September 2023

Local woman brings awareness to disease

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September is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) awareness month and Jennings resident A’raii Jones, 19, is hoping to shine a light on the disease in honor of those who suffer from it.

Locals react to terrorist attacks

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Local residents are shocked and saddened by the acts of terrorism that occurred Tuesday morning in New York and Washington, D.C.

Flying competition scheduled for weekend

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The public is invited to a short takeoff and landing (STOL) competition, where pilots compete to see who can take off and land in the shortest possible distance, with a twist.

Environmentalists lose latest court battle against liquified natural gas project in La.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Environmentalists opposed to a planned liquified natural gas terminal and pipeline in southwest Louisiana lost a court battle Wednesday over a federal permit for the project.

Elton seeks customer information

ELTON — Town officials here discussed continuing their efforts of collecting information from active water customers ahead of installing the new electric water meters.

Authorities seek arsonist

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State officials are asking for the public’s to help in identifying the persons responsible for causing the Tiger Island Fire in Beauregard Parish. The fire is believed to have been started in a secluded area of the forest.

La. to be represented in Rose Parade

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PASADENA, Cali. — For the third consecutive year, Louisiana will parade across both national and international stages in the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade.

Jennings seeking improvement from week one

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The Jennings Bulldogs will look to rebound this week against their oldest rival, the Eunice Bobcats, on the road in week two. The Dog and Cat Fight goes back to 1926 and will be the 70th meeting between the two schools. The Dogs lead the overall series 39-28-2, however the Bobcats have won four out of the last five meetings between the two schools. Jennings Head Coach Bret Fuselier explained if the Dogs want to come out victorious there will be a few things they need to clean up from last week.

JDPJ to discuss joining litigation

Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury (JDPJ) members are faced with a decision of whether to join with other state governing bodies in legal proceedings over chemicals in the parish’s water supply.

Statewide burn ban continues

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The statewide burn ban will remain in effect, according to the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office (LSFM). The ban, which removed all exceptions, was re-issued on Aug. 25.