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City to take ownership of former school property

After more than a decade of codeenforcement concerns and years of uncertainty over the future of the former James Ward Elementary School, the City of Jennings is being asked to take ownership of the property — not through a purchase, but as a donation from its current owner.

The proposed donation of the former school at 1303 W.D. Rochelle Ave. would give the city control of the long-vacant six-acre…

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