Jennings council approves budget, increases on various matters
Jennings City Council unanimously approved a comprehensive budget for the upcoming fiscal year at Tuesday’s special meeting.
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Local track club headed to Junior Olympics
The Bayou Blazers track club, serving Southwest Louisiana youth, is sending its first track and field members to the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics from July 29 through Aug. 3 in Greensboro, N.C., at North Carolina A&T’s Truist Stadium.
Universal education savings account program set to launch in 2025
(The Center Square) — Louisiana's new education savings account program will debut in August 2025, but plenty of work remains before it becomes a universal program for Pelican State K-12 students.
Audit: Recent hurricanes cost state utility restoration $1.5B in new debt
(The Center Square) — According to a recent audit, the Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corporation added $1.5 billion in new debt to help utilities restore electricity service after four hurricanes and a winter storm.
Lawsuit challenges new state law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana's new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional.
Elton police in search of badge owner
ELTON — The Elton Police Department is asking the community for help in locating the owner of a U.S. Navy Police badge that was recently found. The owner or anyone with knowledge of the owner’s identity is asked to call EPD at 337-584-2200.
Ways to reduce energy bills during summer heat
With temperatures forecasted to run at least two degrees higher than historical averages across more than half the country, according to projections from AccuWeather, heat waves may lead to soaring air-conditioning bills this summer.
Seafood industry groups unite to oppose bill limiting bottom trawls
(The Center Square) — A bill introduced last month in the U.S. House of Representatives that could place limits on trawling by fishermen and shrimpers is drawing the fire of seafood industry groups from Alaska to Florida.
JHS heroes honored
Precht addresses veteran ceremony attendees
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