August 2023

PROUD IN PINK

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Boese sports pink for best friend

Kick-off takes place this weekend

ELTON — The Purple Butterfly Foundation, in partnership with the Wesley Lloyd Livingston, Jr.

City to permanently close street

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A portion of a city street is being shut down for use in the Jennings water plant addition.

The Way to host 5k

CROWLEY — The Way Training Center will be hosting “Beauty for Ashes, The Women’s Way” on Saturday, Sept. 30.

FINISHING touches

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Hathaway High School (HHS) senior Brendan Trahan (left) and police juror Melvin Adams prepare to raise the American flag at James Ward Center for Excellence (JWCE). On Wednesday, school officials opened the campus’ doors to the community.

JDPJ rezone property, residents incensed

Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury (JDPJ) recently voted to rezone a parcel of land north of Lacassine from A-1 (agriculture) to I-1 (industrial) and residents of a nearby subdivision aren’t pleased.

Cecil Compton

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Published in Jennings Daily News August 11, 2023

Biden issues an executive order restricting US investments in Chinese technology

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of growing strains between the world's two biggest powers, President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that would block and regulate high-tech U.S.-based investments going toward China. It covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence.

Bollinger Shipyard plans to close its operations in New Orleans after 3 decades

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bollinger Shipyards is closing its operations in New Orleans and plans to shift the work to its larger facilities on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, officials said.

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