October 2020

JDEC: Potter substation 100 percent restored

Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative (JDEC), along with approximately 600 extra men and women, continue to log 16-hour days with the goal of cleaning up and repairing its heavily damaged system.

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DOJ grant to go toward ‘Innocence Project’ at LSU law center

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has granted Louisiana State University’s law center nearly $500,000 to establish a project that will allow students to identify and review cases that may have resulted in wrongful convictions.

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Zeta likely hurricane before hitting Yucatan, heading for US

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta was expected to become a hurricane Monday on a track for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula resorts and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek.

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Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems’ advantage

(AP) - With eight days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of inperson early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days.

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US Senate set to confirm Barrett as ninth justice

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Senate is set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, giving the country a ninth justice Monday as Republicans overpower Democratic opposition to secure President Donald Trump’s nominee the week before Election Day.

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Big power shutoffs in California as winds boost fire danger

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Large swaths of California had no electricity Monday as utilities tried to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires while the fire-weary state was buffeted by powerful winds and dangerously dry weather conditions.

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Brees’ clutch precision lifts Saints past Panthers, 27-24

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees’ veteran savvy and enduring skill as a passer were enough for the Saints to overcome the loss of two top receivers in the past few days.

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Bulldog offense continues to be explosive through 4-0 start

The Jennings Bulldogs moved to 4-0 last Friday night with a district 4-3A opening, 64-28 win over the St. Louis Saints at Jerry Simmons Stadium. The Dogs have had another scheduling change this week, as Iowa was forced to cancel their contest with Jennings due to Covid-19 quarantine. Jennings was able to find the Leesville Wampus Cats with an open week, after their date with DeRidder was cancelled this week. The two teams were scheduled for the season opener, but were forced to change things because of the late start. Jennings now has been able to reschedule both their lost contests, with Eunice and Leesville both reappearing on their schedule. Jennings and Leesville are extremely familiar to each other, as the two teams squared off in the 2019 opener, and recently scrimmaged each other before the start of the season. The Wampus Cats are currently 2-2 on the season, with wins over 5A Pineville (42-14) and Elysian Fields, Tx. (55-38). Leesville dropped their week one contest to Neville (29-7) and week four game to Tioga (33-20).