April 2022

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A Jennings native and nurse liaison with Amedisys Hospice is seeking to keep the Council on Aging’s pantry full with food year round.

KC to hold crawfish boil fundraiser

WELSH — A local religious organization is hosting a fundraiser to assist with funding charitable endeavors.

Local group to host annual spring formal

A local organization is hosting an end-of-the-year formal dance for area teens.

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Supreme Court tackles case about praying football coach

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coach who crosses himself before a game. A teacher who reads the Bible aloud before the bell rings. A coach who hosts an after-school Christian youth group in his home.

Parents sue after death of teen from Florida drop-tower ride

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a 14-yearold boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot (131-meter) drop-tower ride in central Florida’s tourist district sued its owner, manufacturer and landlord on Monday, claiming they were negligent and failed to provide a safe amusement ride.

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will take it private

(AP) — Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform where he — the world’s richest person — promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on a wide range of issues to more than 83 million followers.

White House: Without funding US will lose COVID treatments

WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the past two years, America has been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the White House is warning that if Congress doesn’t act urgently the U.S. will have to take a number.

Retrial begins in Texas for man charged with killing 18

DALLAS (AP) — The retrial of a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a twoyear span began Monday, after the first jury to hear a case against him deadlocked last fall.