Newly elected District 37 Rep. Reese “Skip” Broussard (right) was sworn into office on Friday, ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Broussard committed to serving the parish with his hand on the Bible, held by his wife, Chantay, and surrounded by his family.
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A parish educational network for children from birth to five years old will soon open its registration for the 2026-27 school year, which begins in August. The Jeff Davis Ready Start Network, comprised of parish public schools, head start programs and Type III learning centers, will hold its annual pre-K roundup completely online beginning Tuesday, March 17. Parents and guardians are encouraged to make preparations now for registration.
(The Center Square) — Louisiana plans to use the first wave of its new federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding to expand the rural health workforce, build out telehealth and digital systems, support new care-delivery models and make capital improvements at rural facilities, according to internal state documents.
In light of the recent burn ban, Jeff Davis Parish Fire District No. 6 shared advice they received from Allen Parish Fire Protection District No. 4 Chief Jacob LaCour.
(AP) — A federal judge last week temporarily halted the state of Louisiana's legal challenge to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office's longstanding immigration policy, which prohibits jail staff from honoring federal immigration detainer requests to hold local arrestees suspected of being in the country illegally past their release dates.
Limousines, hotels, Airbnb, ChatGPT among hundreds of millions of dollars in charges
— Differing state laws banning certain food ingredients or requiring new warning labels could raise grocery prices by about 12% in affected states and, potentially, nationwide if similar proposals spread, a new economic analysis warns.
SEATTLE (AP) — Hilary Knight doesn't want to let what she called a 'distasteful' joke by President Donald Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women's Olympic hockey team get in the way of a historic performance by American women across all sports at the Milan Cortina Games.
ACADIA PARISH — Two area women found themselves behind bars this week in a neighboring parish for allegedly providing illegal narcotics to their children.
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