February 2019

Area youth participate in KC’s Free-Throw Contest

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Area youth participated in Knights of Columbus Council 2012’s annual Basketball Free-Throw Contest Saturday, Jan. 26. The event was held at Our Lady Immaculate School.

Participating in the contest were (from left to right) William LaBouve, Adeline Oustalet, Bryce Fontenot, Colleen Fontenot, Patrick Fontenot, Connor Lyons, Kaide LeJeune, Tyler Daigle and Jude Duhon. Officiating the event were Carl Benoit, Rod Bourgeois, Mike W. Gary, Joel Richert and Glenn McFarlain.

Kiwanis Club hears about bond election

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At the Jan. 24 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Jennings, Superintendent of Jeff Davis Parish Schools Kirk Credeur and Assistant Superintendent John Hall discussed a March 30 special bond election that, if passed, would fund construction of a new pre-K through sixth-grade school in Jennings. Pictured (left to right) are Charlie Williams, Kirk Credeur, John Hall and Tony Hulsey.

View From The Top

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A Jeff Davis resident captured this image while taking in the view atop the Fenton Rice Co-Op

Errol James Daigle

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A Mass of Christian burial will be held at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church for Errol James Daigle, 67, of Lakeside on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at 10

Johnnie Briggs Green

Funeral services for Ms. Johnnie Briggs Green, 93, will be announced by Semien-Lewis Mortuary of Jennings. Ms. Green entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 in Camelot Brookside

Viola B. Broussard

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A Mass of Christian burial for Viola B. Broussard of Jennings will be held at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at

Deep freeze expected to ease, disruptions persist

CHICAGO (AP) — The painfully cold weather system that put much of the Midwest into a historic deep freeze was expected to ease Thursday, though temperatures still tumbled to record

Fox named to tourism board

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Jeff Davis Parish Tourist Commission CEO and President Marion Fox was recently chosen to serve on a state board as a leader in the Louisiana tourism industry. At an annual

Leadership EXCEL’s 25th class begins year

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The 25th class of the Leadership EXCEL program kicked off a new year with a two-day retreat held at First Baptist of Crowley Jan. 17-18. Twenty participants from the parishes

Pelosi takes hard line against wall money in funding bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a hard line Thursday against funding President Donald Trump’s long-stalled border wall, a move that could gridlock Capitol Hill negotiations that just