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Christmas Prep

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Ladies Altar Society members, including Pam Miller (clockwise, from left), Theresa Segura, Pam Bergeaux and Francis Naquin, deep clean Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in preparation for Christmas services. The group scrubs the church from top to bottom twice a year — before Easter and Christmas.

Local man arrested for ATV theft

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An Iota man was arrested over the weekend for stealing multiple all-terrain vehicles from a Texas business.

Garbage truck flips

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Crews work to remove a local garbage truck from the ditch by Hathaway High School off of LA. 26. The accident happened on Wednesday afternoon but was not removed from the scene until late in the evening.

Ambulance committee addresses contract changes

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury Ambulance Committee made changes to parish ambulance service contract agreements to help improve operations and communication between the jury, 911 and first responders.

Pediatrician advocates child online safety bill ahead of vote

A Louisiana mother and pediatrician travelled to Washington D.C. recently to promote an online safety protection bill that has passed the Senate and is now headed to the House of Representatives. The bill is called the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) and is set to be voted on today.

Lacassine Industrial Park welcomes parish, state officials

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LACASSINE — As a way to promote the industrial site here, Louisiana Agriculture Financial Authority and Jeff Davis Parish and Louisiana Economic Development invited leaders from the parish to learn more about the businesses located in the park and what is to come.

Two charged in death of Jennings man

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BATON ROUGE — Two suspects were arrested earlier this week on charges stemming from the shooting death of a Jennings man in the spring.

Christmas in Jennings

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Crowds gathered in historic downtown Jennings for the annual Christmas parade on Friday. Various organizations, businesses, officials and residents decorated cars, floats, tractors, side by sides and vehicles with lights and festive decorations, much to the delight of attendees.

Elton decks the halls

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The Town of Elton hosted its annual Christmas festival over the weekend, complete with a parade down Main Street. Town officials, area royalty and local businesses, along with the Basile High and Welsh High school marching bands shared their Christmas spirit in celebration of the upcoming holiday.

Wreaths Across America

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A crowd gathered from across the region at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery to adorn the gravestones of our country’s heroes. Every year, Wreaths Across America receives donations of fresh Christmas wreaths to be set in front of veteran gravestones in cemeteries across the nation and Normandy. The movement started in 2004 when a picture showed thousands of wreaths adorning the oldest graves stones at Arlington cemetery.