LAKE ARTHUR — A new program was approved this week that will allow local police officers the opportunity to work extra hours while keeping roads safer for residents.
Ashton Guidry, 8, of Hathaway, blows bubbles with his fourlegged best friend, Beaux, who insists on popping each shiny pocket of air before it lands on the ground. Submitted photo
A community action committee that serves Jeff Davis Parish was recognized for their dedication to helping to change lives for the better to create a better chance at success for everyone.
Members of the Jennings Fire Department will be conducting maintenance on fire hydrants, as well as flushing lines throughout Jennings. Chief Ashley Navarre reminds residents that if they notice a slight discoloration of their water, it’s normal.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four teens charged with murder in the dragging death of an elderly New Orleans woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — With flames marching across wide swaths of northeastern New Mexico’s tinder-dry forests, firefighters were taking a stand Wednesday in their fight against the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. to keep it from pushing any closer to the town of Las Vegas and other villages scattered along the fire’s shifting fronts.
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Complaining that the West is “stuffing Ukraine with weapons,” Russia bombarded railroad stations and other supply-line targets across the country, as the European Union moved to further punish Moscow for the war Wednesday by proposing a ban on oil imports.