WELSH — A local non-profit organization that supports victims of domestic violence is holding an event to highlight the severity of abuse throughout the state.
LAKE ARTHUR — Funeral services for Alton John Bertrand, 87, of Lake Arthur were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at Matthews and Son Funeral Home in Lake Arthur, with Reverend Trey Ange officiating.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7 percent boost in their benefits in 2023, a historic increase but a gain that will be eaten up in part by the higher cost of everyday living. The cost-of living adjustment — the largest in more than 40 years — means the average recipient will receive more than $140 extra a month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said Thursday.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life without parole for the 2018 murder of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after the jury said Thursday that it could not unanimously agree that he should be executed.
LAKE ARTHUR — Coming off a tough loss to district 5-2A foe Notre Dame 63-14, the Lake Arthur Tigers will be seeking to get back to their winning ways tonight when they travel to face the 5-1 Grand Lake Hornets in a new district rivalry. The Hornets joined the 2A ranks this season, and were rudely greeted by the Welsh Greyhounds last week with a 43-7 thumping on their own turf. The Tigers will be aiming to do the same thing when they hit the road to Cameron Parish tonight to do battle with the Hornets and coach Jeff Wainright.
JeffDavisParishSchoolBoard(JDSB) Building and Grounds Committee recently held a public meeting to discuss naming the library at Jennings Elementary School (JES) in honor of retired educator, community volunteer and service pioneer, the late Vera Abraham.
A representative from a waste removal company offered Jeff Davis Parish (JDP) a second option for waste disposal services after another company decided to pull out of the parish rural areas. However, after expressing their intentions, the company never returned with a proposal for approval to begin operations.
