Lake Arthur High School senior Vivian Sketoe (left) was awarded certificates from Jeff Davis Parish School Board member Greg Bordelon for achievements on the court and in the classroom. After graduation, Sketoe plans to attend Mississippi College, where she will also play basketball.
In the style of 1920’s basketball, with six players instead of five, granny basketball league is considered a gentle game for women of a certain age, but it provides an opportunity for players, volunteer referees, cheerleaders, scorekeepers, charity organizers and fans to enjoy the fun and nostalgia of early women’s basketball.
(The Center Square) — The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana conducted a web forum to discuss Gov. Jeff Landry administration's initiative to revamp the state's coastal agency.
Jennings High School FFA members recently competed on the state level for the organization’s spring Career Development Event in Alexandria.
Threats to oust speaker grow
(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.)
(AP) — John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone attack on a major air base early near the central city of Isfahan activated Iranian air defenses early Friday. The strike came just days after Tehran’s unprecedented droneand- missile assault on Israel. Speaking at the G7 meeting in Capri, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the U.S. received “lastminute” information from Israel about the attack on Isfahan. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not dispute that immediately after Tajani’s remarks, but said: “We were not involved in any offensive operations.”
WELSH — Officers with the Welsh Police Department responded to a call Thursday morning that led to a manhunt and a lockdown at Welsh High and Welsh Elementary schools.
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