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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper decided Thursday he could not grant a motion from unions representing the workers to stop the layoffs, though he acknowledged chaos caused by Trump's blitz of secondterm executive actions. The judge found the unions' lawsuit amounted to an employment dispute and must follow a different complaint process outlined in federal employment law. The ruling comes as thousands of federal government employees are laid off. Trump's Republican administration argued the unions failed to show they're facing the kind of irreparable, immediate harm that would justify an emergency order stopping layoffs.

A new Jeff Davis Parish safe room building is moving forward in the architectural phase.

The Jeff Davis Parish School Board Finance Committee began discussions earlier this week on paying certified teachers and support staff a stipend check before members ultimately decided to table the matter.

WELSH — Changes are coming to Jeff Davis Parish Libraries that will provide residents with more studying, meeting and payment options.

(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s latest annual report details over $3 billion in missing, misappropriated, overstated or understated funds across 18 state agencies and political subdivisions.