It could be said that the handicapped anglers who like to fish on Caney Lake now have it made in the shade. This is because there is now a new roof over the handicap accessible pier located at the Spillway on Caney Lake. 

It all came about when a couple of months ago an elderly lady who uses a wheel chair to get around thought it would be a nice day to go fishing. She knew the perfect spot for her too as she had been there many times before, which was the handicap accessible pier.

As usual, she enjoyed her day on the lake. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the fish were biting just enough to keep her interested but as normal in the late fall in north Louisiana, it got hot pretty quickly. As fate would have it she got the opportunity to speak to Gary Joynor, who is a member of the Jackson Parish Watershed District (JPWD) Committee.

“It sure would be nice to have a roof over that pier on the Spillway,” she told Joynor. 

Thinking about it he agreed that wasn’t a bad idea at all, matter of fact a very good one. 

Joynor spoke to his fellow committee members which resulted in an application being sent to the Jonesboro State Bank (JSB) / Pledge 10 program. Through this endeavor the JSB invests 10% of their profits for community enrichment opportunities. Soon the roof went up and the temperature went down. 

“I would like to thank the Jonesboro State Bank and the Watershed Board Committee for making this happen,” said Joynor. “We hope everyone will enjoy this new upgrade.”