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The City of Jennings is asking voters to approve the renewal of two crucial taxes that fund the library, streets, parks and bridges.

(EDITOR’S NOTE – This is the first installment in a twopart series where the Public Affairs Research Council explains the Constitutional Amendments on the May 16 ballot. This story will include the first two CAs for removing jobs from the civil service system and the creation of a new school district. The deep dive into the final three CAs will be published in the Sunday, May 3 edition of Jennings Daily News)

(The Center Square) — The U.S. House of Representatives, in a 215211 vote, approved on Wednesday night a budget resolution that would fund immigration enforcement until the end of President Donald Trump’s administration and set up a route to reopen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

(The Center Square) — The Trump administration has suspended for an additional 90 days a law forbidding foreign-owned and crewed ships from transporting goods between U.S. ports in an effort to contain price increases and to advance national security aims.

Early voting for the May 16 spring closed party primary begins this Saturday at the Jeff Davis Parish Registrar of Voters Office, located at 302 North Cutting Ave. in Jennings. The office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 2-9, with the exception of Sunday, May 3.

LAKE ARTHUR — Area seniors are invited to join a special celebration next week with coffee, prizes, community fellowship and tasty crawfish.