March 2022

Cards punch ticket to Burton with 74-66 win over Doyline

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LACASSINE – For the first time in 15 years, the Lacassine Cardinals punched their ticket to the “Big Dance” Friday night when they defeated Doyline 74-66 at Juneau Gymnasium. The No. 4-seeded Cardinals handed Doyline only their third loss of the season in the quarterfinal tilt, and advanced to play No. 1 Simsboro last night at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles at the LHSAA’s Marsh Madness Tournament. The Cardinals upped their dazzling mark to 32-6 on the season, while Doyline ended their year with an impressive 29-3 overall slate. The Cardinals placed a trio of players in double figures in the epic contest, with Aaron Garcia leading the way with his 21-point outburst. Kane Broussard continued to keep his impressive postseason alive by popping in 18 tallies, while Taiwan Jones hit double figures with 17 of his own.

Tigers take pair of contests in Oberlin Tourney

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OBERLIN – The Lake Arthur Tigers picked up a pair of wins at the Oberlin High School Tournament on Saturday by defeating Lacassine 17-7 and Hornbeck 14-10. The wins upped the Tigers’ overall mark to 4-2 on the young season, and Lake Arthur will follow that up with a busy 5-game stretch this coming week.

Public input requested on parish needs

Community input on how the parish is faring is needed in order to make improvements that will benefit all for years to come.

School Board accepting bids for EES renovations

Jeff Davis Parish School Board (JDSB) is once more accepting bids for renovations for Elton Elementary School.

First Signs of Spring

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Throughout the parish, everyone enjoyed a weekend of spring weather, even the bees, who love clover of all varieties because they are a great source of nectar. Daily News photo by Erin Hargrave

GREAT SHOT!

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This month, a statewide search for the best photos of Louisiana’s gardens, flowers, trees and vegetables is drawing to a close.

JDP officials implement burn ban

Parish officials recently issued a burn ban throughout Jeff Davis Parish (JDP) due to extremely dry weather conditions.

Major power utilities charge higher-than-average late fees

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Kinney, a resident of Rapides Parish in central Louisiana, has seen his electricity disconnected eight times in the past two years for falling behind on his energy bills to Cleco Power.

New artificial reef off Cameron coast completed

CAMERON, La. (AP) — Construction of a new artificial reef off the coast of a southwest Louisiana city has been completed.

120-mph chase nabs man accused in Louisiana and Mississippi

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A 120-mph (193-kilometer) chase in Mississippi ended with the arrest of a man accused of murder and sexual assault in Louisiana and of bank robbery in Mississippi, authorities said.