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COUNTRY CHRISTMAS ON THE LAKE

The community of Welsh came together on Saturday to turn the downtown area into a winter wonderland. A parade kicked off the night with many floats throwing candy, trinkets and other fun surprises to eager residents.

The Town of Elton hosted its annual Christmas festival over the weekend, complete with a parade down Main Street. Town officials, area royalty and local businesses, along with the Basile High and Welsh High school marching bands shared their Christmas spirit in celebration of the upcoming holiday.

Crowds gathered in historic downtown Jennings for the annual Christmas parade on Friday. Various organizations, businesses, officials and residents decorated cars, floats, tractors, side by sides and vehicles with lights and festive decorations, much to the delight of attendees.

The City of Jennings and the Jennings Fire Department provided a spectacular pyrotechnic show from the Jennings Airport. As a holiday tradition, fireworks are set off each year following the Christmas parade.

Anyone can be a victim of crime, especially around the holidays, and parish law enforcement wants to give residents the best possibility of avoiding it.

HATHAWAY — A young motorcyclist was transported to an area trauma center on Tuesday for surgery after an accident left him severely injured.

Local firefighters responded to an early morning fire that destroyed a storage building Saturday.

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