February 2024

Player injured during baseball contest

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During a recent jamboree contest between Welsh and Jennings high schools, Welsh Greyhound Baelyr Thibodeaux was injured when a thrown ball struck him in the head.

ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENTS

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ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENTS

LA Park improvements complete

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LAKE ARTHUR — Improvements to the main park have been completed and the town is reaping the benefits of the newly installed equipment and beautification.

Deadline to update voter party affiliation draws near

The deadline for residents to verify their registered party affiliation is quickly approaching and Jeff Davis Parish Registrar of Voters Joann Blair is encouraging voters to do so.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Marsh scores 23, leads Appalachian State over Louisiana 85-73

No. 12 LSU softball tops Georgia Tech, 12-8

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Raeleen Gutierrez was a single shy of completing the cycle as she led No. 12 LSU (6-0) past Georgia Tech (3-5), 12-8 Thursday afternoon on day one of the 2024 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.

Ash Wednesday

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Father Clyde Thomas applied blessed ashes to the foreheads of senior citizens at the Jeff Davis Living Center. Thomas made several stops to facilities in the parish for residents who were unable to leave their homes, including the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home.

Lady Hornets sting Choudrant, 78-24

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Hathaway advances to play Hornbeck in second round

Crow meat salad, anyone?

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There are days when it is obvious that I should refrain from saying anything. I should claim laryngitis and make hand motions because my filter is all worn out: I’m a threat to say something I shouldn’t. Further, my enthusiasm for all the eccentricities of this world has waned.

Helping infants, toddlers and families thrive

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(StatePoint) A bipartisan package that recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, would expand the child tax credit (CTC). As the Senate decides whether to follow suit, advocates press that the CTC is a critical policy vehicle to help all infants, toddlers and their families thrive, and it should be implemented as soon as possible.