Debra Ann Crawford
July 11, 1955 – May 14, 2025
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11am at Fairview Baptist Church in Fairview Alpha.
Morris Edward Pardee
June 4, 1945 — May 11, 2025
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 16, 2025 at 2pm at the Family Worship Center in Campti.
The Red River Parish School Board, in accordance with State guidelines, will destroy all special education records of former students born prior to January 1, 2000. These records are no longer needed for educational purposes.
You have an opportunity to obtain these records prior to August 1, 2025. The records can be claimed at Red River Parish School Board Office, 100 Bulldog Dr., Coushatta, LA. 71019 between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm, Monday through Wednesday and 8:00-12:30 pm Thursday.
Once your request is made, your records will be available for pick up the following business day.
All unclaimed records will be destroyed on Monday, August 4, 2025.
If you have any questions, please call Red River Parish Special Education Department at (318) 271-3138.
How is your perspective? The word is defined as, “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.”
There is a dog owner in the Gibsland metroplex that is very frustrated. The dog owner is in part time possession of what is a very large juvenile dog. If I were a guessing individual, I would guess the dog is a Catahoula Curr. She is going to be a monster when she fills out. I know the other part time owner of the dog is being frustrated by this dog. She is an escape artist.
She has a collar, and I have seen and removed several items that were a lame attempt at keeping the dog in her yard. I say lame, because she comes to the house with various objects attached to her collar. She is stronger than the attempts to keep her in the yard. She is at the same time causing frustration and bringing joy. She is living her life as a dog!
I have a bowl of dog food out for her. She shows up once in the morning and once in the evening to empty the bowl of dog food. She will follow me around the yard as I do my chores. I am in hopes to teaching her how to weed the garden. She has met my other two canine denizens, and they have barked at each other in a hearty manner. I’m not sure of the emotions behind the barking, but I’ve decided to keep her away from them.
She does have an adorable habit. She is a leaner. The first time she walked up she leaned against me while I gave her a little petting. She has continued leaning and the petting sessions have lengthened.
I’m glad to see her every day. But up the street there is a dog lover likely saying bad words about the dog who has yet again escaped. The same dog is viewed with two perspectives.
We call it walking a mile in another person’s shoes. Whether saint or sinner, we are all in need of expanding our perspective, of trying to understand the other person’s perspective. Take a deep breath and try to “get where I’m coming from,” it might help you with something that happens today.
Jesus’ words about perspective are gracious. We are to go the extra mile, turn the other cheek, settle disputes quickly and seek reconciliation when relationships are broken. Remember, for one guy it is an escaped dog, for another guy it is a daily visitor that leans in to receiving the human touch.
Identifying hidden stressors and learning effective coping strategies
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and CHRISTUS Health is highlighting a focus on mental health and promoting strategies to enhance emotional well-being.
Stress impacts millions of people globally. While unavoidable, it is crucial to identify all sources of stress, including those often overlooked, and adopt healthy coping mechanisms, experts said.
While financial problems and work pressures are well-known causes of stress, cluttered spaces are often overlooked as a common source. Dr. Edward Johnson, a family medicine doctor at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic in the CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System, said that messy environments can quietly increase stress.
“Many people don’t realize that being surrounded by clutter can make it harder to focus, decrease work efficiency, increase anxiety levels and leave you feeling overwhelmed,” he said. “It can be an exhausting cycle. Cleaning up and organizing your space can make a big difference in how you feel inwardly and outwardly.”
He said doctors can help with stress by offering expert advice and creating personal treatment plans. Getting help early can improve mental health and reduce the stigma around seeking support.
“Taking action early gives people a better chance of managing stress before it gets worse,” he said. “It also helps them build healthy habits and make positive changes.”
A good place to start, he said, is by organizing your living or workspace. Reducing visual clutter can help you feel more in control and less anxious.
If you’re feeling stressed or constantly overwhelmed, Johnson recommends talking to your primary care doctor to break the cycle.
By Nolan McKendry May 8, 2025
(The Center Square) − Louisiana’s civil court system is dragging down the state’s economy and costing thousands of jobs, according to a study from the Perryman Group and Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.
The data found that excessive civil litigation in Louisiana comes with a hefty price tag: Nearly 40,000 jobs lost, more than $2.9 billion in lost personal income and more than $240 million in annual state government revenue losses. The economic impact ripples across all sectors, from construction and agriculture to retail and finance.
“Louisiana families and businesses are footing the bill for an unbalanced legal system,” said Lana Venable, executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch. “We simply can’t afford to stand by and continue to allow lawsuit abuse to negatively impact our residents, job creators and overall economy.”
The study estimates the cost of litigation translates to a so-called “tort tax” of more than $1,000 per Louisiana resident annually — and over $2,000 per person in the greater New Orleans area.
In New Orleans alone, excessive tort costs are estimated to wipe out $1.6 billion in personal income and nearly 22,000 jobs each year. The Baton Rouge metro area also sees significant losses, with almost 7,800 jobs cut and $570 million in personal income disappearing annually due to civil court costs.
“This domino effect will impede opportunity for our residents and businesses, while they continue to absorb the rising costs of goods and services,” Venable said, pointing to states like Texas, Florida, and Georgia as examples of how tort reform can improve a state’s business climate.
The report warns that Louisiana’s civil justice environment is not only deterring investment but also placing everyday goods and services out of reach for many consumers.
It cites a 2019 survey in which nearly 90% of corporate attorneys said a state’s litigation environment directly influences business decisions—a jump from 75% in 2015.
By industry, the losses are staggering. Louisiana’s manufacturing sector alone has seen more than $1.4 billion in gross expenditure losses, while retail trade took a $1.1 billion hit. Business services and financial activities were similarly impacted, each losing over $1 billion.
Nationally, excessive tort costs are estimated to drain $558 billion in output from the U.S. economy and eliminate nearly 5 million jobs. Louisiana’s share of those losses is among the highest per capita in the country.
The report calls for comprehensive civil justice reforms, including limits on non-economic damages and stronger standards for filing lawsuits.
According to The Perryman Group, such measures have led to “substantial economic benefits” in states that enacted them, including improved judicial efficiency, higher productivity, and stronger job markets.
“If Louisiana doesn’t follow suit,” said Venable, “we will continue to fall behind.”
It is interesting when cases of this kind come before the U.S. Supreme Court. This case involves the collision of free exercise of religion and the prohibition of government establishment of religion. The case I am referring to is Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. I think it will become a landmark case.
Firstly, the friction that perpetually exists between the two religion clauses in the First Amendment is to be expected. On the one hand, we have our cherished right to religious liberty and the free exercise of religion. On the other, how far does our right to free exercise extend before it collides with the prohibition of government establishment or advancement of a particular religion?
Second, previous U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the public funding of religious activity were based on a tedious and complicated legal framework. However, I am delighted to share that, in 2022, in the Supreme Court case of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Court broadly abandoned that analysis. Instead, the Court held that Establishment Clause challenges should be evaluated by lower courts by referencing America’s “historical practices and understandings,” looking to “original meaning and history.”
That is completely in keeping with the view of Thomas Jefferson who’s “wall of separation between church and state” was designed to protect religious freedom from government. Jefferson believed the federal government should never intrude upon or restrict the activities or beliefs of the faithful, or provide any special favors to any particular sect. Thus, no religion would be favored or disfavored. All religions would have an equal opportunity to flourish in the public square.
Jefferson, an enlightened Deist, also believed that no nation could be governed without religion, and he believed as most of the Founding fathers did that ‘Religious belief –‘freely chosen and given wide public space–nurtured morality and thus supported a free society.’
Now to this case.
This Oklahoma Statewide Charter case concerns St. Isidore, an online school proposed by two Catholic dioceses in Oklahoma. The issue before the U.S. Supreme Court is this: does a church have a First Amendment right to open a taxpayer funded charter school?
