Carmen Taffi

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Reporter at KALB-TV (Alexandria, LA)

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Local Cenla business celebrating its one-year anniversary

5 days ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi

PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - A local Cenla business is celebrating a milestone. Palmetto’s Shaved Ice hit one year of being open in Pineville. Palmetto’s started out as a Tradewell family joke, but quickly became a reality. They went to Hawaii for their daughter’s senior trip, and she fell in love with the shaved ice, so they opened a shaved ice business in Pineville.
Palmetto’s Shave Ice celebrates 1 year in business

1 week ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi

PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - Palmetto’s Shave Ice in Pineville is celebrating its first birthday. (KALB)They opened a year ago at 1319 Military Highway and are celebrating their accomplishments as a small business. Up until 7 p.m. today, they will have games for people to play and a lot of shaved ice to enjoy. They also have a ton of giveaways throughout the celebration. You can follow them on social media at Palmettos Cenla. Click here to report a typo.
KALB’s Summer Blog

1 week ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi |Julie Sober

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - News Channel 5 is working to compile a list of activities and resources for students throughout the summer months. Check back throughout the summer as we continue to add more to our blog! If there is an event or activity you would like us to add, please email us at [email protected] with the details. The Rapides Parish Library has a full list of activities to keep your kids busy this summer and many ways to find activities.
Rapides Parish School Board offering free food for kids during the summer

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Carmen Taffi

Share ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) — Starting June 2, the Rapides Parish School Board will provide free breakfast and lunch at summer meal sites for children 18 and under. Parents don’t need to fill out any forms to have their kids eat free this summer. All you have to do is show up at one of the meal sites in the allotted time to get free breakfast and lunch. There are 14 different meal sites across Rapides Parish for kids to get breakfast and lunch.
Rapides Parish School Board offering free food for kids during the summer

1 week ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) — Starting June 2, the Rapides Parish School Board will provide free breakfast and lunch at summer meal sites for children 18 and under. Parents don’t need to fill out any forms to have their kids eat free this summer. All you have to do is show up at one of the meal sites in the allotted time to get free breakfast and lunch. There are 14 different meal sites across Rapides Parish for kids to get breakfast and lunch.
Cenla Healthy Start offers an ‘All-Hands-In’ support group for moms

1 week ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB)— Cenla Healthy Start is organizing a support group for moms called All Hands In. Cenla Healthy Start’s mission is to improve the quality of life by helping individuals and families with education, counseling, and information services that are delivered in a professional, accessible and compassionate manner. Healthy Start is a free program for pregnant women and caregivers, both men and women, with children up to 18 months old who live in central Louisiana.
Lagniappe Theatre Company is hosting 8 summer camps for kids

2 weeks ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB)— Lagniappe Theatre Company is offering some camps for which you can register your kids. Lagniappe has eight camps starting Memorial Day. The Wickedly Oz-Some camp, the Greatest Show Camp, Winnie the Pooh kids, and Sussical kids. There are three Wickedly Oz-Some camps. There is one for ages 3 to 6 and one for ages 7 to 11, and that camp starts Monday, May 26. The following week, the third Wickedly Oz-Some camp for ages 12 to 18 starts.
The Fostering Community is hosting their annual Amplify event

2 weeks ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Fostering Community is having its annual Amplify event. Amplify is an event where people can hear stories from the voices of youth impacted by foster care. The Fostering Communities mission is to strengthen the lives of children impacted by foster care through advocacy, resources, and support. The event gives attendees a first-hand look into the lives of people impacted by foster care.
Ruston native designs underwear for people with disabilities available at Alexandria CVS

2 weeks ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Slick Chicks is a female-founded company that designs undergarments for people with disabilities. Helya Mohammadian wanted to create a brand for women with limited mobility from surgery, health conditions, limb differences, other disabilities, and their caregivers after seeing her sister struggle after a c-section to put on her clothes. “It’s something as simple as putting on her own underwear,” Mohammadian said.
The England Airpark has a new exercise loop open to the community

2 weeks ago | kalb.com | Carmen Taffi

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The England Airpark opened its new AEX Loop on Saturday, May 17. The AEX loop is a 9-mile cycling and jogging path to promote health, wellness and community. AEX wanted to provide a safe place for people to come and exercise. When AEX did their strategic plan, one of the outstanding responses to their survey was that the quality of life needed to be better at England Airpark.