Providing a solid educational foundation for the youngest residents of Jeff Davis Parish is crucial to the economic development of the parish because it nurtures innovation in our future leaders and keeps young adults out of the juvenile justice system.
This fall voters in Jeff Davis will have to chance to select new decide on who will best serve students and staff in the parish school system, along with many other roles that are critical to all Jeff Davis Parish residents.
Here’s a trend that may not bode well for the future of our country: According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 40 percent of 16- to 19-year-olds have summer jobs — down from 75 percent of teens a generation ago.
I was 11 during the summer of 1973 when the Watergate hearings were televised. The memory is still very clear in my mind, and it was a watershed moment for a young girl who thought her country was perfect. It clearly wasn’t.