The current Supreme Court has been receptive to free exercise of religion and those precedents include the Trinity Lutheran case (2017) wherein the Court held that the state of Missouri could not deny grant money for playground resurfacing to a church-run preschool. In the Espinoza (2020) and Carson cases (2022) the Court held that families given state money to attend private schools may pick religious schools.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in Carson that “we have repeatedly held that a State violates the Free Exercise Clause when it excludes religious observers from otherwise available public benefits.” The issue here is whether this principle also applies to an entity seeking direct taxpayer funding to run a religious charter under a state contract.
St. Isidore describes itself as a private nonprofit but argues that no students will be forced to attend St. Isidore and public funding for it would be based upon enrollment—the dollars would follow the student. St. Isidore also argues that while it is a private contractor, it will nevertheless comply with the requirements of the state charter school law and, like regular public schools, will be free of charge and accept students regardless of their faith.
The Wall Street Journal characterizes St. Isidore’s argument in this way: “the real First Amendment violation is excluding the faithful: Oklahoma’s charter options include schools ‘focused on science, engineering, math, fine arts, language immersion, tribal identity, and more’ but the state has forbidden one type of private entity—religious institutions—from participating.” (WSJ, 4-28-25).
That’s right, of course. What the Framers of our Constitution were concerned about was the establishment of a state religion of the kind they fled when the Pilgrims came to America in the first place. That is also why the Framers would not recognize the hostility to religion that is so common in America today.
The Supreme Court should rule that a church has as much of a First Amendment right to open a taxpayer funded charter school as any other entity. Based upon the Court’s new legal standard of looking to “historical practices and understandings” and “original meaning and history,” (i.e. Thomas Jefferson) allowing public dollars to flow to charter schools that are privately run and freely chosen cannot fairly be construed to constitute an establishment of religion.
Royal Alexander
Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip cookie dough pops…the possibilities are endless for tasty, irresistible treats on National Chocolate Chip Day, May 15.
Is there anything that makes everything better like chocolate? Obviously not, that’s why the ultimate in chocolate portability was designed, the chocolate chip.
Chocolate chips are not only easy to transport around, they’re also completely versatile! Want to make any cookie better? Add chocolate chips! (Oatmeal, Macadamia, Peanut Butter?
All cookies that are better with chocolate chips!) National Chocolate Chip Day celebrates these amazing little culinary inventions, and all that they can do.
History of National Chocolate Chip Day
It all started back in the 1930s at a little place you may recognize the name of, the Toll House Inn. Located in Whitman, Massachusetts, it just happens to be the home of that most favorite of cookies, the chocolate chip cookie.
Ruth Graves Wakefield had originally planned on making a chocolate cookie, and decided to do so by throwing in chunks of a chocolate bar into it. In a happy accident, it turned out that the chocolate did not melt and mix with the rest of the cookie, but maintained its shape, filling the cookie with delicious little chocolate bits.
Thus was born the chocolate chip cookie, and the Toll House Cookie Company. From that day forward there have been new forms of chocolate chip added, white chocolate chip, mint chocolate, milk chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, even dark chocolate.
All of these varieties being added to delicious new recipes to create fantastic new treats for you to enjoy.
But it didn’t immediately go from chocolate bar to chocolate chip, there was a little innovation that happened in between first. Based off of the success of the cookies she made, Nestle agreed to add Ms. Wakefield’s recipe to their wrapper.
What did they pay her for this honor? A lifetime supply of chocolate!
Nestle (and at least one other company) went on to include a chopping tool to help prepare the bars for use in cookies. That is, right up until 1941 when they started selling them as ‘chocolate chips’ or ‘chocolate morsels’.
Originally, the flavor of chocolate chips was semi-sweet. Today, there are so many different variations.
Celebrate by making fun foods with chocolate chips, not just cookies. Why not try pancakes or muffins. Maybe ice cream or pies. Or how about eating a handful of them right out of the bag!
Ruth Graves Wakefield’s Original Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts
2 (7-ounce) bars Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into pea-sized pieces
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer on low speed. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until combined. Mix in vanilla extract.
Sift flour and baking soda over a medium bowl, stir in salt. Add to butter mixture and mix until combined. Add nuts and chocolate.
Drop rounded tablespoons of dough on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Note: for best results, refrigerate balls of dough overnight before baking.
