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The public is invited to a free family event to celebrate Independence Day.

LAKE ARTHUR — The Jeff Davis Parish Library recently hosted local author Jeanie F. Lewis who shared insights on the art of storytelling during a recent library event. Born and raised in Lake Arthur, Lewis is retired and helps care for her father while also assisting with her family’s shrimping business.

After missing in action (MIA) on the island of Saipan during World War II (WWII), Harry Lebert is finally coming home to Louisiana where his remains will be reunited with family. A special interment ceremony at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery will dedicate Lebert to his long-awaited final resting place Wednesday, July 2, at 12:30 p.m. — 80 years after serving on the front lines of Pearl Harbor and fighting in one of the fiercest battles on the Pacific side of the world war.

(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.)

A local man received his sentence this week for his part in a severe domestic incident that left his victim shaken and forever changed.

WELSH — In a packed Greyhound Gymnasium this week, the friends and family of the late Rev. Craig Sams Sr. gathered to honor his life and legacy.