June 2023

Iota Middle School recognizes honor students for the fourth nine-week grading period

Principal’s List: Hugh Andrepont, Lane Andrus, Jacob Ardoin, Abbey Arnaud, Daniel Bertrand, Ava Brasseaux, Adriana Brockway, Cooper Broussard, Kaylor Broussard, Avery Brown, Greta Brown, Lillian Byrd, Evyn Cherry, Tyler Chustz, Hannah Crochet, Kensley Daigle, Levi Deloach, Ivy Deshotels, Dylan Domingue, Elise Domingue, Brayden Dooley, Aubrey Douget, Kora Douget, Michael Durand, Cohen Fickes, Amelia Fontenot, Amelia Fontenot, Collin Fontenot, Kaitlyn Fontenot, Owen Fontenot, Claire Francois, Eli Fruge, Lia Hebert, Ava Klumpp, Gabrielle Lavergne, Gracelynn Leckelt, Jacie Leckelt, Wesley Manuel, Camie Menard, Amelia Murray, Samuel Nelson, Javion Prudhomme, Michael Richard, Paisley Richard, Reese Shields, Lauren Sittig, Emma Smith, Grace Smith, Charli Sonnier, Maci Trahan, Isabella Trumps, Jaycie Willis, Sophie Yaun, Bryn Zaunbrecher, Cullen Zaunbrecher

Family welcomes Sarah

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Brennon and Heather LaBouve of Jennings announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah Catherine, born April 6, 2023, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.

Pellerin named Knight of the Month

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During the May meeting of Knights of Columbus (KC) Council 2012 from Our Lady Help of Christians (OLHC) Parish in Jennings, Father Keith Pellerin (right) was recognized as the Council’s Knight of the Month for April 2023. KC District Deputy and Past Grand Knight Carl Benoit (left) presented the award to Pellerin after mass on May 25. Pellerin has been a Priest of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 25 years. He has been an active member of the Knights of Columbus since August 16, 1999 and is an honorary life member of the order and a Fourth Degree Knight. He currently serves asCouncil 2012’s Chaplain and as Faithful Friar for Monsignor Joseph Peeters Assembly #332 of the 4th Degree Knights.

Married to an ostrich

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“Iremember the day the husband’s older brother said to me, “Susan, oh Susan, this you need to learn: we Lincolns aren’t slaves to fashion.” Since he was wearing a hideous, stretched-out t-shirt and faded athletic shorts, he was clearly stating the obvious, and I was completely unimpressed.

LAHS graduate receives Focus Forward scholarship

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WoodmenLife recently awarded Lake Arthur High School graduate Auto Breaux with the WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship. Out of thousands of applicants, Breaux is one of only 15 $2500 level recipients.

Today in History:

June 4, Battle of Midway begins

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DESTROYs home

Election Ordered For Dirt Road UpKeep

An election was ordered in Ward 6, outside the city of Welsh, to vote upon a 5-mill tax levy, to run for five years, for the maintanance of dirt roads. This election will also be held August 3rd 1926

Eighty-one per cent of the world's motor vehicles are owned In the United States, according to the National Automobile

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Chamber of Commerce, and there are 3,445,642 persons employed in the industry.

The Danger of Over Using Credit

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There appears to be a growing fear among the business men of this country that the public is “going credit mad,” and that we are fast getting into a habit that is sooner or later going to cause a serious state of affairs throughout the entire country. In a talk with a Jennings business man a few days ago he admitted that the tendency to overuse credit is growing in this community and that he understands the same thing prevails all over the country. More and more of them are refusing to realize, as a general rule buying on credit grows into a habit that can easily become dangerous.