White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Joe Biden’s decision to step out of the 2024 presidential race and emphasized that Biden wants to 'unite the country' during a press briefing Thursday.
Jeff Davis School Board Assistant Superintendent Ben Oustalet and Transportation Supervisor Wilbert Guilbeaux were guest speakers at the Jennings Rotary Club. They gave updates on new statewide standards and laws on the accountability system, which includes teacher evaluations and student testing scores. Pictured above are Oustalet (from left), Rotarian Tina Perry and Guilbeaux.
Registration to join Chip Off the Old Block Youth Theatre is currently underway for any area youth who may be dreaming of performing on stage. The classes have been divided into three separate age groups, including CHIPS Littles for students in grades third through fifth, CHIPS Middles for junior high grades sixth, seventh and eighth and CHIPS High School for freshmen through seniors.
LifeShare Blood Center’s mobile blood bank will be in Jeff Davis Parish throughout August to replenish the blood supply for residents in need of the vital resource.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris is nearly tied with former President Donald Trump in national polling, according to the latest survey results.
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Summer is a season to relax and enjoy the warm weather. Basking in the summer sun is a great way to relax, but only when the temperatures are safe. Summer heat waves can compromise the health of human beings as well as their pets. Gardening enthusiasts also may need to go the extra mile to keep their plants and gardens from wilting under harsh summer sun.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Signing an agreement with Russia to stop the war with Ukraine would amount to signing a deal with the devil, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as pressure mounts on the country to seek an end to more than two years of fighting.
(Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.)
Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat.
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