2019 begins on Tuesday. In observance of New Years, Coushatta Town Hall and the Red River Parish Police Jury office will be closed Monday and Tuesday. American Bank is closing at 2:30 on Monday and will be closed Tuesday. Bank of Coushatta closes at noon on Monday and will be closed on Tuesday. And Sabine State Bank will operate regular hours on Monday and be closed on Tuesday.

Sunday evening there will be 5th Sunday Singing at Davis Springs Southern Methodist Church on US 71. Musicians and singers from Liberty Baptist Church will join them. All are invited to come and be inspired.

Shortly before Christmas…. U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced that President Donald Trump has signed his five-month reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The program now is reauthorized until May 31, 2019, protecting millions of American families.

“This is great news for the five million Americans who depend on this program. I don’t have to tell anyone in Louisiana how important the National Flood Insurance Program is,” said Sen. Kennedy. “Now we can work on long-term reforms. We can make the program sustainable without it becoming unaffordable.”

“The Red River Waterway Commission has opened up the boat ramps at Coushatta, Red Oak, Natchitoches, Grand Ecore, St. Maurice, and Montgomery. All others are closed at this time.”