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(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.)

WELSH — Compton Substation residents must prepare to be without power for a few hours on Tuesday, March 19. Jeff Davis Electric Co-op Director of Safety Ben Hetzel announced the co-op scheduled a planned power outage for maintenance of substation equipment. The outage is scheduled to last from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will affect members north of Welsh, including those who live on Liberty Cemetery, Litteral, Placide, F.E. Landry and Bucklin roads, as well as Elton Drive.

RESERVE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide for his role in a fiery highway pileup that left eight dead last year after a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog snared more than 160 vehicles. Louisiana State Police said Tuesday that Ronald Britt was operating a truck at unsafe speeds on Interstate 55 last October when he slammed into the back of a car that had stopped in the left lane behind several other vehicles involved in minor crashes. That collision killed 60-year-old James Fleming and seriously injured his wife. He faces numerous charges, including negligent homicide and reckless operation.

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MERMENTAU — Motorists traveling on the Mermentau River Bridge on U.S. 90 at milepost 70, will experience alternating lane closures on Thursday, March 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office recently issued an audit of the financial health of Jeff Davis Parish Water District No. 4 in Jennings.