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Jeff Davis School Board grants tax exemption for Bayou Rum

Jeff Davis Parish School Board members on Thursday approved an industrial ad valorem tax exemption for a nearly $10 million expansion project for a privately-owned ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Friday, May 26, 2023 9:14 am

allen parish

Allen Parish School Board deadlocks fourth time on superintendent vote

The Allen Parish School Board once again fell short Wednesday on the five majority votes needed to hire the district’s next school superintendent. In what ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Wednesday, May 24, 2023 7:59 pm

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‘Giant leap into the future’: Groundbreaking kicks off $150M solar project

ELIZABETH — Allen Parish took a giant leap into the future Tuesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking celebrating the start of construction of the $150 million ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 8:53 pm

crime

Sheriff: Lake Arthur man sexually assaulted, battered woman

LAKE ARTHUR — A woman was allegedly beaten, sexually assaulted, strangled and held at knife point before escaping from her assailant early Monday in Jeff ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 7:23 pm

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PHOTO GALLERY: Down ON Main Street car show

Spectators walked among the more than 70 custom cars and trucks on display in downtown Jennings on Saturday as part of the inaugural Down ON ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Monday, May 22, 2023 6:27 am

crime

3 Allen Parish men charged in fatal drive-by shooting

Three Allen Parish men have been arrested in connection to a fatal drive-by shooting earlier this week in Rapides Parish. Jaiden Holmes, 19, of Elizabeth, ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Friday, May 19, 2023 7:29 pm

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PHOTO GALLERY: Council on Aging Crawfish Festival

Senior citizens from throughout Jeff Davis Parish enjoyed food, fun and door prizes Friday during the Jeff Davis Parish Council on Aging’s annual crawfish boil ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Friday, May 19, 2023 2:44 pm

Police Week

‘Thank you’ luncheon held for law officers

Employees and volunteers filled trays with pork steak, baked beans and potato salad Thursday as law enforcement officers and first responders filed past. The scene ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Friday, May 19, 2023 2:27 pm

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Ernest Sickey, the first tribal chairman of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, dies

Special to the American Press Ernest Sickey, the first tribal chairman of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, has died at the age of 80. Sickey, ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Thursday, May 18, 2023 9:11 pm

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Highways dedicated to fallen officers

Portions of major roadways in Jeff Davis Parish were dedicated Wednesday in honor of a Jennings police officer and two Jeff Davis Parish sheriff’s deputies ... Read more

by Doris Maricle, Thursday, May 18, 2023 9:40 am

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