July 2021

New Orleans police looking for car in fatal hit-and-run

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police are looking for a dark-colored car — possibly a BMW 3-Series sedan — with heavy front-end damage in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 62-year-old bicyclist.

State official: Wear masks, go online as virus cases rise

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The commissioner of Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles is encouraging people who come into OMV facilities to use masks as the state reports a surge in COVID-19 infections.

JHS completes energy efficiency project

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Jennings High School (JHS) and the Jeff Davis Parish School Board (JDPSB) will soon see up to a 70 percent reduction in electrical costs.

JDP Landfill Commission receives clean audit

The Jeff Davis Parish Sanitary Landfill Commission received its annual audit for the 2020 fiscal year, with no findings of noncompliance noted in the entity’s financial statements.

RISE & SHINE

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The Jeff Davis Council on Aging (COA) Wellness Center has partially re-opened to the public. The hours of operation are Monday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to noon. Above, Linda Roy, Marie Fuselier, Geraldine Segura and Dorquin Glover, all of Jennings, participate in the aerobics class held in the Wellness Center, Monday toThursday from 8-9 a.m. Below, Elvenia Dugas (left) and Kay Prudhomme (right), both of Lacassine, opt to use the resistance exercise machines to get their blood flowing for their morning exercise routine.

Local church to hold annual garage sale

Roanoke United Methodist Church is holding their annual garage sale on August 7.

HISTORY ON DISPLAY

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WELSH — The Welsh museum hosted an open house event over the weekend to celebrate its reopening after the pandemic caused its closure.

Heroes on the Homefront

The Jennings Daily News is honoring first responders this week with the publication of Heroes on the Homefront, which can be found in todays edition.

TODAY IN HISTORY

356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World

Four companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits

(AP) — The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of government lawsuits over the toll of opioids across the U.S., a group of lawyers for local governments said Tuesday.