LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur boys and girls basketball teams hosted their parish rivals Welsh Tuesday night in district games. In the girls game, the Lady Hounds led 12-10 after the first period, but the Lady Tigers would then roll on to a 63-27 win. The boys game was a battle for fist place in district 5-2A. The Greyhounds and Tigers battled for eight lead changes and three ties. Lake Arthur led 30-27 at half, but the Hounds would outscore the Tigers 34-22 in the second half to win 61-52.
( Editor’s Note: One Year Later is a Jennings Daily News series of stories from 2022 that offer readers perspective on just how far Jeff Davis has come as a community on issues from hurricane recovery and the pandemic to economic development. The stories are reprinted exactly as they ran in 2022.)
A local organization that services the needs of the elderly residents in the parish is teaming up with another agency to present a class on Medicaid benefits.
Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office (JDSO) experienced many positive changes in the past year and is working towards continuing its mission to serve and protect in the new year.
BOSSIER CITY — In an effort to connect former military service members with careers that utilize their military training and experience, the nonprofit veterans support organization NextOp is partnering with Louisiana Economic Development FastStart to host an in-person hiring event for aviation job opportunities in Lafayette, Lake Charles and Shreveport.
