Yesterday's News

Stadium becomes Simmons’ legacy

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS Sept. 4, 1994 ( Editor’s note: This is the first in a two- part series on the changing of Jennings High’s Bulldog Stadium to Jerry Simmons Stadium.)

Classes gearing up for tourney

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS July 22, 1999 The streets and baseball diamonds of Jennings belong to Jennings High School alumni for one weekend out of the year, and come Friday the masses of former Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs will invade the city for the annual JHS Alumni Softball Tournament.

What a Catch!

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A group of Welsh fishermen are pictured with their haul in this undated photo.

R.B. Ricker makes Hole-in-One on Crowley golf course

JEFF DAVIS PARISH NEWS Tuesday, June 25, 1935 R.B. Ricker of this city, has the distinction of having made the first “Eagle” ever made on the Crowley golf course, when the local golfer made the hole-in-one on the No. 3, 135 hole on that course Sunday.

Construction begins on Armour plant

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS October 2, 1961 LAKE ARTHUR, La — Construction has begun on a new Armour fertilizer manufacturing facility just west of Lake Arthur, on Louisiana Highway No. 14, according to an announcement by H. Vise Miller, vice president and general manager of the Fertilizer Division of Armour Agricultural Chemical Company, Atlanta, Ga.

Robberies cause store owner to change name

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS July 7, 1996 One local businesswoman has a hard time believing that 'lightning' doesn't strike twice in the same place. For her, it has struck eight times.

JD school officials on close watch as Asian flu spreads over area

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS Jan. 3, 1968 Jeff Davis Parish school officials were closely watching the absentee list today as Asian flu continued to spread rapidly through Southwest Louisiana.

Jennings school bonds expected to be sold

JENNINGS DAILY NEWS Thursday, June 5, 1980 JENNINGS — The half million dollar in bonds for the Jennings school district is almost certain to be sold next month.

Central School

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Photo courtesy of Jennings Carnegie Library

Good crowds at the Socialist encampment

JENNINGS DAILY TIMES- RECORD Aug. 4, 1915 The first encampment of the Socialist party of Jefferson Davis Parish was held in the public park at Lake Arthur from July 30 to August 2, and was considered a very satisfactory one. There were good attendances at all the meetings not interfered with by rain, and the meetings at night were unexpectedly large.