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The Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) is expanding its free small business workshop sessions to include online streaming for remote attendees.

(Editor’s note: This is the second story in a two-part series where Mayor Henry Guinn shares plans for 2026 and the future of Jennings. The first part ran in the Jan. 28 edition of Jennings Daily News and gave readers an overview of 2025.)

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury has extended warming shelter hours through Monday afternoon. The shelter is housed in the William E. Broussard Multi-Purpose Building, located at 814 South Lake Arthur Ave. and will remain open through Monday, Feb. 2 at noon. All residents of Jeff Davis Parish in need of a place out of the freezing cold are welcomed, including families, single adults and couples, though pets are not allowed.

(The Center Square) — An expansion of Louisiana's school voucher program pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and voucher advocates is meeting resistance in the state Legislature again this year.

In a story published in the Sunday, Jan. 25 edition of Jennings Daily News, Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff Kyle Miers updated the public on the progress his office made in 2025. In the story, Miers mentions a forensic audit.

(The Center Square) — The vast majority of city and state government functions in Northwest Louisiana are closed Monday, affected by the historic winter storm that trounced the region beginning late Friday.

(The Center Square) — A year into President Donald Trump’s second term, American energy dominance has advanced as promised, confirmed by affordable power and reliable energy, and seen in the termination of the war on coal, according to energy advocates.