Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Wednesday urged Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Benjamin Freidman to relax regulations that are hurting recovery efforts for missing crewmen from the Seacor Power disaster.
Funeral services for Mr. Doris Francis, Sr., 89, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021, at St. Paul Baptist Church, located at 1502 S. Main St. in Jennings, with Rev. Pernell R. Trent, Sr., officiating.
Spring has sprung for Jefferson Davis Parish as community members enjoy a beautiful spring day at the Louisiana Oil & Gas I-10 Park. Daily News photos by Caitlin Lacomb
With graduations soon approaching, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is declaring now a great time for families throughout our state to have conversations about underage drinking.
With last week’s conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, America once again finds itself at an inflection point in its politics.
Calling them the densest he’s ever seen, LSU AgCenter entomologist Blake Wilson was startled to find invasive apple snail egg masses in St. James Parish, but said preventative measures, and a little help from Mother Nature, can mitigate the spread and potential damage to the crawfish industry.
Each day in Jeff Davis Parish, someone needs to receive blood donations for one of a variety of medical reasons. The public has plenty of chances to help save these people’s lives in the coming weeks.
