October 2020

How to take a more active role in your personal health

The role individuals play in their own health care became more prominent in 2020. As a global pandemic forced people from all walks of life to prioritize their personal health each time they left their homes, many individuals sought ways to take a more active role in their health care.

Serving Up Hope

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The American Red Cross has been working across Jeff Davis Parish this week serving hot food to residents in the wake of Hurricane Delta. Thursday, the nonprofit served up a meal in Lacassine.

 

Library audit reveals healthy finances

A recent state audit showed Jeff Davis Libraries to have healthy finances for the previous fiscal year and no major findings of noncompliance in their financial statements.

A 49-page independent auditor’s report was released this week by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office (LLAO) for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2019. The report was completed by certified public accountant Mike B. Gillespie, of Jennings.

Total net position for the entity’s general fund was $2.1 million with total assets at $5 million for the fiscal year ending 2019.

Judge continues halt of California’s ban on gator products

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — California’s ban on selling alligator products probably violates federal laws and the state cannot enforce it while various legal challenges remain in court, a federal judge has ruled.

The state of Louisiana and companies in California, Florida and Texas are suing the state of California over its decision to ban the import and sale of alligator products, saying the ban will hurt an important industry and ultimately could hurt alligator and crocodile populations.

Cassidy has financing advantage in Louisiana US Senate race

BATON ROUGE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s chief Democratic challenger matched his fundraising prowess in the latest quarter, but Louisiana’s Republican incumbent still has millions more in the bank for the final days of campaigning ahead of the Nov. 3 election as early voting is underway.

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins jumped into the Senate race late in July, giving the Democratic contender only a few months to launch a campaign, build name recognition and draw in donor cash to challenge Cassidy’s bid to win reelection to a second term.

Pfizer: Mid-November earliest to seek vaccine OK

NEW YORK (AP) — Pfizer Inc. cannot request emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine before the third week of November – and that’s if everything goes well, the company’s CEO announced Friday.

Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated promises of a vaccine before Election Day, scientists have been cautioning that it’s unlikely data showing a leading shot actually works would come until November or December.

Another leading U.S. contender, Moderna Inc., previously announced the earliest it could seek authorization of its own vaccine would be Nov. 25.

Ellender says ‘real’ policy change in mixing doubtful

U.S. Sen. Allen J. Ellender today informed the Jeff Davis Parish Police jury he doubted "any real policy changes" would come from the legislative branch of the federal government regarding integration of schools.

In a letter to jury president J.E. Fontenot of Welsh, Ellender said he was "very much concerned over the effect" of the recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling demanding total and immediate desegregation of Louisiana schools.

Rudolph going up for auction

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rudolph and his still-shiny nose are getting a new home, and it’s bound to be a lot nicer than the Island of Misfit Toys.

The soaring reindeer and Santa Claus figures who starred in in the perennially beloved stop-motion animation Christmas special “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” are going up for auction.

JUNEAU JOINS HALL OF FAME

What do you do after you've won six state championships, five of those in a row, finished as the state runner-up three times, won 73 games in a row, and finished with a winning percentage of 85 percent?

You get inducted into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association/Louisiana High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

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.

Six people were booked into the parish jail by the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office over the past week.

Thursday, October 8