October 2020

CADA Taste n’ Tell event canceled

For 19 years, Communities Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) has hosted the Taste n’ Tell as their premier fundraiser. This year’s event was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13, but organizers say between the current health crisis and Hurricane Laura, the fundraiser has been canceled.

Welsh sets trick-or-treat hours

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WELSH - Kids here will get the chance to trick-or-treat from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

The Welsh Board of Aldermen voted in favor of setting a time for the annual tradition.

In other Welsh news, during a meeting held Tuesday, it was announced that November’s town meeting would be held Tuesday, Nov. 10, instead of the original date of Nov. 3, which is Election Day.

Also, the mayor announced that sand is currently available behind the Welsh Police Department for those who are wanting to get a head start on prepping for any effects of Hurricane Delta.

FEMA offering burial assistance

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is helping with reburial expenses for those affected by Hurricane Laura.

FEMA may aid with reburial expenses if the grave was in a privately owned, licensed cemetery or burial facility — such as an association or community cemetery or burial facility — and the cemetery or burial facility is not responsible for re-interring displaced remains.

In a privately owned, licensed cemetery or burial facility, assistance may be available if the costs are the legal responsibility of an individual and not the cemetery.

One important issue overlooked during first debate

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After the first presidential debate mercifully ended, Fox News analyst and moderator Chris Wallace called the free-for-all “interesting.” A better word is ugly.

Trump, Republicans scheme to stay in power

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Many Democrats are getting nervous about the upcoming presidential election. Ominous, extensively reported articles by two of the best in the business — the New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin and The Atlantic’s Barton Gellman — outline Boss Trump’s plot to keep control of the White House in 2021 no matter how the American people vote.

Bill against ‘police defunding’ Daily News Staff Report advances in Louisiana House

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s municipalities would risk losing state construction dollars if they move to “defund the police,” under a measure advanced Monday in the state House, even as the bill sponsor acknowledged no local government around the state is proposing a defunding effort.

Fed: Lack of further stimulus imperils recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Strong financial support from the government and the Federal Reserve have spurred a solid recovery from the pandemic recession, but the rebound may falter without further aid, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday.

Hurricane Delta now Category 4, roars at Mexico’s Yucatan

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph (215 kmh) winds Tuesday on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then grow to a potentially catastrophic Category 4 on approach to the U.S. Gulf coast this week.

Gov. Edwards: Alcohol sales can resume in stadiums

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday that alcohol sales can resume at Louisiana sporting events this weekend in parishes that have reached low rates of new coronavirus cases and are allowed to reopen bars.

Saints’ offense gets back to Payton-Brees era norm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Without two top receiving targets, the Saints’ offense managed to produce the way it often has for the past decade and a half since coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees joined forces in New Orleans.