October 2020

DAVIS EARNS FIRST LA WIN OVER VINTON

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LAKE ARTHUR – The Tarius Davis era really kicked off at Lake Arthur last Wednesday night, as his club raced out to a big lead at the half against the Vinton Lions. The Lions were all too familiar to Davis, as he spent the last nine years as the headman at the school. The Lions were able to put up some points in the second half – 22 to be exact – but it was too late as the Tigers grabbed their first win 41-28 in an emotional victory for Lake Arthur.

‘Until the job is done’

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Linemen from all around the U.S. are currently in Jennings to make much-needed repairs to the city’s electrical infrastructure.

Lending a Hand

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PFC Ralph Wilson and Jean Cornier, both of New Orleans, were at the parish fairgrounds Wednesday morning giving out supplies such as tarps, water and ice.

Welsh faring well after storm

WELSH - As of Wednesday, the town here was almost at 100 percent as far as restoring power to residents.

Curfew remains in effect

The Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Department is reminding residents that a curfew remains in effect until electricity is restored throughout the parish.

City considering slight increase in millage rates

After a recent assessment on property, the city is considering rolling forward millage rates with a slight increase.

Thank you for your hard work

Yes, it’s their job, but linemen deserve our gratitude for doing their jobs and doing them well. Once again they are going above and beyond to safely restore power to our homes and businesses so that we may get back to normal — whatever that is these days — and continue recovering from not one, but two hurricanes.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1581 - Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet “Ballet Comique de la Reine” is staged in Paris

Welcome to our home, and thank you

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Well, it would seem that hurricanes are good for the economy. We have an influx of people from near and far, some refugees, some utility workers from other states and regions, some construction workers seeking high-paying jobs, some laborers just looking for work and some volunteers who are looking to pay it forward. Collectively, they are renting or buying a place to live, temporarily or semipermanently; they are eating in restaurants when available, they are buying gas, oil, tires, clothes, groceries, ice, drinks and whatever necessities or staples available.

Time will tell whether Trump triumphs over COVID

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Only Boss Trump could turn even the COVID-19 plague into a farce. His triumphal return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — nicely timed for the evening TV news cycle — was like a stunt his pal Kim Jong Un would pull in Pyongyang: pure strongman street theater.