Recipe adapted from “Toll House Tried and True Recipes.”
Source: daysoftheyear.com
Red River Cowboy Church wants to help families live life with Jesus this summer! M3 Kids is based on 3 principles…My God, My Family & Me! We host several Mane Events each year to bring families together to play and learn how much God loves them. Get ready for the Summer Buckle Series! It’s a free family event for toddlers through 4th graders. Bring your child to church and register them for the Horseless Rodeo to begin immediately after the service. A free lunch will be provided by the Chuck Wagon. You and your child will choose your event. There will be events like sheep riding, cow branding with paint, sorting, dummy roping, and goat ribbon pulling. Do them all or just a few. This series will be held every 4th Sunday of May through August. Participate in 3 of the 4 Mane Events and your child will win a buckle. It’s that easy…and so much fun! Watch the Red River Cowboy Church Facebook page for more details. Every kid loves a cowboy buckle and this is an opportunity for you and your child to have a fun time the cowboy way!
The Red River Parish Library will host their monthly Bingo today, Wednesday, May 14, at 1pm. There will be lots of free fun, refreshments, and prizes!
The 41st Annual Mudbug Madness Festival, presented by Live Casino & Hotel and powered by AEP Swepco is back, bringing the heart and soul of Cajun country to downtown Shreveport Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25. Feast on plenty of boiled crawfish and cold beverages. Bring the little ones to the ‘Kids on the Bayou’ children’s area for family-friendly fun. With food and art/craft vendors galore, there’s somethin’ for everyone to enjoy. Enjoy free entry until 5:00 PM on Friday, May 23, and children under 12 get in free. Plus, military heroes receive free admission all weekend long. Free parking is available at U-Haul, 222 Spring St., with handicap parking at the RiverView Hall Lot.
The 75th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival will be held Saturday, June 7 in Downtown Ruston. Discover the homegrown flavors, art, music, and culture of Ruston. This free fest will feature over 12 hours of live music, a juried arts market, food vendors, kids’ activities, and more peachy fun.
Get ready for the first ever Rumble on the Bayou Saturday, June 14 at Grand Bayou Resort. All cars, trucks, motorcycles and Rat Rods are welcome. Registration starts at 10am with awards at 2:30pm. There is a $25 registration fee. Free admission for spectators. Vendors are needed. If you are interested contact Jacqueline Martin 318.471.8370 or Patrice Harper 318.471.4714.
Morris Edward Pardee
June 4, 1945 — May 11, 2025
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 16, 2025 at 2pm at the Family Worship Center in Campti.
Karen Taylor Squires
“Walking into Churchill Downs is an amazing experience in itself, but knowing your in-laws and husband have a horse racing in America’s most iconic race gave me instant chills.” The words from Ashleigh Adcock, wife of Brandon Adcock, thrill so many of us in Coushatta who were watching the race on TV. Everyone who knew that Red River Farms was being represented on this national stage was glued to the TV, phone, or radio to hear the call.
In the words of a proud sister and aunt, Jan Adams, “Kentucky Derby Day, in the horse world, is a big day, always, the first Saturday in May. It’s like a sacred holiday for year-round horse racing fans. This year it was EXTRA special. Red River Farms was represented on the highest racing platform, with Coal Battle, posted at #16, and raced with 18 other best horses.”
This Derby Day was like attending the Super Bowl for Jay Adcock and his son Brandon. It was almost surreal. Then again, Jay Adcock has been in the bust and boom of the horse racing business since he was a teenager. He is matter-of-fact about a horse he bred running in the biggest race of the year.
When asked how this weekend compared to last weekend of Derby Day, he answered, “Well, the anticipation was pretty good last week. Today, the anticipation is not so high.”
He went on to say, “The horse showed up to get there, but he really didn’t run his race. To get there is good, but I am not satisfied with just getting there. If we are going to get there, I want to get some of the action.” He refers to the fact that Coal Battle had beaten some of the horses that bested him on race day. “Any horse can perform at its best in any race on any day. I wish he had shown the spurt that he had shown in other races. Then we would have known that he had run his best race.”
