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Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving

(AP) - Americans returning home from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the out-of-control surge because of holiday gatherings over the long weekend.

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The pachyderm dubbed the “ world’s loneliest elephant “ after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo was greeted on his arrival in Cambodia on Monday by chanting Buddhist monks and was then sent on his way to a wildlife sanctuary.

‘America the Beautiful’ is White House theme for Christmas

WASHINGTON (AP) — “America the Beautiful” is this year’s Christmas theme at the White House.

Hounds fall to North Caddo in defensive battle

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VIVIAN – The Welsh Greyhounds came oh so close to pulling off an upset here Friday night, as they ran out of time in a 6-3 loss to the number five ranked North Caddo Titans in the bi-district round of the class 2-A non-select playoffs. Welsh came in as the number 28 seed with only one win for the season.

LSU top receiver Marshall opts out on Alabama week

BATON ROUGE (AP) — LSU receiving leader Terrace Marshall Jr. has decided to opt out for the rest of this season, leaving the Tigers without their leading receiver on the week they’re scheduled to host No. 1 Alabama.

Hill leads Saints to 31-3 rout of QB-challenged Broncos

DENVER (AP) — Taysom Hill didn’t look much like an NFL quarterback Sunday when the Denver Broncos held him to 78 yards passing, intercepted him once and sacked him three times.

Suspect apprehended for home invasions

A suspect in a string of home invasions was apprehended Sunday morning in Jennings.

Elton Christmas shopping event set for Saturday

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ELTON — A variety of Christmas events are scheduled for this Saturday, Dec. 5.

A Place in the Sun

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Turtles found a sunny spot for sunbathing at the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.

LA man who targeted state trooper arrested

A Lake Arthur man who was wanted for nearly running over a state trooper was apprehended Sunday with an approximate value of $5,000 in drugs in his possession.