August 2022

POLICE REPORT

( Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.)

Langley headed for Blue Mountain College

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2022 Christbridge Academy graduate Brianna Langley signed a college softball scholarship on Wednesday too attend Blue Mountain College in Mississippi.

SCHEDULES SET FOR FOUR LOCAL TEAMS

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With the arrival of August, local high school football teams around the parish have begun preparations for the upcoming 2022 high school season. Coming into the season, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) went through some changes with redistricting, leaving all four teams in Jeff Davis Parish (JDP) seeing some sort of change in their respective leagues. In District 4-3A, Jennings saw the addition of the Kinder Yellow Jackets to the league slate. In District 6-2A, Welsh and Lake Arthur saw 2A power Lafayette Christian Academy leave for Class 4A, and the Port Barre Red Devils also leave. However, the addition of Grand Lake, Vinton and DeQuincy keeps the league super competitive. The Notre Dame Pios will remain with the Tigers and Hounds. The Elton Indians said goodbye to the Grand Lake Hornets, as they departed for Class 2A, but kept the remainder of the district intact.

OPIE VISITS JENNINGS

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS June 24, 1988 Jeff Davis Parish Courthouse employees were treated to a surprise visit by movie producer and actor Ron Howard recently when the celebrated Hollywood talent made a brief stop in Jennings.

Jennings lad ‘eats his way’ into Air Corps

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS May 28, 1942 Fred H. Griffith, of this city, has virtually eaten his way into the Army Air Corps.

Man recalls the old Cowboy Days

Gives interesting interview in Kansas City

COA to host health fair for seniors

A local organization that services the need of elderly parish residents is holding a health fair to highlight available resources in the area.

JES announces car line procedu

PLAQUEMINE (AP) — The Coast Guard was monitoring an oil spill cleanup on Thursday, four days after it poured into a Louisiana swamp southwest of BatonRouge. An estimated 4,000 gallons (15,141 liters) of oil spilled Sunday while WCC Energy Group LLC was piping oil from wellheads into a barge tank used for storage, Coast Guard spokesman Riley Perkofski said in emails.

JES announces car line procedure

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As the start of the school year quickly approaches, the Jennings Police Department (JPD) held a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 4, to discuss the safety procedures necessary to implement the newJennings Elementary School’s car line process and to plan the trial run taking place on Thursday, Aug. 11.

Welsh native captures top title at Jiu Jitsu tournament

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WELSH — A town native competed at one of the most heavily contested tournaments in the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and captured triple gold to be crowned Absolute Champion.