September 2023

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Cassidy reserves grant for parish

WASHINGTON D.C. — Many parishes in the state, including Jeff Davis Parish, will soon be receiving help with flood mitigation thanks to federally-funded grant programs.

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Council adds inspirational music festival, discusses other matters

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Board of Aldermen agreed to add another event to its list of festivals. The first Inspirational Country Music Association Event will take place Sept. 9 at the town’s park.

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Housing Authority thriving

FENTON — Fenton Housing Authority reported healthy finances and two instances of noncompliance for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2022, and is still working to upgrade its units.

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Shuttered EPA investigation could've brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental advocates and residents of Louisiana's chemical corridor have spent decades calling for change.

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Russian missile strike on Ukrainian market kills 17, as Blinken announces new $1B aid

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile tore through an outdoor market in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding dozens, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the country with more than $1 billion in new American funding for Ukraine, including military and humanitarian aid.

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Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state.

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Redistricting could play role in control of Congress for 2024

(AP) — Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled recently that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the voting power of Black residents.