(The Center Square) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. The change, which the president said takes effect “immediately,” comes after the president toyed with the idea amid trade tensions with Canada.
Jeff Davis Parish leaders are asking local businesses to help answer a simple but important question: How can today’s students become tomorrow’s workforce without leaving home? That question brought educators, business owners, elected officials and industry representatives together this week for the inaugural Jeff Davis Parish Workforce Alliance Lunch & Learn at SOWELA Technical Community College in Jennings, where organizers introduced a new initiative aimed at strengthening partnerships between schools and employers while expanding career opportunities for local students. 'I think this is the best way to do that by bringing our industry leaders all in the same room together and see what things we can do as a parish to get students to stay in the parish with the job opportunities that we have.” — Economic Development Director Cesilee Oliver Jeff Davis Parish Economic Development Director Cesilee Oliver said the idea grew from conversations with Jeff Davis Parish School Board officials about creating a practical way to connect businesses with students preparing to enter the workforce.
A Jennings man was sentenced to two years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to felony charges involving methamphetamine possession and obscenity. David Bruce Reinhardt of Jennings recently pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine, less than two grams, a felony violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 40:967(C).
Conversations following the August Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury meeting highlighted a side of local government rarely discussed publicly: accepting outside funding often means accepting long-term maintenance obligations that must fit within future parish budgets.
FENTON — Cook teams are being sought for a day filled with friendly competition, family fun and remembering a fallen officer who dedicated his life to the safety of the community. The fourth annual Shannon Brown Sauce Cook-Off will take place Saturday, Oct.
(The Center Square) — Louisiana is set to receive at least $180.9 million from a sweeping multistate settlement with Meta and could collect another $67 million if other major social media companies agree to similar child-safety restrictions.
(The Center Square) — A slew of candidates running as democratic socialists appears to be raising alarms with a majority of American voters, according to a new poll. The Center Square’s Voters Voice Poll found 63% of Americans are concerned with the growth of socialism or communism in American politics, while 29% are not concerned.
(The Center Square) — Louisiana private-sector workers are putting in more hours than workers anywhere else in the country, but their average hourly earnings remain among the lowest in the nation. In Louisiana, privatesector workers averaged 36.4 hours a week in July, the longest workweek among the 50 states, according to the U.S.
(The Center Square) — A federal appeals court has put Plaquemines Parish’s $744.6 million coastal-damage verdict against Chevron back in jeopardy, sending the case to a federal judge and temporarily blocking further proceedings in state court.
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