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Trump warns Europeans not to try to evade Iran sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is closely eyeing efforts in Europe to set up an alternative money payment channel to ease doing business with Iran and avoid running afoul

Firefighters search mud after Brazil dam collapse, 60 dead

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian firefighters on Monday carefully moved over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies, four days after a dam collapse buried

Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the

Early morning fire destroys Hathaway residence

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Officials are working to determine the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a home just south of town on Sunday. Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s office along

JDP employment down

The latest employment figures show job growth in the parish is slightly down over last year. In Jeff Davis Parish (JDP), the unemployment rate for December was up slightly over

ON THE TRAIL

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The Western Heritage Trail Ride rolled through Jennings Monday morning on its way to Lake Charles. The multiday event sees participants riding horses and wagons and camping under open skies

LifeShare: Donor blood supply too low

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One in three people need donated blood in their lifetime and at least one person needs a transfusion every two seconds. But January is actually a time when blood donations

Sugarcane harvest grinds to a successful halt

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ST. MARTINVILLE — The 2018 Louisiana sugarcane harvest resulted in record yield in terms of tonnage but a reduced sugar recovery from last year.

“When it’s all said and done, we should make the same amount of sugar, which was a record last year,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois.

The grinding season usually ends in early January, but mills went as much as two weeks later. The last two mills to finish were LASUCA in St. Martinville and the St. Mary Sugar Coop in Jeanerette. Both expected to complete grinding Jan. 19.

LDWF Taxidermy Exhibition Contest still accepting entrants

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ (LDWF) taxidermy exhibition contest will be held in April of 2019 as an opportunity for Louisiana taxidermists to showcase their work and help educate the general public on the state’s wildlife resources.

Registration for the biennial contest is open until March 8, 2019. The contest will be held April 17, 2019, at LDWF headquarters in Baton Rouge beginning at 10 a.m. For entry forms and contest rules, go to http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/TaxidermyContest2019 .

WELSHROANOKE SCHOOL DIST. TAX MEETING

Those who own a business, property or real estate in the Welsh-Roanoke school district are encouraged to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Welsh Community Center. There will be discussions on a March ballot proposal that will increase the current 12.25-mill rate to 36 mills.