October 2022

Garden Club Hosts Luncheon

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Bayou DeSiard Garden Club President Jean Gilstrap gets into character at the Jennings Garden Club luncheon held for garden club members throughout the state.

Momentum key for Dogs in Homecoming Week

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The Jennings Bulldogs will hopefully see their wining go to streak three games tonight when they welome in 4-3A district rival Westlake. The Rams are 3-4 overall, and have an 0-3 mark in league play. Westlake has fallen to LCCP (44-0), St. Louis (42-35) and Iowa (27-0). They also have a non-district loss to Welsh in week two by a final of 29-12. The Rams picked up their three wins over DeQuincy (46-14), DeRidder (36-13) and Vinton (35-0).

Abshire-Sonnier announces run for LA council seat

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Debbie Abshire-Sonnier is running for Lake Arthur Town Council member and asks for the voters’ support on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 8 A registered Republican, Abshire-Sonnier is a life-long resident of Lake Arthur and a 1986 graduate of Lake Arthur High School (LAHS). She is married to Aaron Sonnier from the Welsh/Kinder area.

Parish considers new waste removal service

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A new waste removal service has gained approval to begin operations in rural areas of the parish, once the finalized contract with Jeff Davis Parish is signed.

LA couple shares secret to 76-year marriage

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LAKE ARTHUR — An area couple is setting an example of the dedication it takes to make a marriage last a lifetime.

Ten juvenile offenders now in area of state’s adult prison

BRIDGE CITY (AP) — Ten young offenders from a suburban New Orleans juvenile lockup plagued by violence and escapes were transferred to the state’s main adult prison Tuesday, a temporary move allowed by a federal judge over the objections of criminal justice advocates and the young inmates’ families.

COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a government report released Wednesday.

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave all regional governors in Russia emergency powers that open the door for sweeping new restrictions throughout the country.

Biden to release 15M barrels from oil reserve

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve Wednesday as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations, and he will say more drawdowns are possible this winter, as his administration rushes to be seen as pulling out all the stops ahead of next month’s midterm elections.

In a #MeToo moment, Hollywood figures face season of trials

NEW YORK (AP) — The #MeToo movement is having another moment in the spotlight as high-profile sexual assault trials play out in courtrooms from coast to coast.