Red River Parish Police Jury sponsored a cleanup day in the parish.  On Saturday, 100 people signed up to volunteer for trash disposal along roads, highways, and streets.

The product of all their hard work was the removal of over 700 bags of trash and loads of large debris from ditches. Crews met at the fairgrounds, Martin Village Hall, Catfish Bend Road, and the Fairview Baptist Church. The Red River Sheriff’s Office supported the crews and helped clean up.  

Coordinator Ben Taylor thanked all Police Jury members who worked hard and provided donations to pay for the food for volunteers after working all morning.  He recognized the 4-H program, the Umbrella group, Bank of Coushatta, Sheriff Glen Edwards, Captain James Moseley, Mayors Cole and Longino, and Larry Hughes. Mr. John Moore coordinated the Catfish Bend area.  Police Jury President Tray Murray and Troy Murray headed up the group from Fairview.   In the Southern Hills and Hwy 71 area, Sam Carter, Tangela Maxwell, Anita Taylor, family, and friends bagged as much as possible.   Diane Newton, Glenn, and Sue Turner coordinated the Smith Community.  Expand Energy provided safety vests and grabbers for everyone.  Most importantly, thanks go to all the volunteers who showed up and did their part to make Red River cleaner.  

“The day was a success for our Parish.  We are making a difference in how people view our town and surrounding communities and building pride in ourselves.”  

This effort was so successful that Taylor plans a similar event for October. “If we can get teams to sign up in September and have the Highway Department make sure that the sides of the Highways are mowed before the event, we will have the opportunity to get even more trash out of our Parish.”

This area owes an enormous thank you to Mr. Taylor and the Police Jury for sparking a sense of pride in the people of Red River. 

Clean up the Boot/Clean up Red River.