July 2020

ZAM celebrates 50 years, spotlights art

Established in 1970, the Zigler Art Museum (ZAM) is celebrating 50 years of bringing fine art to Jeff Davis Parish.

Little Swimmers

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One way to beat the heat is to take a dip in the pool. Local youngsters like Eliana Cormier, 6, are learning swimming techniques to enjoy the water safely. Cormier is pictured with her instructor, Nicole Z. Fuselier.

Permit renewal comments requested for wastewater facility

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City to demolish two properties

The Jennings City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with the demolition and cleanup of two properties in the city.

Brownfield program revitalizes underserved communities

This week, as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 50th anniversary commemoration, EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management is highlighting the agency’s Brownfields program and successes in revitalizing underserved and economically disadvantaged communities.

If COVID isn’t a national tragedy, what is?

My fellow Americans, I am today “ordering that Monday, August 3, shall be a national day of mourning. All of us should take time on that day to honor the memories of more than 134,000 souls taken by COVID-19. Flags will be lowered to half staff.” – Donald J. Trump, President

The ballot box as Pandora’s Box

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You can add another item to the list of shortages in our current age of the coronavirus.

JDP 4-H future planning

As school board officials discuss the options for returning to school, Jeff Davis Parish 4-H is working to devise a plan for its organization as well. A survey has been released in an effort to gain valuable input from participants, parents, volunteers and supporters.

Pence heads to Louisiana amid renewed surge in virus cases

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence was traveling Tuesday to Louisiana, which has reemerged as one of the nation’s hot spots for the coronavirus only months after signs pointed to a successful outbreak response.

US carries out first federal execution in nearly two decades

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday carried out its first federal execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest.