figures from the Louisiana Works Commission.
Richland’s unemployment rate rose from 7.3 percent in September to 8 percent in October. It was 6.5 percent in October 2019.
That translates into 662 people out of work in October, up from 604 in September and 534 a year ago.
Currently 7,656 people are employed in Richland Parish, down from 7,685 last month and 7,684 a year ago.
State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire in Delhi where a woman died saving her disabled patient.
Just before 6 p.m. Nov. 23, the Delhi Fire Department responded to a call for a house fire with people trapped located in the 100 block of Macon Drive. Upon firefighters’ arrival, they discovered two occupants in a bedroom. Both were pulled from the home and CPR administered.
One occupant, the paraplegic, 71-year-old female homeowner, was revived and flown to a burn unit in Mississippi.
Four issues will be on the ballot Saturday in Richland Parish.
Voters will decide the fate of a school bond issue and a constitutional amendment and vote in runoffs for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Republican State Central Committee.
Voters in District 1 will decide the fate of a $12 million bond issue to support Delhi schools.
Monies generated from the bonds will support facility and building improvements at Delhi Elementary School, Delhi Middle School and Delhi High School.
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