September 2018

Iran, Russia, Turkey presidents meet in high-stakes summit

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The presidents of Iran and Russia on Friday backed a military offensive to retake the last rebel-held area of Syria as Turkey’s president pushed for a cease-fire, perhaps the final chance to avoid what activists warn will be a humanitarian disaster.

The trilateral summit in Tehran between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been viewed as a chance for a diplomatic solution before unleashing a full-scale assault on Syria’s northwestern Idlib province.

Tesla stock falls as CEO appears to smoke marijuana on video

Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. fell more than 6 percent early Friday after the CEO appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview and the company’s accounting chief left after a month on the job.

CEO Elon Musk appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” overnight. About two hours into the podcast, which can be seen on YouTube, Musk inhales from what the host says is a combined marijuana-tobacco joint, which Rogan notes is legal. Rogan passes the joint to Musk, who also takes a sip of whiskey.

Coleman takes the helms

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New Jeff Davis Parish Library Director Clare Coleman (right) receives keys from her predecessor, Dr. Linda Lebert- Corbello (left).

National Preparedness Month: Keep your family safe in an emergency

When it comes to emergency and natural disaster preparation, clean, uncontaminated water should be top-of-mind. September, which is National Preparedness Month, is an ideal time for individuals and families to

La. and the turmoil in the Catholic Church

We all know that there is a crisis in the Catholic Church right now. Allegations of sexually abusive clergy are pouring in worldwide. Unfortunately, the roots of this terrible tragedy

Trump testifies against himself

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The president continues to strengthen the case that he is obstructing justice. The latest evidence: a tweet in which Trump condemned his own Justice Department and Attorney General Jeff Sessions

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Precincts to be moved to allow recreational center remodel

Next week the Jeff Davis Police Jury will be voting on an ordinance that would relocate polling locations for two precincts in Jennings in order to allow for the remodel

RECOUPING LOSSES

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Council members will vote next week on an ordinance authorizing that the assessment of a collection fee on debts, accounts receivable, costs, fines and fees be turned over to a

Louisiana National Guard unit back from overseas deployment

BATON ROUGE (AP) — More than 150 soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 1020th Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade are back home after a nine-month deployment to