ZAM honors Spears
Friends and family of the late Delores Spears gathered at the Zigler Art Museum on Thursday evening to honor the life and legacy of the former museum director.
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Community opiod event planned
Jeff Davis Parish School Board is partnering with Jeff Davis District Attorney’s Office, Rural Communities Opioid Response Program and Ochsner Health to bring a community-wide forum that focuses on addiction and the opioid epidemic.
Continued stalking lands man in jail
Jennings Police Department made an arrest this week in what Chief Danny Semmes described as an “ongoing domestic situation” between a resident and his ex-wife.
Celebrating Seuss
Famed children’s author Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel would have turned 120 on Mar. 2, and the Jefferson Davis Parish Library celebrated the “Green Eggs and Ham” writer’s birthday week with a Bookmobile stop in Raymond at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The library’s “Bookmobile Lady” Cynthia Fogleman helped lead the “Seusstastic” event for attendees including Hathaway sisters Elizabeth and Arabella Ravia, 5 and 3, respectively, and Michael Compton, 6, of Welsh.
ALA. LAWMAKERS ADVANCE PLAN TO PROTECT IVF CLINICS
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have moved closer to approving protections for fertility clinics. Three IVF providers in Alabama paused services after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were considered “extrauterine children” under the state wrongful death law. Lawmakers in both chambers on Thursday advanced legislation that should shield IVF providers from civil lawsuits and prosecution for the “damage to or death of an embryo” during IVF services. Legislators are hoping to get the measures approved by early next week while they weigh whether additional action is needed.
Welsh installs trash receptacles
WELSH — The Town of Welsh is pleased to be selected as one of the 71 recipients of the 2023-24 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant Program made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Town workers recently installed 10 receptacles along South Adams Street.
LSP responds to wreck
LACASSINE — Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a single-vehicle accident on I-10 West near milepost 45 (U.S. 165 overpass) on Wednesday morning.
Wet wipes causing issues for Welsh sewer systems
WELSH — Town officials here are urging residents to think twice about what is being flushed down the drain after experiencing the second mechanical failure to the sewer system this year.
Pipes repaired, boil advisory remains for parts of Lake Arthur
LAKE ARTHUR — A boil advisory will remain in effect until further notice for the area around 1405 Third Street and the corner Orange Street, a representative for Mayor Sampson “Poncho” Lejeune said. Repairs were made Monday on a water line following an accidental break that day by AT&T.
State fire officials discourage outdoor burning
While the state is not currently under a burn ban, State Fire Marshal Bryan J. Adams strongly encouraged Louisianans to avoid any outdoor burning practices this week until conditions become less concerning.
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