December 2021

Council on Aging receives clean audit

Jeff Davis Parish Council on Aging (COA) received a clean bill of health for the financial year that ending June 30, 2021.

LSP: 2021 holiday travel expected to spike

State police say pandemic health and safety guidelines mean more congested roadways and a higher risk for motor vehicle accidents.

Festivities on Main Street

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The annual Jennings Christmas parade drew a large crowd this past weekend. The Grinch (right) was on Main Street celebrating the Christmas Festivities. Daily News photos by Erin Hargrave

Faul named 2021 Cattlemen Queen

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Jeff and Kathy Faul of Hathaway recently had the chance to see their little girl crowned as a queen, carrying on a family tradition in the farming community.

Crews may have found 1887 time capsule in Lee

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee towered over Richmond for more than a century believe they’ve found a time capsule that was buried there in 1887.

Bordelons Receive Garden of the Month Award

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The yard of Jane and Jeff Bordelon of 2140 East Academy Ave. was awarded the Jennings Garden Club’s December Garden of the Month distinction.

Across services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — All of the U.S. military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, officials said, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service.

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.

QB Myles Brennan says he’s returning to LSU for final season

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Fifth-year senior quarterback Myles Brennan has decided to exit the transfer portal and return to LSU under new head coach Brian Kelly.

IN SHREVEPORT, PAY RAISES FOR FIRE, POLICE FAIL TO PASS

SHREVEPORT (AP) — Shreveport leaders have been unable to pass a proposed 13 percent raise for police and fire employees.