September 2020

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Annual drainage district audit reports healthy finances

A state audit revealed healthy finances for a drainage district in Jennings.

Saints fumble away late momentum on curious call vs. Packers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After what looked like a game-turning, fourthdown stop in the fourth quarter, the New Orleans Saints fumbled away a chance to pull ahead of the potent Packers.

JDEC lists power restoration dates

Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative (JDEC) has released adjusted estimated dates for power restoration.

Delayed DSNAP cards expected Thursday, Friday

The state is working with FedEx to expedite shipping of Disaster SNAP cards to many Louisiana residents.

The Show Must Go On

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Auditions for A Block Off Broadway’s production of the Sounds of Christmas were held Sunday and Monday for both singing and non-singing parts. The performance is scheduled for Nov. 13-15 at the Strand Theatre in Jennings. Daily News photos by Allison Cryer

THOUSANDS IN LA. MAY HAVE UNCLAIMED $1,200 FEDERAL AID

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Nearly 160,000 people in Louisiana may have missed out on the $1,200 individual payments that Congress authorized earlier this year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue said the IRS is mailing letters to the thousands of Louisiana residents, urging them to apply for the assistance by an Oct. 15 deadline. The payments are $1,200 for individuals, $2,400 for married couples and $500 for each dependent.

TWO EX-LETTER CARRIERS IN 1 CITY ACCUSED IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS

SHREVEPORT (AP) — Two former letter carriers in the same Louisiana city are accused of separate felonies involving mail they were supposed to deliver.

Sedarius Howard, 33, is accused of delaying or destroying mail in March and Shinice Jordan, 32, of stealing a Walmart gift card from a letter and of delaying opening of that letter in July 2019, U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook said in a news release Thursday. The statement does not describe the amount or circumstances of Howard’s alleged actions.

Priorities listed for special session

With the special session of the Louisiana Legislature set to begin Monday, local state legislators discussed priorities for the legislature.

District 37 State Representative Troy Romero spoke to Jennings Daily News recently on his priorities for the special session set to begin Monday with adjournment no later than 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Suicide prevention begins with knowledge

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Data and Statistics Fatal Injury Report for 2018, suicide remained the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. There were an estimated 1.4 million suicide attempts that year with 48,344 people confirmed to have died by suicide.

On average, there are 132 suicides per day in this country.