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Summer mowing tips for a healthy, lush lawn

Fri, 07/26/2024 - 05:00

Late summer is a time of year when yards see a lot of foot traffic. Whether you’re hosting parties and events or your kids are running all over the lawn, your grass needs to be in tiptop shape.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Fri, 07/26/2024 - 05:00

Calendar Guidelines

Committee approves ITEP application

Fri, 07/26/2024 - 05:00

Local approval of a tax exemption request brings a new solar farm project in Jeff Davis Parish closer to reality.

Prudhomme sentenced

Fri, 07/26/2024 - 05:00

Jeff Davis Parish District Attorney Lauren Heinen recently announced the conviction update of a man charged with various drug offenses.

Council authorizes new trash service contract

Fri, 07/26/2024 - 05:00

Jennings residents will have a new trash service provider beginning in September after officials unanimously approved a 10-year, $800,000 contract at a special meeting on Tuesday.

Business start-up seminar hosted

Fri, 07/26/2024 - 05:00

Everything needed to get a small business started in Louisiana was covered during this month’s small business Start-Up class held at Jennings City Hall.

Committee discusses concerns with hostile drones

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 05:00

(The Center Square) — The Advanced Aviation and Drone Advisory Committee heard several unmanned aerial vehicle and counterdrone companies pitch the importance of advanced technology in Louisiana this week.

No prison for nursing home owner who sent 800 residents to ride out hurricane in squalor

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 05:00

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of probation.

Motorcyclist injured on interstate

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 05:00

Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office and Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a traffic accident on I-10 near mile marker 51 between Welsh and Lacassine Monday morning. Lucas Spencer of Jennings was riding his motorcycle westbound on the interstate at the time of the accident. He received multiple serious injuries and required AirMed transport to an area trauma center. Traffic on the interstate was shut down for a period of time to allow emergency crews access to the scene.