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WELSH — Graduates of Welsh High School were honored Wednesday night at Greyhound Stadium with a ceremony sending them off into the world. The graduating class was 66 strong and had six valedictorians to its name. The event started with a welcome speech by Julieonna Robin and an invocation was given by Brecken Haydel and Madilyn Mallett. The six valedictorians all gave addresses, including Eli Jolie, Wyatt Kershaw, Maggie Johnson, Kate Labouve, Baylie Louviere and Julieonna Robin.

ELTON — Elton High School Class of 2025 graduates were given a final farewell Tuesday, May 13, at the Oris Guidry Gymnasium. Graduating seniors were bid onward toward greater heights.

Police have apprehended a Jennings man who was wanted for skipping out on his attempted murder trial scheduled for Monday, May 12. District Attorney Lauren Heinen announced on Wednesday that Wayne Anthony Wyble had been located and was transported to the Jeff Davis Parish Regional Consolidated Jail Facility for booking this week. “I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the public for their vigilance in notifying law enforcement of the defendant’s whereabouts,” Heinen said. “This arrest demonstrates the effectiveness of community cooperation with law enforcement.”

A local man was arrested last week when he attempted to initiate an intimate meet-up with an undercover officer posing as a juvenile online. On Thursday, May 8, the Jennings Police Department Criminal Investigations Division conducted an undercover child predator operation on a social media platform, resulting in the arrest of David Bruce Reinhardt II of Jennings. Reinhardt was arrested and charged with computer- aided solicitation of a minor. The operation was set in motion after detectives received information about Reinhardt participating in inappropriate contact with a juvenile online. Detectives posed as an underage juvenile, whom Reinhardt made contact with through social media. During the course of the conversation, the suspect revealed his intentions to move the conversation from friendly to one more sexual in nature.