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Early voting ends Saturday

The fate of the former Jennings Guest House on South Louise Street was left up in the air at Tuesday’s meeting after the council took no action on the matter.

LAKE ARTHUR — A boil advisory was issued for the Town of Lake Arthur after the water was shut off on Monday to make repairs to a fire hydrant on McClure Street.

Jennings Police Department recently responded to a call that led to the arrest of a Jennings man for fraud and making a false report.

MAMOU, La. (AP) — A $15,000 reward is now being offered to find out who killed a whooping crane in south Louisiana in January, officials said.

LAKE ARTHUR — Motorists traveling on the Lake Arthur Bridge over the Mermentau River on La. 14, between Zigler Drive and Lakeshore Road, will experience alternating lane closures in the eastbound and westbound directions on Wednesday, March 20, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Under new Republican leadership, Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature gathered at the Capitol Monday to convene their threemonth regular session, pushing conservative priorities that could reshape education policies, toughen certain criminal penalties, reduce regulations on the property insurance industry and perhaps even rewrite the state Constitution.