Parish addresses ordinance for alternative energy storage
The Jeff Davis Parish Ordinance Committee recently discussed a new draft ordinance that would address potential establishment of battery storage facilities in the parish.
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Closed-party primary ballots explained
EDITOR’S NOTE: In this second of a two-part series, Jeff Davis Parish Registrar of Voters explains the importance of voter affiliation and the effect it will have on the May 16 election. This story delves into what each ballot could look like dependent on a voter’s political affiliation. The first part, which ran in the Wednesday, April 15, edition of Jennings Daily News, explained the importance of voter affiliation confirmation and ways residents can change their information if needed.
Vendors, black pot cook-off competitors sought
LAKE ARTHUR — Lake Arthur’s annual outdoor arts, crafts and retail goods market and black pot cook-off invites vendors and cooking competitors to come out and show off their talents. The spring festival offers a variety of shopping on the main street downtown and inside the park with food trucks and cook-off tastings available.
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Cleanup day set for Saturday
WELSH — The Town of Welsh is planning a community- wide event to tackle litter throughout the community.
Taxpayers to spend $477 billion on tax season
— Taxpayers are expected to spend 6.93 billion hours and more than $477 billion to be in compliance with the 2026 tax filing season, according to a new report released Monday.
Record armada of tankers bound for U.S. Gulf to load oil
— An unusually large number of crude oil tankers on the open seas has the American Gulf coast as a destination as the ships are redirected to load cargoes bound for markets around the world already experiencing shortages.
Big oil find in Gulf promises more coastal restoration funding
(The Center Square) — A well yielding “high-quality” oil discovered off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of America by a partnership of three international energy companies should boost the state’s tax revenues for coastal restoration beginning as early as 2027.
Audit: Louisiana spending $92K a child on services for foster children
— Louisiana spent at least $92.7 million on residential behavioral health services for 1,004 foster children during fiscal years 2023 through 2025, or about $92,000 per child according to a new state auditor's report.
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