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Student attends Boys State

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A Jennings High School (JHS) student is working to make the world a better place by learning the inner workings of local and state government. Arlon McCrea, a junior at

JPD K9 unit to get protective vest

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Officers of the Jennings Police Department (JPD) will soon be able to send Max, a dog in their K-9 unit, out on calls with a little more peace of mind

Judge temporarily halts deportation of reunified families

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of reunited families who were separated by the Trump administration after crossing the southwest

US trade, immigration and biofuel policies hit farmers hard

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even before the specter of a trade war with China and other countries threatened to cost them billions of dollars, American farmers were feeling the

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Democrat-friendly Charlotte considers hosting GOP convention CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More than 100 people have signed up to weigh in on whether the Democratfriendly city of Charlotte, North Carolina, should

Police seeking suspect in shooting

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A Jennings man is wanted after a shooting that took place here early Saturday morning. According to Jennings Police Chief Danny Semmes, the shooting of a male took place at

Cajun Country meets Magic Kingdom

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Four-H Jr. Leaders returned to Jeff Davis Parish last week after enjoying a group trip to Disney World in Florida. Jennings Daily News photographer and staff writer Skylar Henry brought

Waffle House employee refuses service to local officer

Waffle House in Jennings made the headlines this weekend after an employee was overheard refusing to serve local officers. According to a Facebook post shared over 1,000 times, a Jennings

LAMM approaches 3-year mark

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LAKE ARTHUR - Lake Arthur Meal Ministries, a nonprofit meal delivery ministry here, is about to reach its third year after being founded by resident Lisa Richard in August 2015.

PLANT ANNOUNCES $2.5M EXPANSION

BATON ROUGE (AP) — An industrial coatings facility in Louisiana says it plans to invest $2.5 million to expand.

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Cortec LLC executive Larry Chauvin on Thursday announced the project for its Port Allen facility. The company manufactures and services compact valves, chokes and other specialty equipment for the global oil and gas industry. The expansion will create four new direct jobs while retaining 42 existing jobs, increasing the Houma-based company’s total payroll to more than $3.3 million.