March 2022

CITY CELEBRATES MARDI GRAS WITH WEEKEND EVENTS

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Organizers said the city’s Mardi Gras Festival was a huge success.

Election commissioners sought

Residents can get paid while serving their community by signing up to be an election commissioner here in Jeff Davis Parish.

Audits released for two parish entities

Two parish entities received audits from the state.

Party Mardi!

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Elton residents came out to watch the Mardi Gras procession pass through town on Saturday. Daily News photo by Jason Onellion

DEQ to settle with Texas investments company

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Texas Petroleum Investment Company (respondent) have entered into a proposed settlement agreement (Settlement Tracking No. SA-MM-21- 0044) concerning the state’s allegations of environmental violations by the respondent at its facility in Jeff Davis Parish.

Texas transfer Thompson opens spring as Nebraska’s No. 1 QB

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Casey Thompson, who started 10 games and passed for 24 touchdowns for Texas last season, opened Nebraska’s spring practice Monday as its No. 1 quarterback.

Mulkey leads historic turnaround in first year at LSU

BATON ROUGE – The improvement for LSU Women’s Basketball going from 9-13 last year to 25-4 this season in Coach Kim Mulkey’s first year as LSU’s head coach is the largest turnaround by a first-year coach in SEC history.

MLB labor talks intensify as deadline nears to save openers

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Locked-out players and Major League Baseball engaged in a series of intense meetings Monday in an effort to forge the path to a labor deal before management’s deadline for salvaging opening day on March 31.

No. 10 Wisconsin succeeding at record rate in close games

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin leads the Big Ten and has emerged as one of college basketball’s biggest surprises because of an uncanny ability to win close games.

Managing Cold and Flu Season

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As temperatures drop, the risk of illness – including cold and flu – rises. It can be easy to mistake the flu for a common cold since many of the symptoms are the same, but muscle aches, cough, fever, headaches and sore throat are some of the more common signs you may be suffering from the flu, which tends to come on quicker than a cold.