The staff at Jennings Daily News is happy to announce the 2024 New Year’s Baby. Anna Elizabeth Guidry and Skylar Kyle Edwards welcomed their daughter, Julia Arie Edwards earlier this month at Ochsner American Legion Hospital in Jennings. Check out the Wednesday, Jan. 17 edition of the Jennings Daily News for the full story.
(The Center Square) – School choice, increased accountability for lowperforming schools, a laser focus on college and career readiness, and addressing a loss of federal COVID funding are expected to be top priorities for a new conservative majority on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(StatePoint) If you haven’t yet weatherized your home this season, you’re not alone.
(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.)
Sunday, Jan. 14 NFL Playoffs: Wild Card CBS, FOX & NBC, beginning at 1pm Live NFL playoff action today has the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Buffalo Bills (CBS), the Green Bay Packers at the Dallas Cowboys (FOX) and the L.A. Rams at the Detroit Lions (NBC).
(AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit the production of the 737 Max 9 jetliner after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in midflight last week. It was the latest in a string of mishaps at the troubled aircraft maker. The FAA said Friday that it would judge whether Boeing and its suppliers followed approved quality procedures. The agency also indicated that it is reconsidering its longstanding practice of relying on employees at aircraft manufacturers to perform some safety analysis of planes. The move comes just a day after the FAA announced an investigation into whether Boeing failed to make sure a fuselage panel that blew off was safe and manufactured to meet the design that regulators approved.
WA SHI N G TO N (AP) — Republicans say President Joe Biden's plan to start canceling student loans for some borrowers in February is an attempt to win voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Cancellation was set to begin in July under the new SAVE repayment plan but is being unrolled earlier to provide faster relief to borrowers. The Democratic president said Friday it’s part of an effort “to give more borrowers breathing room.'
With the likely possibility of belowfreezing temperatures this week, state and local agencies are encouraging residents to get winterready and be prepared.
Man with a plan
Parish residents will have two opportunities to celebrate the sacrifices made by civil rights legend Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) in Jennings.
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