July 2023

Couple offers flag football to combat crime

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In an effort to curb youth crime, Jennings resident Devin Boudreaux has started offering a free flag football program to children ages 6-14 years-of-age.

School supply drive underway

A school supply drive to benefit parish children is being hosted by several community organizations.

School administrators receive safety training

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To ensure the safety of students throughout the parish, local law enforcement officers hosted a training seminar to better prepare school administrators in the event of an active shooter.

AUTHORITIES CHARGE ALABAMA WOMAN WHO FABRICATED STORY ABOUT KIDNAPPING

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say they have filed criminal charges against a woman who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate. She has been charged with misdemeanor false reporting to law enforcement and falsely reporting an incident. Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis announced the charges against Carlee Russell at a news conference Friday. The 25-year-old Russell disappeared after calling 911 on July 13 to report a toddler wandering beside a stretch of interstate. She returned home two days later and told police she had been abducted and forced into a vehicle. Her attorney later said she made the story up.

455 YOUTHS IN LAST DRAFT

Statitistics sent to State Headquarters, Oldest of groups to be first called A final checkup of the draft board office yesterday showed a total of 455 youths of the 18 and 19 year old age groups had registered a the last registration and the numbers have been sent to state headquarters.

JUDGE OKS $15M PAYOUT FROM STORE WHERE ALEX MURDAUGH’S UNDERAGE SON GOT BEER BEFORE FATAL CRASH

YORK, S.C. (AP) — A judge has approved a $15 million settlement in a lawsuit against a convenience store that sold beer to Alex Murdaugh’s underage son. An investigation found Paul Murdaugh used his older brother’s ID to buy beer in February 2019.

BILLBOARD AD CALLS FOR LOYALTY

Showing the trend of public ideals toward a closer cooperation between a town and its surrounding community, is the appeal beaing made by owners of bill-board advertising systems to the community to be loyal to their home towns. These concerns relize that even bill-board advertising has no appeal unless fold are loyal enough to buy advertised goods in their home town.

Kids have questions about their bodies, now you have answers

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10,000 red drum to be stocked in Calcasieu Lake estuary as part of pilot program

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's wildlife and fisheries department says about 10,000 red drum fingerlings will be stocked in the Calcasieu Lake estuary.

Deadline for disaster assistance approaches

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Time is running out for residents to take advantage of a federally-funded disaster relief program.