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Road work underway along I-10

Parish residents can expect road closures, detours and maintenance now through February 2019. The Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) reported that now through Dec. 14, the Interstate 10 west

IN GOOD HANDS

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Welsh Threshermen’s Association hosted its annual Old Time Rice Threshing Saturday, a free event that gave the public the opportunity to see how yesteryear’s farmers handled a harvest.

Emergency storage bags available at JDN

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Residents in the Jennings area can pick up free storage bags to protect personal documents during emergencies. The United Way of Southwest Louisiana (UWSL) and Entergy are partnering to provide

STATE BRIEFS

Settlements award nearly $50K over string of illegal arrests LAFAYETTE (AP) — Six people who accused law enforcement officers in a rural Louisiana community of illegally detaining and secretly jailing

La. considers special recognition for STEM work

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana students who complete specified courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics may soon be able to earn special endorsements on their high school diplomas. Louisiana

APNewsBreak: US eyes military bases for coal, gas exports

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to

Rich San Francisco businesses could face homelessness tax

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco has come to be known around the world as a place for aggressive panhandling, open-air drug use and sprawling tent camps, the dirt and

Prince Harry and Meghan expecting first child in spring

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child in the spring, Kensington Palace said Monday. The announcement came hours after

In Full Swing

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Homecoming activities, including a pep rally and parade, were enjoyed by residents this week.

Official: Searchers find bodies in hurricane-stricken town

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Search-andrescue teams found at least one body in Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, an official said Friday as the scale of the storm’s fury became ever clearer.

The death toll across the South stood at 13, not counting any victims in Mexico Beach.