By JIM BUTLER

The Police Jury will hold a public hearing today on the proposed establishing of a gun range near Rapides Station.

The hearing will be at 3 p.m. preceding the jury’s scheduled monthly meeting.

Front Sight wants to locate a range at 5645 Old Boyce Road. The tract is more commonly known as the site of defunct Myers No. 2 Air Strip.

Information regarding Front Sight owners-applicants is not included in the hearing announcement.

Shooting training and practice is not an uncommon occurrence in the vicinity.

The Alexandria Police Department range is at nearby Harold Miles Park off La. 1 and the Sheriff’s Department range is inside the Red River levee to the east.