August 2021

US probing Autopilot problems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.

Europe eyes arthritis drug for COVID-19 cases

AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency has started an accelerated review process to determine if a common arthritis drug might help people hospitalized with severe COVID-19, months after the drug was granted an emergency use authorization in the U.S.

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Rescuers and scrap metal scavengers dug into the floors of a collapsed hotel Monday in this quake-ravaged coastal town, where 15 bodies had already been extracted. Jean Moise Fortunè, whose brother, the hotel owner, was killed in the quake, believed there were more people trapped in the rubble.

Chasing Tide: Alabama is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 again

(AP) — Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide.

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Kayla Broussard Lopez

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A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 at St. Margaret Catholic Church in Estherwood for Kayla Broussard Lopez, 45, who passed away Aug. 13, 2021 at Jennings American Legion Hospital. Fr. Andrew Schumacher, pastor of St. Margaret Catholic Church in Estherwood, officiated the services.

Celebrate Family and Food

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Family traditions and in-person connections are important parts of gatherings of loved ones, and many of those get-togethers are centered on food. The entire family coming together around a table covered with warm, delicious food to share stories and create new memories is what makes mealtime special.

Museum’s Prairie Supper fundraiser set for Sept. 16

WELSH — Friends of the Welsh Museum are holding their Louisiana Prairie Supper fundraiser to benefit the museum.

Library adjusts millage rate

The Jeff Davis Library Board of Control voted to roll forward millage rates for the fiscal year.

Jennings OMV closed until further notice

Due to precautions related to COVID-19, the Jennings OMV location will be closed until further notice, a release from the department states.