Audit released for City of Jennings
The City of Jennings is moving forward with healthy finances after a recent audit of its financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2023.
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JDP library spreads community awareness among youth
The Jeff Davis Parish Library is introducing different parts of the community and spreading awareness to the children during a relatively new program called “Story-time Around Town”.
CHIPS middles to perform murder mystery
A Block Off Broadway’s Chip Off the Old Block middles group is preparing for their next production, “A Family Reunion to Die For,” by Mike Steele and Matt Steele.
Blessing Box offers alms to area homeless
A local church recently started a project to help further its commission to care for the needy with its “Blessing Box,” a refrigeratorsized storage container outside the office doors of Jennings Methodist Church containing donated items for the city’s homeless.
State attorneys general say more than 85,000 children lost at the border
(The Center Square) — Twenty-two state attorneys general said Monday more than 85,000 migrant children could be lost based on a report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
State fire officials discourage outdoor burning
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Audit finds La. community college’s statements were off by $600k
(The Center Square) — Central Louisiana Technical Community College bungled its financial statements last fiscal year by more than $600,000, repeating similar problems from the year prior, according to an audit.
Permit-less concealed carry advances in the House
BATON ROUGE — A House committee passed a bill Monday that would allow individuals 18 and over to carry a concealed handgun without a permit as long as they are not prohibited from owning a firearm under state or federal law.
Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases
DETROIT (AP) — Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping cool overall inflation and giving frustrated Americans more hope of finding an affordable vehicle.
Lawmakers face government shutdown deadline this week
(The Center Square) — Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., face a partial government shutdown deadline this week and another separate shutdown early next week, setting up for a chaotic Congress and frantic dealmaking, or lack thereof, before Friday.
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