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Two voting precincts were merged recently, adding to the list of reorganized voting areas in Jeff Davis Parish.

(The Center Square) – The city of New Orleans is planning to spend $1 million to fund a guaranteed basic income pilot program for 800 public high school students for three years. It will be funded by federal moneyfromtheAmerican Rescue Plan Act.

PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to enjoy the dream of competing at one of the world’s most prestigious sports events while carrying the burden of the war back home. Ukrainian badminton player Polina Buhrova says she experiences a mix of emotions while trying to enjoy her first Olympics but getting upset reading the news from Ukraine. She says she's ready to show “how strong we are.” Fencer Olga Kharlan says preparing for the Games was especially challenging because she had to train abroad due to Russia’s war and had not seen her family in a long time.

The second annual Back-to-School Movie Night and school supply drive will be held tonight, offering a fun night for kids, along with school supplies and backpacks.

(AP) — Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat.

— President Joe Biden said in an address to the nation Wednesday night that he would finish his term in office but 'pass the torch' to the next generation, namely Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Local approval of a tax exemption request brings a new solar farm project in Jeff Davis Parish closer to reality.