As for the excitement leading up to the big race, both Adcock gentlemen were all smiles about the experience. “The lead up to that race, Brandon and I had so many people in horse racing and throughout the country who called to wish us well. Most of the time, we don’t realize that people really just want to see you do well and wish the best for you. Louisiana has the best group of owners and breeders who all stick together.”
I asked how being there in the Derby correlates with more interest in the farm.
“The bottom line is production. We have two stallions here producing foals that are doing well on the big stage, Coal Front and Aurelius Maximus. Aurelius Maximus actually had a filly who ran the day before on the same track in the Kentucky Oaks race and ran a great race. Having two stallions at one time producing at such a high caliber may not be an anomaly, but it is not the norm for most farms. Producing winners on the open market brings recognition. Coal Front is 9th in the nation and in some categories, he is first in the nation. We have been lucky to have these two in our stables.”
Brandon Adcock and his wife Ashleigh described the Derby as a wonderful experience. Both said they would return, with Brandon saying he wants to return to win. “It is an experience everyone should have at least once. We loved the atmosphere.”
Ashleigh described the day, “The ladies are dressed in colorful dresses with bold oversized hats and fascinators. The men are in their best suits and ties. You’re there with the best horses from all over the world and well-known celebrities. It is an experience to be remembered and exciting to cheer on this horse. In this business, Mr. Jay, Mrs. Terry, and Brandon put in long hours at the farm. They work seven days a week. Horses need constant care. Often, they miss family events and vacations due to work. They don’t care about attention or recognition, so it is good to see them getting that spotlight, and being at the Derby was icing on the cake.”
We just might find Ashleigh heading to Kentucky for the big day each year. I just might be in the seat beside her.
The Red River Council on Aging, 1824 Front Street, will host a Community Health Fair Thursday, May 15 from 8:30am-12pm.
The following vendors are participating:
Home Health, Resource Center, CHRISTUS Coushatta, Medical Technology, Rehab Centers, Hospice, LaChip, Acadian On Call, and Blood Sugar Checks.
CHRISTUS Coushatta Healthcare will provide the following services for a nominal fee:
Come by and get your blood pressure, weight, height, and blood sugar checked.
Door Prizes will be given away.
Vendors are welcome! Contact Kristy Jones to participate at 318.932.5721.
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Pair of Red River freshmen compete at state track and field championships
Red River freshmen Khylee Winn and Logan Mims strutted their stuff on a wet and rain track Friday at LSU’s Bernie Moore Stadium at the LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field state championships.
Winn finished sixth in the high jump in Class 2A, clearing 4-6 on her first attempt. Winn couldn’t scale 4-8 on her next three jumps, but the experience on a state championship stage is invaluable.
Mims gained a similar experience when he finished eighth in the Class 2A 800 meters, clocking a personal record 4:54.07.
This is his second state championship appearance this season after competing at the cross country championships this fall.
Red River spring football game set for May 23
The Red River spring football practices are well underway as the Bulldogs aim to win a second straight District 3-2A title, this time under new head coach Travis Gary.
Fans can see these new Bulldogs in action at the spring football game May 23 at Red River High.
Kickoff is at 6 p.m.
Admission is $5, and Red River apparel will be on sale.
Riverdale baseball hosting alumni game
Do you still have athletic juice left? Riverdale Academy is inviting alumni to participate in its Alumni Game on June 7.
The entry fee is $30, with a separate $10 fee to participate in the home run derby.
For more information, visit the Riverdale Academy Rebel Club Facebook page.
The Year is 1935. America is suffocating under the iron grip of the Great Depression. Jobs are ghosts, hunger is a constant, and hope? Hope is a rare thing. But deep in the Appalachian hills, a different kind of wealth is being delivered—not in coins, not in bread, but in words.
They call them the Book Women—a fierce band of librarians with grit in their bones and reins in their hands. These weren’t city-dwelling bookkeepers. These were warriors on horseback, riding 100 to 200 miles a week through knee-deep mud, driving rain, and bitter snow. Their cargo? Not gold. Not grain. But stories—tales of adventure, survival, and dreams too big to be crushed by poverty.
