July 2019

Trump drops bid to to have citizenship question on census

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a week after insisting that he was “absolutely moving forward,” President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to insert a citizenship question into next year’s census.

He directed federal agencies to try to compile the information using existing databases instead.

“It is essential that we have a clear breakdown of the number of citizens and non-citizens that make up the U.S. populations,” Trump declared in a Rose Garden announcement, insisting that he was “not backing down.

R. Kelly arrested again on federal sex charges

CHICAGO (AP) — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.

U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Joseph Fitzpatrick said the R&B singer was taken into custody about 7 p.m. local time and was being held by federal authorities. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Kelly is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago.

India prepares to land rover on moon in global space race

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world’s spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole.

The Indian Space Research Organization plans to launch a spacecraft using homegrown technology on Monday, and it is scheduled to touch down on the moon Sept. 6 or 7. The $141 million Chandrayaan-2 mission will analyze minerals, map the moon’s surface and search for water.

POLICE REPORT

Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.

Twenty-five people were booked into the parish jail by the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office over the past week.

Friday, July 5

Christopher Joseph Duhon, 27, of Fenton, was charged with domestic abuse battery.

Saturday, July 6

Tiger cheerleaders take honors at Destin camp

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The Lake Arthur High School varsity cheerleaders attended Southwestern Cheerleading Association’s (SCA) international summer cheer camp in Destin, Florida, June 11-14.

Clayton speaks at meeting

Jennings Rotary Club welcomed Molly Clayton (left), owner of Local, as a guest speaker July 9. She shared information on healthy farm-to-table meals” available between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in selfservice automated kiosks located at 505 Allison Dr. in Jennings. Clayton is pictured with Rotary President Walter Parker

Boudreaux Recognized

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The Rotary Club of Welsh met on June 27 and recognized Lawrence Boudreaux as the Rotary Citizen of the Year. He is 97 years old, served in WWII, and a retired as Chief of Police in Welsh and currently resides in the Southwest La. War veterans home in Jennings. Pat Deshotel was installed as the

Tips when booking vacation rentals

Vacation rentals are a relatively new yet popular addition to the travel market. Such rentals, which are typically homes, apartments or condos rented by private citizens via websites such as Airbnb, provide tourists with alternatives to hotels.

The market research firm Technavio estimates the global vacation rental market will grow at a rate of 7 percent between 2017 and 2021. In the United Kingdom, data from the Smarthosts Vacation Rental Forum indicates holiday rentals are now the fastest-growing sector of tourism.

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GRAND MARAIS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AFTER HEAVY RAINS

A family of fourteen almost perishes when levee breaks, father swims for aid and sheriff and police rescue members as water starts to engulf home near Earl Robbins farms; Red Cross aids destitute as clothing, money, chickens and pigs are lost.

Single lane traffic directed over Old Spanish Trail West; oil field activities halted when boilers are put out by rising tide; streams at highest point in years.