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Jeff Davis Parish LSU AgCenter Assistant Extension Agent Kim Landry offers local expert advice on controlling pesky ants and their nests this summer.

(The Center Square) – The Midcontinent Independent System Operator is warning that 'immediate action' is needed to address rising risks to resource adequacy as electricity demand across the region accelerates sharply due to artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and industrial expansion.

The new property insurance po licy will save the school system close to half a million dollars, thanks to the diligence of sch ool officials and their need to seek reasonably priced and better insuranc e coverage for the parish compared to last year. The board updates policies yearly, according to Dire ctor of Finance Christin LeGros. Due to high premiums in 2024, school officials opted for a $10 million policy for named storms that was based on a parametric scale which was dependent on several factors, includi ng wind speed, that would dete rmine the amount of payout. Also, there were other policies, wh ich included a $35 million polic y for all other perils and a $1 0 million policy for all other wind. The finance director was d etermined to find insurance covera ge that would offer better assu ranceandnotbreakthebank. “Our policy last year was right at $1. 7 million,” LeGros explained. “Wh en I asked for proposals, I asked for a $30 million quote b ut I also asked the agents to g ive me othe r options.” LeGros said sh e was unsure what the insurance market looked like but had heard premiumsweredecreasing.Three insurancecompanieswerecontacted to submit quotes, includin g McGriff, Gallagher and Je what the insurance market looked like but had heard premiums were decreasing. Three insurance companies were contacted to submit quotes, including McGriff, Gallagher and Jeff Davis Insurance.

LAKE ARTHUR — The Town of Lake Arthur is ready to kickoff a full day of activity with food, music, games, face-painting, parade and fireworks at the town’s annual Freedom Festival.

WA S H I N G TON (AP) — Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job. But the respite didn’t last long. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin declared that worksite enforcement “remains a cornerstone of our efforts to safeguard public safety, national security and economic stability” and that there will be “no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals” or undermine enforcement efforts.

BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will make up his mind within two weeks on whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Trump sought to keep open the door to diplomacy on Tehran’s nuclear program, while Israel and Iran exchanged more attacks. Israel’s defense minister has threatened Iran’s supreme leader after Iranian missiles on Thursday damaged a hospital in southern Israel and hit residential buildings near Tel Aviv.

Students in Jeff Davis Parish will continue to adhere to the established uniform policies after discussions went nowhere during the Policy Committee meeting this week.

Parish residents will see a parishwide sales tax to benefit permanent employees in the school district on the November ballot.