NEWS

CAREER DAY
05/08/2024 - 5:00am
Career Day was held at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School. LSU Ag Center’s Sonya Guidry (clockwise from left) and Kyndal Comeaux represent JDP 4-H Club. Jeremiah Joseph (left), and Aiden Klein speak with School of Agricultural Sciences at McNeese...

SPORTS

Locals shine at state track meet

Masie Cole Submitted photos

05/08/2024 - 5:00am
BATON ROUGE — All six JDP track teams were represented last week at the 2024 LHSAA High School State Championships held on the LSU campus at Bernie Moore Track Stadium. Elton 2nd Place: Women’s Javelin - Masie Cole, 110’8.75” 6th Place: Women’s...

EDITORIAL

Medical questions answered
04/28/2024 - 12:00am
Dear Doctors: A good friend of our family is on the kidney transplant list and is having hemodialysis. Can you please explain what that entails? My wife and I want to help, but we don’t want to bother him with a lot of questions. Dear Reader: The...

COMMUNITY

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05/05/2024 - 12:00am
Each year, Louisiana 4-H awards over 30 scholarships to graduating seniors throughout the state. Recipients must complete an extensive application consisting of project, leadership, citizenship and community service experience and 4-H honors and...

OBITUARIES

Rocky Fontenot
05/08/2024 - 5:00am
JENNINGS — Funeral services for Rocky James Fontenot, 58, of Welsh, will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10 a.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel in Jennings with Brother Darrell Hieronymus officiating. Visitation for Mr. Rocky will begin...

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