April 2019

Four vets honored at monthly meeting

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Four veterans were honored with the Louisiana Honor Medal on Thursday, April 25, at Southwest Louisiana Veteran’s (SWLVH) Home monthly meeting.

According to the Louisiana Department of Veteran Affairs (LDVA), the award was created to honor, recognize and thank Louisiana veterans for their honorable military service.

SWLVH administrative manager Sam Doucet announced the recipients.

“We pay honor to these men who bravely answered the call and earned the dignity for their discipline and bravery,” said Doucet. “Louisiana appreciates their service to our country.”

Rollover crash claims two

ROANOKE - A rollover crash Saturday afternoon resulted in the deaths of both the driver and the unrestrained passenger.

Shortly after 3:45 p.m. on April 27 Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop D responded to a singlevehicle fatal crash on I-10 near Roanoke about five miles west of Jennings, according to LSP Trooper Derek Senegal.

The crash claimed the life of 76-year-old Hattie K. Minor of Houston, Texas and 79-year-old Earnestine B. Bell of Angie.

Ethane storage seen as key to revitalization of Appalachia

CLEVELAND (AP) — Plans are underway in Appalachia to create two underground facilities to store ethane, a byproduct of natural gas drilling seen as integral to revitalizing a region still struggling from the loss of industrial and manufacturing jobs decades ago.

Experts say the availability of storage facilities will help the tristate region of eastern Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia attract petrochemical plants that turn ethane into raw plastic and, the hope is, attract manufacturing companies to make products ubiquitous to modern life.

Stocks edge higher after record-setting week

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Monday after a government report showed a surge in consumer spending last month.

The Commerce Department reported the biggest gain in consumer spending in a decade. It is the latest report to raise investor confidence in the market. On Friday, the U.S. government reported a surprise surge in economic growth during the first quarter, which helped push the broad S&P 500 index to the second of its record finishes last week.

A way through grief: Area mom promotes National Donate Life Month

Finding a way to grieve after losing her son to a freak accident, one area woman decided to focus on the positive and made the decision to help save lives.

National Donate Life Month (NDLM) was established by Donate Life America and its partnering organizations in 2003. Celebrated in April each year, Donate Life Month to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have saved lives through the gift of donation.

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Iota rallies for series win over Jennings

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IOTA – After winning Game 1 of the Class 3A Regional Round series at Iota, the Jennings Bulldogs just couldn’t fend off their neighboring Bulldogs to the east, and dropped two tough decisions on Saturday to bow out of the playoffs. Jennings won Game One Friday night by a final of 9-8, but fell 8-4 in Game Two and 11-10 in Game Three. The series win allows Iota to move on and travel to No. 4 seed Berwick this weekend for a chance to move on to the state tournament in Sulphur.

Game One: Jennings 9, Iota 8

Golf Tourney to benefit CADA

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Sheriff Ivy Woods Golf Tournament benefitting Communities Against Domestic Violence was held on Friday, April

26. All proceeds from the event will go to the shelter to help those in need. “This tournament is just one way to invest in our local organization so they can continue to provide much needed resources to help domestic abuse survivors and their children,” said Woods.

ONE STEP AWAY

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WELSH – The Welsh Greyhounds inched one step closer to making a return trip to Sulphur’s McMurry Park when they swept No. 14 Springfield 12-3 and 11-0 in a best-of-three quarterfinal series. With the series win, the Hounds will now welcome in old foe Many for another best-of-three series beginning Friday at Sportsman’s Park. The No. 6 Tigers defeated Bunkie 15-9 and 8-4 to advance to the quarterfinal match-up. The two programs have met on the grid-iron in the semifinals the last two seasons, with the Greyhounds winning both contests.