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The Jeff Davis Parish Economic Development Commission has three new officers on its board of directors. After implementing a new EDC charter last month with five new appointees and a sixth pending, a new election of officers resulted in all new chairman, vice-chairman and secretary treasurer.

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury will be asking voters to approve a reappropriation of funds for the new Jeff Davis Animal Shelter. The matter will appear on the November 2025 election ballot.

Mayor Henry Guinn introduced the new Entergy representative for the City of Jennings at Tuesday’s council meeting.

WELSH — Residents from here and the surrounding area are invited to an event on Saturday filled with music, vendors and classic cars.

— Lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee this week reviewed budget requests from several Louisiana public safety agencies, where concerns over outdated technology, chronic staffing shortages, and expanding operational needs took center stage.

POINTE À LA HACHE, La. (AP) — Oil company Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana's coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making.