August 2021

Alexandria firefighters to get raise

ALEXANDRIA (AP) — A central Louisiana city’s firefighters are getting a raise.

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Early rice heading out, says Martin

JENNINGS, La — Early planted rice in some areas of the parish is heading out now, County Agent G.B. Martin reported today.

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THIS WEEK’S BEST BETS

Sunday, Aug. 29

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Powell: Fed on track to slow aid for economy later this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will start dialing back its ultra-low-rate policies this year as long as hiring continues to improve, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday, signaling the beginning of the end of the Fed’s extraordinary response to the pandemic recession.

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JENNINGS WAS WARM WET PLACE IN 1971

JENNINGS, La - If you enjoy cold weather, Jennings was not the place to live in 1971.

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POLICE REPORT

An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.

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Coca Cola truck catches fire near Mermentau, driver is burned

Two fire alarms were answered Tuesday night and both involved gasoline dangers. In one, a truck driver was badly burned when driving a heavily laden Coca Cola truck, which caught fire presumably from defective wiring near Mermentau.

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US presses on with evacuations despite fears of more attacks

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States pressed on with the monumental evacuation from Afghanistan on Friday amid tighter security measures and fears of more bloodshed, a day after the suicide attack at the Kabul airport that killed well over 100 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members.