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Mangham Police Officer Marshall Waters died early Nov. 5 after being shot in the line of duty last month.

"It’s with great sadness and broken hearts that I and the Mangham Police Department have to inform you of the passing of Officer Marshall Waters, PD3, who was shot in the line of duty on Oct. 17, 2020." Mangham Police Chief Perry Fleming said in a statement. "We ask that you please continue to pray for Marshall Waters family and the Mangham Police Department family during this time."

The Manger Center for the mentally challenged adults of Richland and Madison parishes has been forced to close after 55 years of operation.

The center served all areas of Richland Parish and the Waverly and Tallulah areas of Madison Parish.

The Richland Parish unemployment rate fell slightly in September according to figures release by the Louisiana Works Commission.

Richland Parish’s rate fell from 7.5 percent in August to 7.3 percent in September. It’s up from 6.3 percent in September 2019.

That means 608 people were looking for jobs in the parish in September, as opposed to 619 in August and 520 a year ago.

Overall, 7,688 people were employed in the parish in September as opposed to 7,689 in August and 7.766 a year ago.