January 2022

49ers’ improbable run leads them back to L.A. to face Rams

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers didn’t know if they would even get another chance when they punted the ball away in the final two minutes of the season finale still needing a touchdown to extend their season.

Broughton helps lift Fla. women to upset of No. 11 LSU

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Zippy Broughton hit a clutch pull-up, midrange jumper with just under a minute left, then added two free throws with six seconds remaining to ice Florida’s 73-72 upset win over No. 11 LSU in front of a emotional home crowd on Sunday.

Rams on brink of Super Bowl despite strugging to close wins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the third straight week, the Los Angeles Rams took a huge early lead.

MLB players withdraw free agency shift as labor talks resume

NEW YORK (AP) — Locked-out Major League Baseball players removed the first of three major obstacles to a labor contract, withdrawing their proposal for more liberalized free agency when the sides met face-to-face Monday for the first time since the management lockout began Dec. 1.

Roads, crime top JDP concerns

Parish residents were recently asked to make their voices heard on the issues in Jeff Davis Parish that matter the most to them.

Sunset on the Farm

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A beautiful sunset over a local farm in Roanoke on U.S. 90. Jeff Davis Parish has some of the most breathtaking scenery around.

Art grants available from local program

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Acadiana Center for the Arts (ACA) and Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) recently announced a call for applications to ArtSpark, an individual artist funding program.

Benefit to aid local motorcycle accident survivor

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A local motorcycle club plans benefit to offset costs of medical expenses for one of their own.

Skar’d Crew MC member James Moss said the club decided to hold the fundraiser after club member Jordan Dunn was injured in a motorcycle accident, which left him hospitalized and unable to work.

“He received extensive injuries to his arms, legs and head,” Moss said. “He had to be hospitalized for a few weeks.”

FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no longer be used because they don’t work against the omicron variant that now accounts for nearly all U.S. infections, U.S. health regulators said Monday.

New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe.