August 2022

City updates employee vehicle policy

The city updated its vehicle insurance policy to include the requirement that all employees must provide proof of insurance before being allowed to take home a city vehicle.

CATCHIN’ THINGS

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Local boys opened a lemonade business to raise funds to purchase fishing equipment for a vlog to educate others.

Girl Scouts landscape Welsh memorial site

WELSH — The Cadets of Girl Scout Troop 072 recently completed a landscaping project in conjunction with a community memorial as part of their project to earn their Silver Award.

‘I can’t thank them enough’

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An area family is grateful for the medical personnel of a local hospital after an emergency procedure was performed on their infant.

School Safety Training Held

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Jeff Davis Parish school board official Wilbert Gilbeaux (left) and Dr. Keiran Colman participate in a school safety program, while Superintendent John Hall (right) and school board president Jimmy Segura address school administrators before the training clas begins. Daily News photos by Erin Hargrave

A pair of shoes, a spoon rest and a partridge in a pear tree

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My friend quietly walked me out of the classroom and said, “Are you going home before the tea this afternoon?”

DID YOU KNOW?

Mustard is a must-have at backyard barbecues, and that status as a summertime staple makes it easy to overlook the nutritive properties of this popular condiment.

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Early education important for parish

Providing a solid educational foundation for the youngest residents of Jeff Davis Parish is crucial to the economic development of the parish because it nurtures innovation in our future leaders and keeps young adults out of the juvenile justice system.

What I’ve learned from my school shooting series

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Writing the school shooting series has been taxing on me emotionally, however, it has also afforded me the opportunity to gain new perspectives.