November 2020

Man accused of threatening relative with gun

A Jennings felon was discovered to be in possession of the same gun he allegedly used to threaten a relative.

JDRC to host Bingo on the Bayou

The Jeff Davis Riders Club (JDRC) is gearing up for Bingo on the Bayou on Saturday, Nov. 14.

A CHILLY DAY DISH with a kick

(Culinary.net) Picture in your mind a warm bowl cupped in your hands, defrosting your fingertips after you just walked inside from a chilly afternoon. The bowl is heavy, full of hearty vegetables and spicy peppers that in just a few short moments will overwhelm your palate.

Chipotle Veggie Chili

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3 tablespoons olive oil

I was poisoned

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In my quest for the silver lining of the clouds called COVID-19, I must admit that my closets, cabinets and junk drawers have benefitted from the quarantine. I have spent quality time in my Home, Sweet, Home--touching things which haven’t been fingered in years: tablecloths and napkins in the linen closet, too many books downstairs, trophies and memorabilia from the children’s growing-up, scrapbooks, rubber bands, shoe boxes.

La. officials feud over generators for polling places

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ Democratic mayor and Louisiana’s Republican secretary of state argued Sunday over who’s responsible for providing generators if some polling places didn’t have electricity on Election Day but by the end of the day it appeared all polling stations would have power.

State to have a two-day sales tax holiday in November

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana shoppers will see state sales taxes suspended for two days in November, under a bill passed by lawmakers in their latest special session and signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Wearing bonnets and bandanas, they came to serve

LAKE CHARLES (AP) — On Thursday, Oct. 22, in the parking lot of St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Westlake, Amish volunteers from Christian Aid Ministries were retracting and securing food truck canopies and preparing to head back home to Pennsylvania where transportation is strictly horse and buggy.

Trump talks legal action, Biden on offense as campaign ends

Trump talks legal action, Biden oCLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump cast doubt in advance on Tuesday’s election results, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed ahead on offense on the final full day of campaigning ahead of an election conclusion that could have consequences for the U.S. for years to come.

Judge rejects GOP effort to throw out 127,000 drive-thru votes

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday rejected another last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru polling centers established during the pandemic.