Providing a solid educational foundation for the youngest residents of Jeff Davis Parish is crucial to the economic development of the parish because it nurtures innovation in our future leaders and helps keeps young adults out of the juvenile justice system.
Dear Editor: As a parent in Jennings, I know we need to address hunger in our state. It was devastating to hear about Governor Landry’s decision to decline Summer EBT funding because families need support for the summer months while their children are home from school.
February marks the beginning of Black History Month, the federal month-long celebration created to make all Americans aware of African American contributions to the country, as well as the history
Joe Biden is supposed to know something about legislating. After all, he spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate. He must have learned something in those decades. And yet Biden is the driving force behind one of the biggest Capitol Hill fiascos in years: the rapidly imploding “deal” on the U.S.Mexico border, plus aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. It was Biden who insisted that those disparate subjects be linked -- he threatened to veto any part that was passed alone -- which turned out to be a fatal mistake given the impossibility of a majority in Congress agreeing on any immigration-related topic. Failing to agree on immigration guaranteed failure on the other policies.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which dates back to the 1960s, is a critical program offered to low-income residents throughout the state, includin
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