October 2022

Annual Truck-or-Treats returns, adds new twist

The Annual “Boo-Vilion Bash Trunk-or-Treat” is quickly approaching and this year it will be offering a little extra for kids to enjoy.

Diabetes walk registration deadline is today

FENTON — Parish residents still have the opportunity to preregister for a fundraising event to promote diabetes awareness.

CHEERING ON THE HOUNDS

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CHEERING ON THE HOUNDS

Man who killed wife, in-laws pleads guilty

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who said he killed his wife and in-laws because they “wouldn’t leave” entered a guilty plea Thursday in the case.

Boat Launch Opens

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The Mermentau boat launch located underneath the U.S. 90 overpass is now open after a ribbon cutting and dedication celebration that took place off of Railroad Avenue. Construction operations began back in March 2021 and the

Judge rules new DACA program can continue temporarily

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children can continue, at least temporarily.

JHS announces 2022 homecoming court, activities

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Jennings High School (JHS) will celebrate homecoming this week beginning with the annual homecoming parade set to start at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20. The lineup will begin at James Ward Elementary School.

Have you hugged an etiquette expert lately?

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“W ere you raised in a barn?” I never had the legendary Mrs. Montgomery as a teacher; but she was a senior class adviser and I needed her input on a school program script, so I made the rookie mistake of assuming her wide-open door meant I could forego the formality of knocking.

A new new normal returns

Between 960,000 and four million women are abused each year by their husbands or live-in partners.

Uncomfortable questions and hard answers

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S t. Francis would probably have made most of us uncomfortable. He’s perhaps both the most well-known and most domesticated saint. His love for God and God’s creation has made him a secular patron for pets. But his radical love of God and insistence on poverty sparked renewal in a way that should unsettle our lives.