CROWLEY — Two Jennings High School powerlifters managed to score best overall in their respective divisions during this weekend’s Louisiana High School Powerlifting Crowley High School Raw Invitational. Many members of the Jennings High School powerlifters placed in the top three in various categories.Powerlifting teams are relatively new to the parish high school sports roster, with their popularity growing increasingly each year. This is the first year JHS’s team has competed.
(AP) — The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it is replacing a number of medals from the 2024 Paris Games and Paralympics after athletes complained that they have already deteriorated — with some posting pictures on social media.
(The Center Square) — The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is joining forces with the Louisiana Supreme Court and the governor’s Office to tackle the growing issue of truancy and chronic absenteeism in the state’s K-12 schools.
Those seeking permits may see a change in fees as the Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury Ordinance Committee recently discussed preliminary changes to fees and other ordinance operations.
BATON ROUGE — One point separated the teams going into the fourth quarter Monday night in the PMAC, but No. 5 LSU (19-0, 4-0 SEC) outlasted Vanderbilt (14-3, 1-3 SEC), 83-77, to remain undefeated headed into its bye.
(The Center Square) — Gov. Jeff Landry announced on Monday that Louisiana is the first in the nation to receive federal approval for its $1.355 billion Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment plan.
