Two charged in death of Jennings man
BATON ROUGE — Two suspects were arrested earlier this week on charges stemming from the shooting death of a Jennings man in the spring.
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Lacassine Industrial Park welcomes parish, state officials
LACASSINE — As a way to promote the industrial site here, Louisiana Agriculture Financial Authority and Jeff Davis Parish and Louisiana Economic Development invited leaders from the parish to learn more about the businesses located in the park and what is to come.
Local man arrested for ATV theft
An Iota man was arrested over the weekend for stealing multiple all-terrain vehicles from a Texas business.
Ambulance committee addresses contract changes
The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury Ambulance Committee made changes to parish ambulance service contract agreements to help improve operations and communication between the jury, 911 and first responders.
Christmas Prep
Ladies Altar Society members, including Pam Miller (clockwise, from left), Theresa Segura, Pam Bergeaux and Francis Naquin, deep clean Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in preparation for Christmas services. The group scrubs the church from top to bottom twice a year — before Easter and Christmas.
Library officials increase security at LA branch
LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Police Department and Jeff Davis Parish Library are working together to ensure the library is a safe place for the community after unsavory characters took advantage of the building.
Bird flu confirmed in Louisiana backyard flock
(The Center Square) — State and federal officials have confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard flock in Bossier Parish, marking the first case in domestic birds in Louisiana during the ongoing outbreak that began in February 2022.
State officials say major highway projects on track despite funding shifts
— The Capital Area Road and Bridge District's planned project for Interstate 49 expansion and a new Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge remains on track despite shifts in scheduling, funding and new federal environmental requirements.
Report: Louisiana students improved their reading proficiency in 2024
— Louisiana students in kindergarten through third grade improved their reading proficiency by 2.3 percentage points on a literacy screener given at the beginning of this school year.
Wreaths Across America
A crowd gathered from across the region at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery to adorn the gravestones of our country’s heroes. Every year, Wreaths Across America receives donations of fresh Christmas wreaths to be set in front of veteran gravestones in cemeteries across the nation and Normandy. The movement started in 2004 when a picture showed thousands of wreaths adorning the oldest graves stones at Arlington cemetery.
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