August 2021

Our Wish List

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The four-legged friends at the city animal shelter are always up for a treat. To help with toys, food, treats and more, visit www. amazon.com and search for “Jennings Animal Shelter” to purchase items for the shelter from their wish list. To adopt one of the precious pups, call the shelter at 337-246-1325.

JDSO enacts COVID-19 protocol

The Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office announced Monday due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state, all individuals coming into the sheriff’s office must now make an appointment.

Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office to host blood drive

The Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office (JDSO) is holding a blood drive to help meet the needs of patients in local medical facilities.

Deliver Flavor and Nutrition Despite Busy Schedules

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As kids and parents return to busy schedules full of sports, homework and weeknight activities, building a plan for nutritious and easy meals can be challenging. Piecing together a menu that fuels active minds without spending hours in the kitchen is a common goal for many families.

Daniel ‘Dan’ Singley Welch, Sr.

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Daniel “Dan” Singley Welch, Sr., 80, passed away on Aug. 2,2021 in Pensacola, Fla.

Jurisdictional question revived in suits over coastal loss

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The question of whether lawsuits blaming big oil companies for loss of vulnerable Louisiana coastal wetlands will be tried in state courts, as local parish governments want, or in federal courts, as the oil companies want, has been revived by a federal appeals panel.

Rotary Club Hosts Credeur

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The Jennings Rotary Club recently hosted Jeff Davis Parish Superintendent of Schools Kirk Credeur at the meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 3. Pictured with Credeur are Rotarians Joel Oustalet and Kirk Dommert (from left). Submitted photo

US added 943K jobs in July; unemployment rate at 5.4 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% another sign that the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown.

Strong jobs report sends most stocks, bond yields higher

NEW YORK (AP) — Treasury yields are powering higher Friday, and stock indexes are holding close to their record highs on Wall Street after a report showed the U.S. job market is making widespread improvements.

Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Eva Gorman says the little California mountain town of Greenville was a place of community and strong character, where neighbors volunteered to move furniture, colorful baskets of flowers brightened Main Street, and writers, musicians, mechanics and chicken farmers mingled.