Frank West, Jr., right, purchased the first of the bright new bumper plates being sold by the Association of Commerce. The purple and gold plates advertise Jennings as ‘Louisiana’s Cleanest City’ and the Cradle of Louisiana Oil. The A of C has purchased 1,000 of the plates to be sold at $1.00 each. They are available now at the A of C office, and will be placed on sale at local business firms desiring to handle them.
The Jennings City Council Tuesday delayed naming members to a special law enforcement study commission, but decided the study group was necessary to determine whether or not the city has adequate police protection.
A Kansas widower who got married again in two weeks after his wife died went out and tried to hush up the charivari crowd by telling them that they ought to be ashamed to make such noise around a house where a funeral had occurred so lately.
This is pretty near equal to the story of a fellow who killed both his father and mother and then pleaded for mercy on the ground that he was an orphan.
The 8th grade French class of the Jennings High School went for an out last Saturday to Jaenke Bridge with Professor Hendrix and Miss Stovall as chaperones.
The day was spent fishing, swimming and romping about. A community lunch was served and enjoyed by all.
Among those who attended were William Randolph, Robert Schmidt, Lee Case, James Longman, Gwen Taylor, Frances Baker, Dorice Hubert and Ada Patterson.
The State Treasurer’s Office is holding more than $900 million in unclaimed funds for current and former Louisiana residents.
The office is responsible for getting this money back into the hands of citizens to whom it belongs, according to Louisiana State Treasurer John M. Schroder. Whether it was 10 days ago or 10 years ago, this is not the state’s money so they will hold it for a citizen until it is claimed.
On a cool, October afternoon our family laid to rest one of the most amazing women I’ve ever met, my mother-in-law, Rocky Gist.
Eighteen years ago, I hit the jackpot in the mother-in-law department and if there was ever a way to describe love personified, she would be the definition.
From her home-baked goodies to her patience and understanding, everything she did, she did with love in her heart and a smile on her face.
With his trip to an international climate change conference, Gov. John Bel Edwards acknowledged Louisiana’s obvious front-row seat to the problems of a warming planet while raising his profile on an issue few of the South’s top leaders promote.
