September 2019

Beckham puts on show in MetLife return, Browns top Jets 23-3

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. felt right at home again — in the end zone and on the highlight reels.

With an 89-yard touchdown catch and a spectacular one-handed grab in his return to MetLife Stadium, the Browns wide receiver helped lift Cleveland past the short-handed and banged-up New York Jets 23-3 on Monday night.

“We got the ball in (No.) 13’s hands,” Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry said, “and let him go.”

Giants bench Eli Manning, name Daniel Jones starting QB

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning’s long and distinguished reign as the New York Giants’ starting quarterback is seemingly over. Let the Daniel Jones era begin.

Coach Pat Shurmur announced Tuesday that the No. 6 overall pick in the NFL draft is replacing the two-time Super Bowl MVP as the Giants’ quarterback, beginning Sunday at Tampa Bay.

The move comes less than 24 hours after Shurmur refused to say Manning would remain the starter following two straight losses, the sixth time in seven years New York has gotten off to a 0-2 start.

Jennings man charged with striking juvenile

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A Jennings man is currently in custody after officers discovered he had struck and attempted to strangle a juvenile.

On the evening of Monday, Sept. 16, Jennings Police Department Chief Danny Semmes said his department received a call in reference to a runaway juvenile.

“The juvenile did return home and during an investigation officers learned that the father, Lance Lozeau, 42, of Jennings had struck the youngest juvenile in the face prior to the juvenile running away,” he said.

Teacher pleads guilty

A former Jennings High School educator pled guilty Sept. 9 to carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with juveniles.

Rachel Marie Gillespie, 28, of Jennings, was arrested in August 2017 after she was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. Jeff Davis Parish School Board administrators had contacted the sheriff’s department upon learning of the allegations.

Chris Ivey, chief deputy of Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office, said when announcing the arrest that information gathered during investigation led to detectives requesting an arrest warrant.

New La. election, same old voting machines

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LOUISIANA SPOTLIGHT

Despite a national uproar over election security, Louisiana voters will be casting their ballots next month in a statewide election on the same type of paperless voting machines the state has used since 2005.

No changes are expected for the 2020 presidential election either.

Close to 200 cases of new lung disease linked to vaping

Dear Doctor: What’s going on with that outbreak of lung disease that’s hitting people who vape? Our 20-year-old son and a lot of his friends vape sometimes, and we’re getting worried.

Dear Reader: You’re not alone in your concerns. Federal health officials have said that close to 200 cases of a serious lung disease that appears to be associated with vaping have been reported. There now also appears to have been at least one death caused by this illness, an adult male in Illinois, according to officials in the state.

Hurricane prep for insurance

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the period beginning September through the end of October is considered the peak of hurricane season.

Property owners are reminded to take steps to remain vigilant and protect their property for the remainder of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Some women can be so stubborn ...

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MIDWEEK MUDDLE

Iguess I’m having my second childhood,” said my 90-yearold aunt in our telephone conversation this weekend. “I never had tonsillitis as a child but now I’m on my second week of antibiotics for what they’re calling ‘tonsillitis.’”

Since she has been homebound, I called to report what news I could think of, and to learn from her, too. We discussed the calendar, school starts, birthdays and anniversaries.

“I noticed that Tuesday was the oneyear anniversary of Aunt Mary’s death,” I said.

Biden disregards environmental consequences of immigration

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Despite its projected $70 billion cost, Medicare for all, including illegal immigrants, is the Democratic frontrunners’ favorite talking point. But that idea is so off the rails that even longtime uber–liberal and former Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, instrumental in pushing Obamacare through Congress, called the giveaway a “loser” for the 2020 Democrats. Reid was equally critical of the misguided proposal that border crossing be decriminalized. He correctly predicted that if such an ill–conceived idea became law, it would trigger unprecedented border surges.

State insurance commissioner faces intra-party challenger

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana insurance commissioner’s race on the Oct. 12 ballot is a competition between two Republicans, the one who’s held the job for more than a decade and an opponent who says the state’s insurance climate has worsened during that tenure.