The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury recently approved an asphalt overlay project for various road improvements throughout the parish. Jurors weighed options between two projects involving either chip seal or asphalt. Due to funding and time constraints, jurors were faced with prioritizing one road repair project for the remainder of 2025.
Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff Kyle Miers signed a new cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) with JDP Police Jury President Steve Eastman this week that will include an increase of $253,000 in Jail Sales Tax funding to meet the Sheriff’s new budget expenses.
101-year-old WWII Veteran Jack Green of the Southwest Louisiana Veteran’s Home gets a visit from daughter Lavone Fryer of Lake Charles and great granddaughter Mattison Scott (left) of Moss Bluff.
Beginning Tuesday, music lovers will gather in downtown Jennings for some toe-tapping tunes during the weekly concert series, Turn It Up Tuesday.
Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury announced a road project that will begin next week and require closures of the roadway.
(The Center Square) — The U.S. construction industry lost some 7,000 jobs in August, marking the third straight month of employment losses, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Auditors from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office recently released the results of a routine audit performed for Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc.
The Jeff Davis Parish Landfill Commission continued strong discussion over permanent options to resolve landfill noncompliance issues and operator deficiency. Board members received two preliminary requests for proposal (RFP) drafts that will be expanded upon and consolidated into a final draft expected next month.
One minor student is barred from Hathaway High School while school officials and law enforcement investigate an alleged threat the child made to the school.
Jennings High School ball boy Isaiah Lege, 13, waits stoically on the sidelines with his crew for the opportunity to help the Bulldogs.
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