July 2024

Female fire captain checks in

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BULLER — Jeff Davis Parish District No. 5 Fire Captain Patience Frederick weighs in on her new role as fire captain after being promoted earlier this year, at only 27 years old.

Local woman called to be paramedic

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Emergency response involves serious situations, technical knowledge, quick action and calm nerves, making it an intense line of work. Jennings paramedic Brook McKnight says for those in Emergency Medical Service (EMS), it is often a calling rather than a career path you choose.

14 FACTS ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Law enforcement professionals are in the business of keeping people safe and secure.

Extension Agent position opens at LSU Ag Office

The Jeff Davis Parish LSU agricultural extension office is seeking candidates to fill an open position of associate extension agent (ANR).

Sha'Carri Richardson out to prove she is not just back, but better after drug suspension

(AP) — Sha'Carri Richardson set the tone for her own comeback story a year ago when she won the 100meter U.S. title, then the world championship, and brashly proclaimed: 'I'm not back, I'm better.'

Millers dominate All-District Team

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Jennings’ Daigle earns Pitcher of the Year

Fleming gives RNC updates

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WISCONSIN — Louisiana delegate and State Treasurer Dr. John Fleming checked in from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc., recently, after the first night’s voting solidified former president Donald J. Trump and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as the Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees.

Number of Medicaid users in Louisiana drops

(The Center Square) — Registration for Medicaid in Louisiana dropped 18.5% from about 2.1 million to 1.7 million over the last 12 months, according to a recent report.

Chandeleur Islands restoration project moves closer to construction

(The Center Square) — The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in Louisiana urged the authorization of a restoration project on the Chandeleur Islands.

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