Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara “Bobbye” Ann Sonnier West, 76, of Jennings will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Father Susil Fernando officiating.
Funeral services for Miss Diana Lynn Trahan Courts, 63, of Lake Arthur will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at Miguez Funeral Home, with Rev. Jimmy Broussard officiating.
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Kevin Johnson had 18 points to lead five Nicholls State players in double figures as the Colonels narrowly defeated Lamar 76-71 on Wednesday night. Ryghe Lyons added 16 points for Nicholls State (11-6, 8-2 Southland Conference). Andre Jones chipped in 12, Najee Garvin scored 11 and Jaylen Fornes had 10. Lyons also had 10 rebounds, while Garvin posted 10 rebounds.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Bryce Monroe had a seasonhigh 26 points as Sam Houston stretched its home winning streak to 10 games, topping Southeastern Louisiana 79-61 on Wednesday night.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana joined Democrats in voting against ending Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Tuesday, a surprise reversal that Cassidy said was a response to the former president’s lawyers doing “a terrible job” of arguing their case.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards decided against loosening his coronavirus restrictions Tuesday and received his first dose of the vaccine, a day after expanding access to the shots to include Louisiana government officials involved in pandemic response work
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats muscled past Republicans on portions of President Joe Biden’s pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in additional relief to help the nation’s schools reopen and a gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.