August 2022

Rural revitalization event set for Wednesday

Parish residents will soon have the opportunity to learn more about development projects in the parish, as well as what resources are available for rural areas.

Parish mulls Lacassine water project

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The parish is looking to garner funds from the state’s water sector grant program in order to provide a new water system for the residents and industrial areas of Lacassine.

SUMMERTIME FUN

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Cousins Griffith Benoit, 10 months, (left) Arabella Istre, 11 months, and Stella Lopez, 2, take a refreshment break while visiting their great-grandparents, Wayne and Pam Bergeaux of Jennings.

ACC preview: No. 4 Clemson aims for return to top of league

(AP) — Fourth-ranked Clemson is determined to follow a year of change with a return to the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Little League coaches teach how to lose as well as win

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Following an 8-1 loss to Nicaragua at the Little League World Series, Ubaldo Ramos IV gathered his Panama team one final time.

Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for highrisk seniors, according to a large study published Wednesday.

US: Airstrikes in Syria intended to send message to Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran and Tehran-backed militias that targeted American troops this month and several other times over the past year, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

‘Magic mushroom’ psychedelic may help heavy drinkers quit

(AP) — The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism.

Student loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under the long-awaited forgiveness plan President Joe Biden announced Wednesday, a historic but politically divisive move in the runup to the midterm elections.

CORRECTION

In the Sunday, Aug. 21 edition of Jennings Daily News in an article titled FSA Shares Crawfish Breakthroughs, it was stated in error that U.S. Department of Agriculture County Executive Director for Jeff Davis Parish Beau J. Fontenot said the state does not have good soil for soybean production, when in fact he was referring to Jeff Davis Parish, not Louisiana. Additionally, Farm Service Agency (FSA) typically pays out around $15 million each year to farmers in Jeff Davis Parish and not $18 million as was reported. Lastly, Fontenot clarified that the FSA state office is still waiting on further guidance from the national office on what constitutes a freeze.