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05/25/2026

Our first quarter families have a lot of history in our community and some didn't necessarily start here but eventually brought them here to lay down their roots. Our January feature family is the Dickson family who have very strong ties to Calvary Baptist Church. Our February cover is the Beards who have an amazing story to tell. And lastly our March family, the Vanlangendonck family live on the lake at Kincaid and both contribute to our Veteran community here in Cenla.
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05/25/2026

Today we are honoring those who have died while serving in the country’s armed forces.

05/08/2026

Corrected graduation dates***

Rapides Training Academy — May 6 at 10 a.m., RTA Campus
• Peabody Magnet High School — May 18 at 7 p.m., Laborde Earles Coliseum
• Northwood High School — May 12 at 7 p.m., Northwood Auditorium
• Plainview High School — May 14 at 6 p.m., Plainview Gymnasium
• Glenmora High School — May 15 at 6 p.m., Glenmora Gymnasium
• Oak Hill High School — May 15 at 6 p.m., Oak Hill Auditorium
• Tioga High School — May 15 at 7:30 p.m., Tumey-Ingram Stadium
• Pineville High School — May 15 at 7 p.m., Laborde Earles Coliseum
• Buckeye High School — May 16 at 11 a.m., Laborde Earles Coliseum
• Bolton Academy — May 18 at 7 p.m., Bolton Auditorium
• Rapides High School — May 18 at 7 p.m., Rapides Auditorium
• Alexandria Senior High School — May 19 at 7 p.m., Laborde Earles Coliseum

02/18/2026

Mint Flooring and Tile, LLC. became a sponsor in January and launched their print, digital and online presence campaign this month. Here's a review they sent me already! If your business would like to reach the readers of Alexandria Living, call me 318.613.3502!

01/30/2026

We are thrilled to highlight three remarkable families featured on the cover for Q4 in Garden & Lake Living. Each one reflects the true spirit of our community—rooted in faith, strengthened by service, defined by resilience, and driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact close to home.

It has been a true privilege to share the journeys and offer readers a glimpse into the lives of the Morgan's in October, the Miller's in November and finally the Turner's in December.

They all inspire us in so many ways. We are thankful for their openness and willingness to share their stories. And our story teller photographer Abby at Joy Collective Photography has once again captured auch sweet moments with these parents and children.

What a great ending to 2025 and now we welcome 2026. Happy New Year!

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11/12/2025

Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you all for your service to our country 💙❤️🤍

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10/01/2025

Our summer into early fall Garden & Lake Living magazines include our July feature family, the Harris family, our August issue features Dr. Zuberi, and the September issue features Scott Laliberte and his beautiful furry friends!

Joy Collective Photography has once again outdone herself with just outstanding photos at the home of Lance and Leetha Harris and Scott Laliberte's lovely steps at his home and Dr. Zuberi's very sophisticated photo shoot. I hope you enjoyed the stories with these community leaders that give back so much to CenLA.

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