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The Cajun Family Chapter of Cajun French Music Association is hosting their first Christmas Cajun dance Saturday, Dec. 13, starting at 7 p.m. at Friends Supporting Friends event center, located at 1603 U.S. 90 West.

— With the Trump administration taking steps to curb food stamp fraud, some fiscal watchdogs argue that shifting the consequences of fraud from the federal government to states is the only long-term solution.

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Members of the Jeff Davis Parish Landfill Commission are currently split on pursuing a landfill sale option for maintaining revenue and service expectations.

It’s Christmas time and the big jolly fellow dressed in northern fashions’ finest wear is making his way around Jeff Davis Parish next week, with several stops children surely won’t want to miss. Children will get the chance to see Santa and Mrs. Claus, drop last minute hints on Christmas wishes all while enjoying cookies, hot cocoa, fun and pictures.

ELTON — Officials here are excited to see significant progress with a program aimed at minimizing blight throughout the town, as the demolition project nears the end.

School officials are hosting an informative event to assist parish families and students with exceptionalities after high school.

— New Orleans and state officials are preparing for the expected arrival of U.S. Border Patrol agents as the Trump administration expands its immigration crackdown in the South, but information remains sparse.

— First Solar on Friday unveiled its $1.1 billion manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, bringing more than 800 jobs to the local economy.