December 2020

NO.1 JENNINGS SET FOR ROAD CONTEST AT NO. 17 Lutcher

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The No. 1 Jennings Bulldogs kept on rolling this past Saturday with a 49-20 bi-district win over the Erath Bobcats at Jerry Simmons Stadium.

Dogs continue to dominate in recent games

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As the Bulldogs get ready to play the Lutcher Bulldogs in the second round of the playoffs the first thing that comes to mind is the finality of the second part of the season. Every game is win or go home and the season is done. In every playoff game, one teams group of seniors will play their last high school football game ever. For most, it will be their last of any organized football game. This finality makes every game both nerve wracking and exciting.

Blanche Sandlin Mann

We mourn here on earth as the angels rejoice in heaven. Our sister has gained her wings and taken flight. Funeral services for Blanche Sandlin Mann will be held Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, at 11 a.m., with Brother Jack Harris officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. Interment will be held at a later date in Pleasant Summit Cemetery in China under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only a small family service will be held. Blanche Sandlin Mann was born Feb. 23, 1938, and died Dec. 1, 2020.

State’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continue their spike

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The number of COVID-19 patients in Louisiana’s hospitals continued its steady climb Tuesday, intensifying worries that coronavirus cases from Thanksgiving holiday gatherings will balloon the number further and could overwhelm hospitals.

Louisiana’s health department said 1,280 people in Louisiana were hospitalized because of the COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavirus, an increase of more than 200 over the last week and more than double the 596 COVID-19 patients hospitalized a month ago.

Stocks hover near records in midday trading on Wall Street

(AP) - U.S. stock indexes are mixed in midday trading Wednesday, easing off a fresh set of record highs reached on optimism that coronavirus vaccines could soon start driving a stronger economic recovery.

The S&P 500 was little changed a day after opening December with a bang. It closed at a record high of 3,662.45 on Tuesday. The Nasdaq composite, which also opened the month with a new record, slipped 0.1 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 7 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 29,815 as of 11:58 a.m. Eastern time.

US tightens definition of service animals allowed on planes

(AP) - The government has decided that when it comes to air travel, only dogs can be service animals, and companions used for emotional support don’t count.

The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday that aims to settle years of tension between airlines and passengers who bring their pets on board for free by saying they need them for emotional support.

STATE BRIEFS

Vehicle backs into animal clinic in Opelousas

OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — A truck accidentally backed into an animal clinic in Opelousas, ramming into the building and flattening the front desk.

KATC reported that the incident happened Tuesday when a vehicle backed into the Bellevue Animal Clinic. KLFY reports that several people were injured but did not have information on the status of their conditions. Dr. Tanina Fuselier, the clinic owner, told KATC that one employee behind the front desk was injured and the desk flattened.

UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

LONDON (AP) — Britain authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for use Wednesday, greenlighting the first shot backed up by rigorous scientific review. The first vaccinations are expected within days — a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic.

US lawmakers unveil anti-slavery constitutional amendment

NEW YORK (AP) — National lawmakers are expected on Wednesday to introduce a joint resolution aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America’s foundational documents.

The resolution, spearheaded and supported by Democratic members of the House and Senate, would amend the 13th Amendment’s ban on chattel enslavement to expressly prohibit involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime. As ratified, the original amendment has permitted exploitation of labor by convicted felons for over 155 years since the abolition of slavery.

US panel: First vaccines for health care workers, nursing homes

NEW YORK (AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday. The panel voted 13-1 to

The panel voted 13-1 to recommend those groups get priority in the first days of any coming vaccination program, when doses are expected to be very limited. The two groups encompass about 24 million people out of a U.S. population of about 330 million.