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Sunday, Jan. 20 NFL Football: AFC and NFC Championship Games

FOX & CBS, beginning at 3pm Live The two teams competing in Super Bowl LIII (Feb. 3, CBS) are determined today as the NFC Championship Game between the L.A. Rams and the New Orleans Saints airs on FOX,followed by the AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs on CBS.

“Jurassic Park” Marathon Syfy, beginning at 5:05pm

FBI: Man wanted to attack White House with antitank rocket

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man who traded his car for an antitank rocket, guns and explosives in a plot to storm the White House is under arrest, authorities said.

JDP arson investigations up from 2017

State fire officials say arson investigations in Jeff Davis Parish (JDP) are up from the previous year. State Fire Marshal’s Office Public Affairs Director Ashley Rodrigue said 14 of those

Head Starts Holds Unity March

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Ahead of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, students and faculty at Save the Children Head Start participated in a Unity March Wednesday to demonstrate the importance of joining together

END OF BAIT & FEED?

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A group of Jeff Davis Parish crawfish farmers have asked the parish to “level the playing field” when it comes to taxation on certain crawfish supplies. Crawfish farmer Don Gauthier

Child abuse suspect apprehended

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Authorities have located a fugitive who is suspected of physically abusing a 5-yearold. Justin Brock King, 33, of Turkey Creek was apprehended Tuesday by U.S. Marshals in the Ville Platte

HHS sophomore invited to Yale program

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HATHAWAY - Hard work and dedication throughout high school sets the stage for future career paths. One student’s academic excellence has earned him a special invitation to a prestigious university.

Board expects savings with new contract

A shorter contract and falling technology prices could possibly save the school board about $9,600 per month once negotiations with a wide-area network (WAN) provider are finalized. The Jeff Davis

Leadership Excel announces new class

Leadership EXCEL, a joint program between the Acadia Parish and Jeff Davis Chambers of Commerce, is pleased to announce the members of its 2019 class. The selected participants represent a

Chief: Shreveport officer fatally shot by her boyfriend

SHREVEPORT (AP) — The man who killed a Louisiana police officer as she left for work was her boyfriend and the father of her child, authorities said. At a news