October 2024

Group seeks to educate public on contamination risk

Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Louisiana Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Alliance, which currently includes four parishes. The alliance seeks to provide education and information to parish residents about concerns over carbon capture and storage projects that inject condensed CO2 underground in the region.

Miers gives progress update of department

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Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff Kyle Miers recently shared a progress update of Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office since taking office three months ago.

Louisiana taking 'holistic' approach to high auto insurance rates

(The Center Square) — Louisiana's auto insurance rates, consistently among the highest in the nation, have become a central concern for both residents and lawmakers.

Brown bag fundraiser approaches

WELSH — With the hustle and bustle of Homecoming here fast approaching, Bethune and Richmond Park Group are planning a way to raise money while also offering a mouthwatering dinner to residents.

Book challenge incentivizes reading

Jeff Davis Parish children aged two through 14 have a fun way to dive into reading this fall with a chance to win one of five new bicycles being given away to readers that meet the challenge goal by Nov. 23.

Local shopping

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Local shopping

Harris loses ground with Black voters three weeks from Election Day

(The Center Square) — Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to lock in the same overwhelming support from Black Americans that recent Democrats have enjoyed.

$2.9B Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project could be scaled back

(The Center Square) — The Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works heard an update last week on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project that could be scaled down or delayed.

State's motion picture tax credits grew to $500M since 2018

(The Center Square) — As Louisiana confronts a projected $1.5 billion budget shortfall, the state's costly Motion Picture Production Program, which offers significant tax breaks to film and television producers, is under increasing scrutiny.

In endorsing Trump, Border Patrol union pushes back against Biden, Harris claims

(The Center Square) — The National Border Patrol Council, the union representing roughly 16,000 Border Patrol agents nationwide, endorsed former President Donald Trump for president while criticizing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.