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Head Start accepting applications for upcoming school year

Head Start, which operates pre-school classes for lowincome children in Jennings and Elton, is now accepting applications for the next school year.

The school teaches children ages three to five school readiness and helps them reach social and emotional goals, said Head Start Family and Community Partnership Manager Terry Fontenot.

From the Pond to the Pot

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Second graders from M.J. Kaufman Elementary in Lake Charles got to experience firsthand how crawfish travel from the pond to the pot at a tour hosted by the Jeff Davis Parish Tourist Commission Friday morning.

The tours, which are held from March to May for students in the surrounding area, start at a 65-acre crawfish pond in Roanoke owned by crawfish farmer Burt Tietje before traveling to the I-10 Crawfish Cooperative, where crustaceans from farms like Tietje’s are processed before making their way to grocery stores and restaurants.

VVA receives $5K donation to help replace stolen trailer

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1058 in Jennings received a $5,000 donation to help replace items that were missing or damaged when the group’s utility trailer was stolen late last year.

Jeff Davis Bank read about the theft in Jennings Daily News and decided to help the group. Boyd Boudreaux, president and CEO, said the company aims to help important groups like Vietnam Veterans of America.

Trump seeks to limit access to records seized in FBI raid

NEW YORK (AP) — The porn actress Stormy Daniels is expected to attend a court hearing in New York on Monday where a U.S. judge is hearing more arguments about President Donald Trump’s extraordinary request that he be allowed to review records seized from his personal lawyer’s office as part of a criminal investigation before they are examined by prosecutors.

STATE BRIEFS

London choir to mark 60th anniversary of chapel

Trump builds on Obama opioid policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep within President Donald Trump’s plan to combat opioid abuse, overshadowed by his call for the death penalty for some drug traffickers, is a push to expand the use of medication to treat addiction.

It’s a rare instance in which Trump isn’t trying to dismantle Obama administration policies, and where fractious Republicans and Democrats in Congress have come together.

S.C. inmate: Bodies stacked up during riot, 7 slain

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Inmates armed with homemade knives fought each other for more than seven hours inside a maximumsecurity prison, leaving seven of them dead, officials said. An inmate who witnessed the riot told The Associated Press that bodies were “literally stacked on top of each other.”

At least 17 prisoners were seriously injured as inmates fought uninterrupted before authorities regained control of Lee Correctional Institution about 3 a.m. Monday, South Carolina prisons spokesman Jeff Taillon said.

Seven JDP schools to receive donations

Seven Jeff Davis Parish schools will receive donations totaling over $5,000 from Community Coffee as part of its Community Cash for Schools program.

The schools were just some of the more than 800 schools that participate in the program and received donations this year, said Community Coffee General Manager of Communications Jodi Conachen.

Our Lady of Immaculate was the program’s highest earner in Jeff Davis Parish, with proceeds of $1,615 being donated to the school.

Lake Arthur Elementary came in second with proceeds from the program totaling $1,210.10.

Boutique fundraiser to benefit CADA

A pop-up boutique featuring LuLaRoe clothing sales that will benefit Jeff Davis Parish Communities Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) will open Thursday, April 26.

The event will take place from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. at Jennings United Methodist Church located at 702 North Cary Avenue.

The event, which is in its third year, will sell clothing from women’s fashion line LuLaRoe, known for its leggings and other outwear that come in bright colors and unique patterns.

POWER OF ART

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HATHAWAY - What started as a hobby for a young resident here is beginning to garner recognition from the community.

Jordan Broussard, 15, is a sophomore at Hathaway High School who has been teaching himself how to draw since he was four years old.

“I would pause the television and draw the cartoons characters,” he said. “When I was about 10, I graduated to a sketch pad and I started drawing faces. When I was younger and first started, I could put the lines and shapes on paper and I didn’t have to use a grid to draw.”