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Two planned power outages in Jennings, which would have disrupted service to some residents and businesses in the area, have been cancelled.

The Jeff Davis Parish Ordinance Committee recently discussed parish board term limits for members appointed to serve on various parish utility, fire and management boards. The committee voted to decline implementing mandatory term limits that would prevent board members from serving on parish boards for more than 10 years.

— Electricity prices and other measures of consumer energy affordability are highest in states with the most extensive policy mandates, compliance requirements, and the most rigid regulatory structures, according to a report released Wednesday.

WELSH — Residents from here and the surrounding area are invited to an event filled with music, vendors and food.

— President Donald Trump made history Wednesday by attending oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court over his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, spotlighting a pivotal legal battle with farreaching implications.