September 2019

Tigers use Charles’ big night to cap off comeback

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LAKE ARTHUR - The Lake Arthur Tigers rode the strong legs of senior slotback Daylon Charles to a come-from-behind 28-26 win over the visiting Basile Bearcats in the seasonopener for both teams. Charles finished his monster night with a game-high 227 yards rushing on 20 carries and all four Tiger touchdowns.

Indians blanked by Oakdale 13-0 in opener

OAKDALE – The Elton Indians dropped their season opener on the road to the Oakdale Warriors by a final of 13-0. The Indians, who were debuting a new offensive philosophy in 2019 by switching to the double-wing, didn’t have much success in their first outing moving the pigskin. The Indians could only muster around 50 yards of offense on the night and were never really able to get things going on the ground.

Tigers, Burrow make history in win over Texas

AUSTIN, Texas - Quarterback Joe Burrow passed for 471 yards, as No. 6 LSU earned its first non-conference road victory over a AP Top-10 team in program history, 45-38, over No. 9 Texas.

Burrow finished 31-of-39 passing for 471 yards and four touchdowns. LSU had three receivers record more than 100 yards in a single game for the first time in program history: Justin Jefferson had nine catches for 163 yards with three touchdowns; Ja’Marr Chase added eight catches for 147 yards; Terrace Marshall Jr. had six catches for 123 yards with a touchdown.

Free Parking, Big Bargains For Dollar Days Sale

Shoppers will find free parking space downtown to accompany pursetempting bargains in all merchandising lines during the annual Dollar Days Sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The big February sales event is sponsored by the Merchants Committee of the Association of Commerce.

Bags will be used to cover parking meters as a special convenience to shoppers taking advantage of the retail sales festival.

Merchants today asked their employees not to park in the downtown parking spaces during the sale period in order to give shoppers full benefit of the free parking areas.

FUTURE GENERAL STORE RECEIVING RENOVATIONS, FACELIFT

The City of Jennings is hoping to bring tourists to Main Street with the opening of the Tupper General Store (museum) and Old Magnolia Gift Shop.

The city budgeted $50,000 for the renovations to the building. According to Museum Director Kayla Gary, a goal has been set to open the museum by July 4.

Work on the building began about two weeks ago. The facade will be finished by Friday, March 22. Dupuis Contractors was hired to do the facade work.

Knights Donate to Sisters of Ushetu

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Aug. 28, Grand Knight Carl Benoit (left) of Knights of Columbus Council 2012 from Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Jennings presented a $500 donation to Sister Protectrice de la Foi Marcantel (right) of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara.

Sister Protectrice and her coworkers operate in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in a poor rural village named Ushetu in Tanzania. The Sisters work to improve the quality of education and health as well as teach catechism to the residents of their Parish. The conditions are primitive and the work is hard, she said.

Common cancer risks you can control

No person, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, or economic background, is invulnerable to cancer. According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the second leading cause of death across the globe. In fact, about one in every six deaths worldwide is due to cancer. But cancer is not an unbeatable adversary. The WHO notes that around one-third of deaths from cancer are due to five behavioral and dietary risks that can be avoided. These risks include:

·• high body mass index,

• low fruit and vegetable intake,

·• lack of physical activity,

Honest conversations about suicide can save lives

In 2017, 720 Louisiana residents died by suicide. That same year, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), over 47,000 Americans died the same way.

These tragic deaths are not rare. In fact, suicide is one of the top 10 causes of death in America and since the mid-2000’s, the national suicide rate has risen by almost 30 percent.

A gun does not a superhero make

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I’M JUST SAYIN’

Isupport the Second Amendment and common-sense gun laws, however, where I stand on the many subtopics of each of these issues varies. There is one topic that equally alarms and amuses me, the prevalent belief that any good guy with a gun can or will save the day.

To me it is not uncommon to see people openly carrying or to learn someone is permitted to carry a concealed firearm. Law-abiding citizens I encounter each day possess firearms. I am regularly in the company of friends and relatives who are armed, which can actually be awkward at times…

No more retail politics in Louisiana

Remember the days when candidates for U.S senator or governor would speak to thousands of supporters at weekend rallies all over Louisiana? Huey Long was the master, mainly because he promised he’d give voters just about anything they wanted. A long line of colorful politicians followed in Huey’s wake. But those days seem to be long gone and forgotten.