January 2021

Free tax prep services offered

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Tax season is upon us and free tax preparation services are available to qualifying families in Jeff Davis Parish.

Grant to address postpartum depression

Family & Youth Counseling Agency, Inc., has received a grant to tackle postpartum depression in Southwest Louisiana.

Leonards, Lady Tigers shine on Senior Night

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LAKE ARTHUR - The No.1- ranked Lake Arthur Lady Tigers kept their wheels spinning Tuesday night by throttling district 6-2A foe Welsh by a final of 72-31 at “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium on Senior Night. Coach Vickie Sketoe honored Miya Breaux, Katherine Leonards, Deonna Brister and Brooke Daboval for their efforts to continue the success of Lady Tigers’ basketball. Leonards responded by having her best game as a Lady Tiger in the win, pouring in 23 points and landing five 3-point jumpers. As a team, the Lady Tigers drilled 11 from beyond the arc, and placed three in double-figures in the scoring column.

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Okafor carries SE Louisiana past McNeese State 92-88

Hounds roll past Tigers 64-37 in 6-2A play

LAKE ARTHUR - In the nightcap of Tuesday’s 6-2A battle, the Welsh Greyhounds toppled the Lake Arthur Tigers by a final of 64-37. The win moved the Hounds to 6-10 overall and 1-1 in league play. Welsh put three players in double figures, led by Cale Navarre’s 17-point outburst.

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French doctor who made Down discovery closer to sainthood

ROME (AP) — The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of prenatal diagnosis has taken his first major step to possible sainthood.

World leaders laud US return to climate fight under Biden

BERLIN (AP) — World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that his predecessor had shunned.

Study: Antibody drug may help prevent virus

INDIANAPOLIS — Drugmaker Eli Lilly says its COVID- 19 antibody drug helped prevent illness among residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care locations.

‘Just move on’: Republicans grapple with post-Trump future

(AP) - For the first time in more than a decade, Republicans are waking up to a Washington where Democrats control the White House and Congress, adjusting to an era of diminished power, deep uncertainty and internal feuding.