They rode for the kids perched on crumbling porches, waiting for a tattered copy of Tom Sawyer. For the coal miners’ wives swapping recipes scribbled in the margins of cookbooks. For the old farmers tracing weather charts in worn almanacs, daring to dream of a better harvest.
Women like Mary Carson—a coal miner’s daughter who rode her mule, Old Joe, through flood-swollen rivers, hoisting her saddlebags high to keep the books dry. Who clung to Joe’s mane as a flash flood tried to take them both, whispering, “We’ve got deliveries to make.”
By 1943, the war effort swallowed the funding, and the program faded. But in its time, these horse-riding librarians delivered over 100,000 books to nearly 100,000 people. They didn’t just carry stories. They carried fire—the kind that lights the way through the darkest nights.
So let history remember this: while the Great Depression tried to break America’s spirit, the Book Women rode through the storm and proved that words are power, knowledge is freedom, and stories can save us all.
Source: Historical & Archaeology Facebook page
Northwestern State University’s is offering a Career Connection summer camp for students aged 13-15 on July 9-10. The camp is free. Registration is now open on a first-come, first-served basis at https://www.nsula.edu/career-connection.
The camp is co-hosted by Northwestern’s Office of Counseling and Career Services, the Office of Recruiting and the Division of Student Affairs.
Career Connection will let students explore some of the exciting hands-on education experiences offered at Northwestern. This innovative summer program connects students with hands-on learning experiences across various academic disciplines and career paths, fostering early career exploration and academic engagement.
Subjects to be covered include art, athletic training, cooking, money management, technical theatre, computer information systems, healthcare, media and industrial and electronics engineering. Instructors will include NSU faculty and community professionals.
Campers must have tennis shoes and athletic clothes since participants will be walking to academic buildings for sessions.
Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. each day. Camp activities are from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on day one and from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on day two. Campers should bring their own lunch. An afternoon snack will be provided on both days.
Fairview Baptist Church is hosting a ‘Beach Bash’ Friday, May 30 from 5:30-8pm. The family fun night will include Kiddie Pool Kickball, and many other beach games. Supper will be provided.
Northwestern State University’s Department of Music will sponsor Music Jam 2025, a summer music camp, on June 2-6 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Performing Arts Complex. The camp is for children age 5-11. Those attending will take part in singing, playing instruments, music games, composing and crafts.The cost is $150 with a $10 discount for siblings. For more information, contact Dr. Jennifer Pulling at
pullingj@nsula.edu.
The Town of Coushatta will host a Family Community Day Saturday, June 7 from 10am – 1pm at the Coushatta Ballpark. There will be free food, prizes and family fun. The Healthy Blue Mobile Health Unit will also be on site. More details coming soon.
The Coushatta-Red River Chamber of Commerce will host a Farmers Market Makers Fair Saturday, June 7 from 7am – 2pm on Front Street in Coushatta. All types of vendors are welcome. There is no vendor fee but each vendor must register to participate. Contact Brandon Baxley for more information or questions at 318 332-4159.
Sullivan’s Quick Stop in Ashland is reopening today, May 12. The store is under new ownership. Store hours are 7am until 8pm. The new store number is 318.379.9811.
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Reginald Prealow was sworn in as a District 6 board member at the May 7 meeting. Prealow won the special election on March 29, 2025.
He was sworn in by Clerk of Court Stuart Shaw and was welcomed to his seat by the entire board. In his remarks to the public, he offered himself as a voice for all of District 6.
In the regular School Board meeting, students from the Ed-Rising Program made a presentation and asked the board to approve travel for Ms. Intha Fields and two (2) Ed-Rising Students of Red River High School to attend the 2025 Educators Rising National Conference in Orlando, Florida, June 26-29, 2025. The trip was approved.
The board also determined that Red River Academy would be discontinued as a site and changed to a program. This will align with the district’s accountability changes. The program will continue what has been accomplished at the Academy.
Concerned citizens addressed the board to ask for a change in the June and July board meeting times to the afternoon. This consideration will be taken up at the June meeting.
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