December 2020

SFM urges heating safety vigilance

State Fire Marshal Chief H. “Butch” Browning is urging Louisiana residents to commit to fire safety awareness as we approach the remaining few weeks of 2020.

Merry and BRIGHT

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The towns of Lake Arthur and Welsh celebrated Christmas with parades and festivities. See more images on page 2. Daily News photos by Sheila Smith and Chrystal Breaux

An Easy Way to Make Your Holiday Healthier

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Planning your holiday menu? Dried cranberries are an ingredient found in many classic holiday recipes, but what you may not know is that they are packed with added sugars. Raisins, on the other hand, are naturally sweet with 0 grams of added sugars, making them a healthy alternative that can help enhance the flavor and nutrition of your favorite holiday recipes.

Moderate approach to weight loss is healthier

Dear Doctors: I’ve heard that when you’re on a diet and you decrease caloric intake by a lot, your body will start to consume muscle for energy. It that really true? How can you lose weight and not wind up losing muscle?

Jeff Davis Parish Holds Holiday Festivities

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Welsh hosted its annual holiday parade Friday, while Lake Arthur celebrated Saturday. Daily News photos by Sheila Smith and Chrystal Breaux

Louisiana casts its 8 electoral votes for President Trump

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s eight electors cast their ballots Monday for President Donald Trump.

‘This is huge’: State gets its first COVID-19 vaccines

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana administered its first coronavirus vaccines Monday to health care workers at a New Orleansarea hospital as Gov. John Bel Edwards looked on.

Federal judge in Louisiana approves hurricane lawsuit plan

LAKE CHARLES (AP) — A federal judge in western Louisiana has approved a plan on how to settle thousands of lawsuits expected to be filed against insurance companies over damage from a pair of hurricanes that hit the region six weeks apart.

US health workers start getting vaccine

(AP) - Health care workers around the country rolled up their sleeves for the first COVID-19 shots Monday as hope that an all-out vaccination effort can defeat the coronavirus smacked up against the heartbreaking reality of 300,000 U.S. deaths.

Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College formally chose Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, giving him a solid electoral majority of 306 votes and confirming his victory in last month’s election. The state-by-state voting took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost.