State officials, military members, American Legion and local biker groups along with a large gathering of residents, family and friends came together to honor Private First Class Harry Lebert as he was brought to his final resting place after missing in action for over 80 years.
WELSH — Two town employees here will see a bump in pay after the Welsh Board of Aldermen held a public hearing to determine a pay increase for the chief of police and to set the salary for the new clerk.
ELTON — A decision could not be reached this week concerning upgrades and maintenance funding for the town’s park. Mayor Mike Pierrotti and the council are torn as to future plans for the public facility, which includes two baseball fields, a pavilion and a play area, all situated on land the town leases from the Catholic church.
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana Tech sophomore and Jeff Davis Parish youth took home the top award at this year’s 2025 Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Talk Meet contest last week.
— Louisiana officials expressed concern on Monday about a project to build a new Mississippi River Bridge south of Baton Rouge, which will now be delayed another few months.
WELSH — Junior high school students are invited to participate in fun and educational classes hosted by a parish church.
— Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed legislation on Monday intended to address the state's insurance crisis and the reorganization of the state Department of Transportation and Development.
— The U.S. Department of Education has launched a new grant initiative to encourage patriotism as America’s 250th anniversary approaches.
Private First Class Henry Lebert, who went missing in action on the island of Saipan during World War II in 1944, is coming home to Louisiana where his remains will be reunited with family before a special interment ceremony at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery. Lebert will be dedicated to his long-awaited final resting today — 80 years after fighting in two of the fiercest battles on the Pacific side of the world war, Tarawa and the U.S. commonwealth Island of Saipan, only a few short years after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The new Jeff Davis Parish Animal Shelter is underway with plans for completion sometime this year. The no-kill shelter is being built through a $2 million grant and will feature 40 dog and 30 cat enclosures. The police jury hopes to reappropriate jail funds to run the new facility and combine maintenance efforts as the Jeff Davis Parish Regional Consolidated Jail is located next door to the shelter.
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