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The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury is considering entering into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with Water District No. 4’s water board for capital improvements to their water system.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden is gathering South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for talks. Friday’s meeting comes amid heightened concerns about North Korea’s growing military partnership with Russia and Pyongyang’s stepped-up ballistic missile tests. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru. It also follows North Korea deploying thousands of troops to Russia to help Moscow try to claw back land in Russia’s Kursk border region that Ukraine seized earlier this year. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also ordered a series of ballistic missile tests in the lead-up to this month’s U.S. election.

LAKE ARTHUR — Recently donated pickleball equipment has been vandalized at the new courts installed at Lake Arthur Park. Residents wanting to try the new sport, but didn’t have their own paddles or balls, were supplied with an onsite set, thanks to a donation by Hornsby Lawn and Equipment. All four paddles were broken and left on the court. Lake Arthur residents have since stepped up and donated three new sets for town officials to lend out.

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury has moved into the bid phase for the new parish animal shelter after the final architectural design phase with Beazely and Longo Shelter Design of Lafayette was completed.

OBERLIN — Members of a four parish Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Alliance seek to balance the risks of CO2 storage in the area that could possibly affect drinking water for much of Louisiana. The alliance came together with residents — many longtime workers in the oil and gas industry — to hear a preliminary analysis on proposed underground CO2 storage in Allen Parish. Professional geologist Michael Simms and Environmental Scientist Gary Snellgrove of Gulf Engineers and Consultants (GEC) in Baton Rouge, were hired to perform an environmental and public-health risk assessment for Allen Parish. The team shared information about the CO2 permitting process and underground reservoir formations. The team also received public feedback and addressed questions and concerns.

The Jennings City Council voted earlier this week to accept bids on the ornamental sign project for the city’s historic district, as well as part of the waterworks expansion project.

ELTON — The Town of Elton will be without a clerk a little longer after the council was unable to move forward with the hiring process at Wednesday’s meeting due to legalities.