January 2021

Dogs run past Lake Arthur 80-37

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The Jennings Bulldogs picked up a big victory over the Lake Arthur Tigers here Tuesday night at Gaudet Gymnasium, blasting the Tigers by a final of 80-37. The dogs placed 11 players in the scoring column, and moved to 5-3 with the non-district win over the Tigers. The Dogs will take tonight off before heading into district 4-3A play next week, while the Tigers will travel to Lafayette to take on the mighty LCA Knights. Trevor Etienne had the hot-hand for the Bulldogs Tuesday night, as he poured in 18 to lead his squad, a day before he learned of being named to the All-Louisiana First Team Football squad, a team that ranks the best players in all classifications throughout the state.

Strong second half propels ESA over Cardinals 55-44

LACASSINE – The Lacassine Cardinals had a three-game winning streak snapped Tuesday night when they opened district 6-B play against the Episcopal School of Acadiana (ESA) at Juneau Gymnasium Tuesday night. The Falcons rallied after a slow start to claim a 55-44 win over the Cardinals despite trailing the homestanding squad 27-22 at the halftime break. ESA’s Adam Sabbaghian scored 21 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to help push the Falcons past Lacassine in both teams’ league opener.

No. 3 Indians take down Hamilton Christian 55-50

ELTON - The Elton Indians accomplished something they haven’t done in a number of yearsknock off the Class A power Hamilton Christian Warriors Tuesday night at Oris Guidry Gymnasium. The No. 3 Indians topped Hamilton by a final of 55-50 to move to 12-3 overall, while the Warriors fell to 10-5 overall. In the opener, the Lady Indians rolled to their third straight win by besting the Lady Warriors 66-32 in a blowout win. Vici Woods and Mariah Lemoine had big nights for Elton, both racking up over 20 points in the win.

Coast Guard: RR bridge hit by tug; limited traffic

SLIDELL (AP) — A railroad bridge in Louisiana is back in place after reportedly being hit early Wednesday by a tugboat, officials said.

LifeShare in need of blood donations

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Everyone hopes that in times of illness or injury, there will be ample supply of blood for themselves and their loved ones. Currently, however, the local blood supply for those in need is dangerously low.

La. receives major disaster declaration for Zeta

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The White House has approved a major disaster declaration for Louisiana’s destruction from Hurricane Zeta in October, the governor’s office announced.

Bars lose appeal in fight against virus-rleated closures

(AP) - Louisiana bar owners fighting coronavirus -related closures of their businesses lost an appeal Wednesday at a federal appeals court.

French Quarter Festival returns in fall

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A free annual music festival that celebrates New Orleans’ historic French Quarter returns in the fall after last year’s event became a casualty to COVID-19.

US unemployment claims jump to 965,000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the resurgent virus has likely escalated layoffs.

Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the U.S. Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.