(The Center Square) — South Louisiana could soon welcome a multibillion-dollar economic boost as Hyundai plans to build a steel mill in Ascension Parish to supply its U.S.-based Hyundai and Kia vehicle assembly plants.
(The Center Square) — A federal court struck down the Department of Education’s guidance on Title IX on Thursday, and critics of the changes to the federal antidiscrimination statute celebrated the action as a legal win with wide-ranging ramifications.
(The Center Square) — President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats and the New York judge who sentenced him to an unconditional discharge, meaning he won't go to jail, before taking office on Jan. 20. He said he will appeal the sentence.
Parish 4-H ends year on high note
(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.)
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates. The Labor Department reported Friday that job growth was up last month from 212,000 in November. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.1% from 4.2% in November.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters are hoping for a break from fierce winds fueling massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-largest city on edge. The fires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures since Tuesday, when they first began popping up around a densely populated expanse north of downtown Los Angeles. No cause has been identified for the largest fires. The level of devastation is jarring even in a state that has grown used to massive wildfires. Dozens of blocks of scenic Pacific Palisades were flattened to smoldering rubble. In neighboring Malibu, blackened palm strands were all that was left above debris where oceanfront homes once stood.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on Thursday the capture of a Church Point man who was wanted on six counts of child pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13, thanks to assistance from Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office.
A Jennings woman started 2025 off by celebrating the birth of her first child, who was also the first baby born in the parish.
The position of E-911 director has undergone much back-and-forth negotiation between the Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury and the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Department, deciding which body should oversee the position.
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