June 2020

Letter to the Editor

Reader shares views on South, government

JDP LIBRARY

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This undated photo shows the former post office, which is today the Jeff Davis Parish Library Headquarters. PHOTO COURTESY: JENNINGS CARNEGIE LIBRARY

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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One-room school houses may soon vanish

The last of the one-room school houses of this parish may pass out of existence within the next six weeks if the attendance in the remaining such school does not justify its existence, W.P. Arnette, parish superintendent of schools, revealed today.

Rod Serling: Father of modern sci-fi TV

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Rodman Edward Serling was born on Christmas Day in 1924 in New York and grew up in a family that encouraged his talents as a performer, with the young boy putting on plays in the basement and acting out parts from movies he’d seen. As he grew up, he became enamored with writing and with radio, which would define his career for the rest of his life.

US consumer spending up 8.2 percent, partly erasing record plunge

WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2 percent in May, partly erasing huge plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that’s likely shrinking by its steepest pace on record this quarter.

OUT AND ABOUT

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After spending the morning learning about internet safety, the Royal Horizon Academy’s summer camp attendees ventured outside for some physical activity in Roanoke.

ASSIST summer feeding program resumes

After a temporary suspension, the ASSIST Agency’s Summer Feeding program is set to resume.

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.

Republicans resume bid to override state of emergency

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Despite a recent spike in Louisiana’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, a group of conservative House Republicans on Thursday restarted a stalled effort to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ disaster orders enacted because of COVID-19.