Fri, 07/24/2026 - 8:18am
What started as one local mother’s desire to get moving again after having a baby is quickly becoming a growing community encouraging residents to take the first step toward healthier lifestyles together.
News
Parish resident Jared Dennis never outgrew the dream of helping people, as he has committed his life to serving his community as an emergency responder. Growing up in Jennings and attending school in Welsh, Dennis was captivated by emergency medicine from an early age.
Most people picture firefighters racing toward burning buildings when the alarm sounds. However, for Jennings firefighters and EMTs Charles Feazell and Bryan Kyzar, fires make up only a small portion of the job.
A man accused of orchestrating a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme through diagnostic laboratories in Louisiana and other states has been captured overseas and returned to the United States after nearly four years as a fugitive, federal officials said Tuesday.
FENTON — Police officers are often recognized for responding to emergencies, investigating crimes and enforcing the law. In the Village of Fenton, however, a new initiative aims to remind residents that some of the most meaningful work in law enforcement happens long before anyone dials 911.
As preparations to head back into the classroom begin, one Jennings High School educator hopes to give teachers something more than school supplies before the first bell rings. Carson Turgeon, who recently completed his first year of teaching at JHS, is inviting teachers, administrators, coaches, custodians, secretaries and other school staff from across the area to gather for community prayer.
Community
Magical summer moments - road trips, pool days and warm evenings in the backyard - don’t happen by accident. In fact, making that magic happen may feel like hard work for parents, according to a survey of American parents commissioned by Borden Cheese that discovered the pressure on adults during the summer months is higher than ever.
Calendar Guidelines Items for Community Calendar must be submitted during regular weekday business hours at least two weeks prior to the day of the event. Events run in the order of their posted dates and ONLY AS SPACE ALLOWS.
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The Rotary Club of Welsh recently welcomed Rotary District Gov. Margaretta Mayes to speak with the club. Rotarian and President-Elect Bernadine Daboval received the Paul Harris +3 pin for her contributions to the Rotary Foundation. Assistant Gov. Phyllis Arceneaux honored her with her pin. Rotarians were invited for coffee and desserts with the District Governor, hosted by Daboval.
Iwonder how hot it is on Mercury in the summertime. Mercury, as you know, is the closest planet to the sun and therefore the hottest.
Sports
Young football players from Jeff Davis Parish and neighboring communities took to the field during Next Play’s fourth annual youth football camp in Welsh. Regional coaches and mentors worked with campers to develop their athletic skills while encouraging teamwork, leadership and confidence. To learn more about Next Play, visit the organization’s Facebook.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Fifteen-year-old Landon LaBouve made history this summer as the first Welsh High School freshman to compete in the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championship, joining 767 competitors from 42 states in one of the program’s largest national events.
Editorial
ELTON — The Elton Town Council approved a new golf cart ordinance that brings the town's regulations into compliance with Louisiana law and sets local registration fees, following a detailed presentation by Town Attorney Michael Holmes. Holmes explained that the ordinance is based on Louisiana Revised Statute 32:299.4 and establishes the requirements for operating golf carts on public streets within the Town of Elton. Under the ordinance, golf cart owners must register their vehicles with the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles if they intend to drive them on public roads. Operators must also provide proof of registration and liability insurance before receiving authorization from the town.
Ihave unpacked the suitcase. I have washed its contents and returned my clean clothes to closets and drawers.
As a legislator proudly representing Louisiana’s working coast in Terrebonne Parish, the impacts of lawsuit abuse continue to reverberate across not only my district, but the entire state.
The Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture just released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, resetting the federal nutrition advice that shapes how Americans eat.
The Jeff Davis Animal Shelter is completed, according to a recent news report from the parish administrator. And in the Jan. 22 JD Parish Police Jury meeting, the discussion centered around moving the tax rededication proposal to a November 2026 agenda for a re-vote. This rededication, which failed on Nov. 15, 2025, by the voters of Jeff Davis Parish, would have moved monies from a half-cent consolidated jail sales tax, originally passed in 2014, and last renewed in 2024, to fund maintaining this newly constructed $2.1 million shelter. The reason for moving the tax proposal later this year was to “educate the voters about taking money from the jail tax and moving it to fund the animal center”, and hopefully get the measure passed then.
Obituaries
Dr. Don Louis Ivey, 90, loving husband of Cynthia Stagg Ivey, passed away peacefully at the family home on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Published in Jennings Daily News July 19, 2026 A memorial gathering will be held on Monday July 20, 2026 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Karen Guidry Jenkins, a member of the Jefferson Davis High School graduating class of 1968, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2026. Services will be held in Orange, Texas, on Saturday, July 11, 2026..
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Georgia Brantley Chargois passed into the loving arms of her Lord on June 9, 2026. Born on May 11, 1925, 101 years young, “Ms. Georgia”, as she was called, was born in Greenbrier, Ark., to Zachary Taylor Loveless and Clara Woodruff Loveless. She was preceded in death by her parents and four of her six siblings: Hazel Loveless Cardin (Dennis), Guthrie “Gus” Loveless (Bonnie Mae), Ozie Loveless Martinez, and Lovetta Loveless. Left to mourn her passing are her siblings: Gene H. Loveless and Shirley Loveless McElhanon Jordan, both of Arkansas.
Published in Jennings Daily News June 12, 2026 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held to honor the life of Jean Necessary Istre of Lake Charles at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings with Rev.
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