October 2020

Back to action for Welsh

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WELSH - The Welsh Greyhounds will face off against class 4-A Vandebilt Catholic in this zany 2020 high school football season. Though it is week five, it will only be the second game of the season for the Greyhounds. Vandebilt Catholic is now 1-1 for their season. The first two weeks of the season were cancelled due to Covid-19, and the game with St. Louis went by the way because of Hurricane Delta. That means Welsh will enter the battle with a 0-1 record following their loss to Rayne.

The Terriers beat Berwick and then lost to Dutchtown in the shortened season.

UNBEATEN JHS, EHS TO BATTLE FOR 67TH TIME

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After having to scratch their annual football clash this season due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the Jennings vs. Eunice High School game has been saved. The two squads have tied into each other 66 times dating back to 1926, with Jennings holding a 38-26-2 overall record in the series. However, the fact that these two communities take such pride in their football, brought Jennings Head Coach Rusty Phelps to explain why it’s such a great contest.

Phelps’ success about more than wins

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It was a hot and humid Friday night under the lights of Jerry Simmons Stadium in September of 1995. The 3A Jennings Bulldogs were set to battle the 5A Lagrange Gators in the season opener. Coach Matt Viator had left for Sulphur after the past season, which was also Ronnie McZeal’s last season.

In a tough matchup, Jennings tied the game in the fourth quarter sending it into overtime. The Bulldogs won the game on a Roderick Freeman touchdown in double overtime for our brand new coach, Rusty Phelps.

Mosquito Abatement shows healthy finances

A state audit report showed the Jeff Davis Mosquito Abatement District showed healthy finances with one finding for internal control over expenditures.

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office (LLAO) recently released the results of an audit on the financial statements for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2019.

The 54-page audit report was completed by certified public accountant J. Aaron Cooper, of Jennings.

The entity’s total assets were listed at $6.1 million with total liabilities at just under $$265,000. Total net position for the fiscal year was $$6,066,531.

State lawmakers load up budget with $22M in pet projects

BATON ROUGE (AP) — In a special session called to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana legislative leaders are proposing to steer $22 million in state cash to local pet projects, a list crafted behind closed doors that received little public discussion and followed no specific vetting process.

The earmarks tucked into a budget bill could come up for final passage Thursday in the House and Senate. But a first attempt to pass the seven-page list of dollars divvied up to municipal agencies ran into a buzzsaw of criticism Wednesday night from rank-and-file House lawmakers.

La. man sentenced in crash that killed pregnant woman

NEW IBERIA (AP) — A Louisiana man convicted of killing a 22-year-old pregnant woman and her 1-year-old child in a car crash has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Dylan Leblanc, of Youngsville, received his prison sentence Tuesday in New Iberia, according to a statement from the District Attorney’s Office.

Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls on Thursday night instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned.

The two will take questions in different cities on different networks: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia. Trump backed out of plans for the presidential faceoff originally scheduled for the evening after debate organizers said it would be held virtually following Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis.

Harris suspends travel after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for coronavirus.

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign said Thursday that Biden had no exposure, though he and Harris spent several hours campaigning together in Arizona on Oct. 8. Both have tested negative for COVID-19 multiple times since then.

Postal service agrees to reverse service changes

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service agreed Wednesday to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock during a pandemic that is expected to force many more people to vote by mail.

The lawsuit filed against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service on Sept. 9 argued changes implemented in June harmed access to mail services in Montana, resulting in delayed delivery of medical prescriptions, payments, and job applications, and impeding the ability of Montana residents to vote by mail.

Nude photos and death threats: Scandal topples Alaska mayor

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A stunning tale of inappropriate behavior between a politician and a television anchor, death threats and nude photos culminated in a joint police and FBI investigation, the arrest of the journalist and the resignation of the mayor of Anchorage.

Ethan Berkowitz, the top elected Democrat in Alaska, submitted his resignation to the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday night, just days after he vehemently denied allegations by YourAlaskaLink anchor Maria Athens that he had posted nude photos of himself on an underage website.