March 2018

A GREAT DAY FOR FISHING

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LA’s welfare check program underway

LAKE ARTHUR – The police department’s welfare program here has been underway for a month now and is showing signs of effectiveness.

Police chief Kobi Turner said the program the program has been going well so far. The program protocol includes a phone call to residents’ houses, followed by a house visit then another phone call to the residents’ emergency contacts if needed. At this point, officers will enter the residents’ homes to ensure their safety if no contact can be made.

Pence protesters win free speech fight over St. Pat’s parade

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Protesters seeking to carry signs in an area being secured for Vice President Mike Pence to participate in the South’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade won a brisk free speech fight Friday as city officials in Savannah backed off prohibiting signs and posters at the event.

City officials reversed course and announced signs would be allowed immediately after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Friday morning against City Hall, saying a blanket sign ban during Pence’s visit Saturday would violate the free speech rights of a parade goers.

Diamond Dogs Continue to Roll

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FAIRVIEW – The Jennings Bulldogs continued their hot-streak on Thursday by knocking off the Fairview Panthers, 7-1, in a contest that saw the locals pretty much dominate from start to finish.

The victory, Jennings’ sixth straight, sent the Bulldogs to 7-4 on the season heading into Tuesday’s District 4-3A opener at Iowa.

Kamran Richard picked up the victory on the mound for the Dogs after allowing just one run on two hits and two walks. He struck out three in four innings.

Girls 6-B All-District Correction

Lacassine High School’s Haylie Hoffpauir and Macey Guidry were mistakenly left off of the District 6-B Honorable Mention Girls’ Basketball Team in Thursday’s edition of Jennings Daily News (JDN). The JDN Sports staff apologizes for the mistake and congratulates both Hoffpauir and Guidry for their accomplishments.

Cardinals rally for 13-10 win over Tarpons

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BELL CITY – The Lacassine Cardinals jumped out to an early lead, fought off a late South Cameron (SC) rally and scored 5 runs in the sixth and seventh innings to claim a hard-fought 13-10 win over the Tarpons Thursday night at the Bell City High School Baseball Tournament. After suffering a pair of 1-run heartbreakers to Hackberry (6-5) and Hamilton Christian (12-11) earlier in the week, the Cards found a way to put a game away when given the chance according to coach Kevin Bruchhaus.

Lady Eagles bang out 17 hits in victory over CHEF

BATON ROUGE – Brianna Langley was masterful both in the circle and at the plate Thursday for the Bethel Christian Lady Eagles in their road matchup with the CHEF Lady Patriots.

Langley struck out 14 batters while on the mound and also went 5-for-5 at the dish with a double and four RBI to help lead the Lady Eagles to a 21-4 victory over the Lady Patriots.

The Lady Eagles led 13-4 after five innings before exploding for eight runs in the top of the sixth to end the game by virtue of the mercy-rule.

A whole lot of HOOPLA

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The Jeff Davis Parish Library system works to keep up with the latest technologies and services to offer to its patrons and has recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of offering one such service.

Hoopla is an app that can be downloaded on phones, tablets, e-readers and computers and gives access to several different types of media, Jeff Davis Parish Library Cataloguer and Technologist Denice Sonnier said.

“This service is really impressive,” Sonnier said. “You just download it and sign in and you can download books, audiobooks, movies, music and television series.”

Welsh’s Bon Temps crawfish dinner to benefit museum

WELSH - Friends of the Welsh Museum will hold their annual Bon Temps Crawfish Dinner to benefit the town’s history museum on April 12.

The event, which will feature a full meal of crawfish delicacies, will take place at the Welsh Community Center located at 210 South Elms St. and benefit the maintenance and upkeep of the museum, Museum Founder and President Mary Sue Lyon said.

Each year crawfish are donated the museum and turned into two different dishes to be served at the event, Lyon said.

Sheriff’s CADA fundraiser set for April 6

The 6th Annual Sheriff Ivy Woods Three-Man Scramble Golf Tournament fundraiser is fast approaching, bringing supporters from across Louisiana to benefit the Jeff Davis Parish Communities Against Domestic Abuse (CADA).