PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and caused power outages that could take weeks to fix continued to sock both coasts with another round of weather chaos on Friday.
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Jeff Davis Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) announced a hard freeze warning for parish residents until 9 a.m. Sunday morning. OHSEP officials said precautionary steps should be taken to protect people, pets, plants and pipes. For more information, visit local.nixle.com/ alert/10596491/?sub_ id=0.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in more than two decades and prices hit record highs, pushing homeownership out of reach for many Americans. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing U.S. home sales totaled 4.09 million last year, an 18.7% decline from 2022. That is the weakest year for home sales since 1995 and the biggest annual decline since 2007, the start of the housing slump of the late 2000s. The median national home price for all of last year edged up just under 1% to record high of $389,800, the NAR said.
During a recent meeting of the Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury (JDPJ), an announcement was made concerning the renewal of two ad valorem taxes, which cover maintenance costs for the courthouse and two road districts.
Winter warm-up
A new proposal for congressional redistricting, also known as Senate Bill 8, was approved this week by the Louisiana Senate before it was substantially altered and approved by the House and Government Affairs Committee.
WELSH — The town will be holding a Mardi Gras run for local children where they can experience and learn about Cajun traditions and, of course, chase a chicken.
A parish photography club continues to nurture the talents of younger residents throughout the area.
(The Center Square) – The full Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed to hear the case over Texas’ marine barriers seven months and multiple court rulings after the Biden administration first sued last July.
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