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Anthony and Daphne Eason of Jennings announce the birth of their son, Xavier-Adam William Eason, born March 15, 2021, at Jennings American Legion Hospital.

Dr. Shiela Harmon Martin, professor of political science, has spent 46 years of dedicated service in the academy as an educator and practitioner of politics. She possesses a diverse professional background that includes teaching in the discipline of political science, local and federal government service and administrative leadership.

Joel Richert (center), of Knights of Columbus Council 2012 from Our Lady Help of Christians OLHC) Parish in Jennings, recently presented the Council’s 2021 Catholic Youth Leadership Awards (CYLA) to Conner Christopher Cassidy (left) and Mary Elizabeth Caraway (right).

Honestly, on those table games you play when you have family and friends over, I love cheating (never said I was perfect).

In New York City, people smile at the first snowfall of the season and admire its ability to put a clean, fresh facade on a city which is often weary from all those tired, poor, huddled masses it originally invited and must now accommodate.

On average, someone in the United States dies from cardiovascular disease (CVD) every 36 seconds, approximately 2,380 deaths each day, according to the American Heart Association. Each day, 405 deaths occur in the U.S. as the result of strokes, an average of one death every 3:33. More people die annually from CVD than from any other cause including cancer, COPD, diabetes, lung infections and the flu, according to the American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics.