For over 11 years, missionaries from the United Methodist Church in Jennings have assisted the citizens of Potrerillos, Honduras, with medical and dental care, in addition to community construction efforts and programs for children.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s top school board has voted to make more than 1,400 students eligible for waivers from traditional high school graduation rules.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat with a history of opposing abortion rights, came out Wednesday emphatically against legislation that could subject women to prosecution and prison for getting abortions.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials expect that figure to grow exponentially as research continues.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s nine justices will gather in private Thursday for their first scheduled meeting since the leak of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade and sharply curtail abortion rights in roughly half the states.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Final congressional approval of a $40 billion Ukraine aid bill seems certain within days as top Senate Republicans said Wednesday they expect strong GOP backing for the House-passed measure, signaling a bipartisan, heightened U.S. commitment to helping thwart the bloody Russian invasion.
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed to help American farmers try to ease a global spike in food prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as he visited a family farm Wednesday and unrolled policies meant to increase harvests in ways that the administration believes could also help to reduce grocery bills at home.
Eligible voters in Jeff Davis Parish will have the chance to choose a number of federal, state and local candidates, as well as several tax issues in the Open Primary Congressional Election scheduled for Nov. 8.
WELSH — Two churches are combining efforts with a fundraiser to raise money for repairs, which are still needed as a result of the damage caused by the hurricanes of 2020.
Charles Monlezun reads an excerpt from his book “Becoming Charlie” to guests who gathered at the Zigler Art Museum during a book signing session on Tuesday evening. “Becoming Charlie” is a memoir of his life experiences dedicated to his six year old granddaughter Charlie Bleu. Submitted photo