July 2023

SB receives update on district-wide projects

Jeff Davis Parish School Board (JDSB) members recently received an update for various projects throughout the school district.

Jeff Davis Electric Co-Op awarded FEMA federal grants for hurricane recovery

Congressman Clay Higgins recently announced additional FEMA federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana. Jeff Davis Electric Co-Op Inc. is the recipient of the over $74 million payout.

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Free credit monitoring offered for Louisianans affected by data breach

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisianans whose personal information was exposed in a massive data breach that affected the state's Office of Motor Vehicles last month, will receive one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Friday.

Texas using disaster declarations to install buoys, razor wire on border

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America's southern border.

August mobile blood drives announced

An area blood center is seeking parish residents to help save lives by giving the gift of life through blood donation.

Excavator seen digging in backyard of man charged in Gilgo Beach killings

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators have been digging in the yard at the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who was charged earlier this month with killing at least three women and burying their remains on a remote stretch of beach highway.

North Korea fires two missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea's military said Tuesday, adding to a recent streak in weapons testing that is apparently in protest of the U.S. sending major naval assets to South Korea in a show of force.

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SB receives update on district-wide projects

Jeff Davis Parish School Board (JDSB) members recently received an update for various projects throughout the school district.