BATON ROUGE (AP) — A year after suspending visits at Louisiana’s prisons because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state announced Thursday it will let family and friends begin seeing inmates in-person again.
The past year has been anything but normal, even in the courtroom. District Attorney Kevin Millican said while his office typically sees a 30-page docket for a felony jury term, now the page count is somewhere between 50-60 pages.
After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sheriff Ivy Woods is bringing back a fundraiser that benefits Communities Against Domestic Abuse (CADA).
There is an open call for all A Block Off Broadway (ABOB) musical and Jennings High School chorus alumni to perform in a production at the Strand Theatre this summer.
The Jennings Bulldogs kicked off their annual Tournament on Thursday by defeating Jeff Davis Parish rival Welsh by a final of 7-4 at Bulldog Diamond. The win upped Jennings to 5-4 overall on the season, while Welsh fell to 1-9. The Bulldogs broke open a 3-3 ball game in the bottom of the fifth with four runs and staved off a Greyhound rally in the bottom of the seventh to claim the 3-run victory.
REEVES - The Lacassine Cardinals used a six-run top of the sixth inning here Thursday to rally for an 8-7 win over Singer in the opening day of the Reeves High School Tournament. With the win, the Cardinals upped the overall mark to 4-3 on the season.
LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers stayed perfect on the season Thursday night by earning a 10-run rule victory over the Westlake Lady Rams. The Lady Tigers scored in all five innings to grab a 17-7 win and pounded out 19 hits off of Westlake pitching.
