By REBECCA CHAISSON
Daily News Editor
A 66-year-old Jennings man who was arrested in 2012 for indecent behavior with a juvenile was arrested again this week – for three counts of aggravated rape of a six-year-old, a seven-year-old and a nine-year-old.
By AUBREY BROUSSARD
Daily News Staff Writer
Jennings Police Chief Todd D’Albor, along with Lake Charles Police Chief Don Dixon, in conjunction with the Sulphur Police Department and Welsh Police Department, have been working in joint effort for several months in regards to a rash of vehicle burglaries. The burglaries that have covered Southwest Louisiana seem to have a common thread.
By AUBREY BROUSSARD
Daily News Staff Writer
Monday morning saw a fun-filled family day for the community at the Union Baptist Church in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By GLENETTA SHUEY
Special to the Daily News
Native of Jennings and Army veteran, Brad Crochet, is of Cajun descent and proud of it.
The Reg. of Voters office in conjunction with the Jeff Davis Parish Library visited JHS as well as other area schools to teach students how to read and operate a voting machine.
Daily News photo by Margaret Sonnier
By DYLAN BROSSETTE
Daily News Sports Editor
ELTON – Elton High School (EHS) football coach and teacher Justin Joseph Fruge, 35, was arrested and booked into the parish jail with no set bond Monday night, charged with two counts of molestation of a juvenile stemming from allegations dating back to 2008.
By GLENETTA SHUEY
Special to the Daily News
The American Cancer Society’s estimates for cervical cancer in the United States for 2015 are as follows: About 12,900 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed, and approximately 4,100 women will die from cervical cancer.
The staff of the Jeff Davis Parish Library hosted Toddler Time for area children. The children were divided into stations and each were given different hands-on activities such as crafts, iPad games and group reading time.
Daily News photo by Aubrey Broussard
A Rayne woman was charged with the 2014 murder of a Lake Arthur child Wednesday.
By REBECCA CHAISSON
Daily News Editor
A woman who killed one man and wounded another in a double shooting in Welsh last year will see her day in court next week, and her defense attorney feels she will be exonerated at trial.
ELTON – The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana recently announced the crowning of its Tribal princesses at the 2015 Coushatta Princess Pageant held at the Coushatta Multipurpose Complex on Saturday, Jan. 10. Robin Langley was crowned Coushatta Tribal Princess and Aniyah Williams was crowned Coushatta Jr. Princess.
Ashton Guidry of Jennings embraces his grandmother, Lena Guidry, during a visit. Guidry is a survivor who has been battling stage IV cancer since 2012.
Submitted photo
By REBECCA CHAISSON
Daily News Editor
Clarence Bouley, the 66-year-old Jennings man who was arrested last week for molesting three young girls, could face additional counts of child rape if the investigation turns up more victims. In the meantime, Bouley’s case led to the arrest of a second suspect, identified as a 15-year-old male family member of Bouley.
The Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office (JDSO) recovered a stolen Kabota M8200 tractor, box blade, tank, sprayer and 30-foot gooseneck trailer from a residence on Kennedy Road in Elton Wednesday night.
By AUBREY BROUSSARD
Daily News Staff Writer
Louisiana’s two largest grower organizations, the Louisiana Rice Council (LARC) and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association (LARGA), have scheduled their annual joint membership meeting for Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Grand Marais this year. The meeting will open with a trade show, reception and dinner at 4 p.m. followed by exhibitors from rice-specific industries explaining products and services before the meeting program begins at 5:45. This meeting has been an annual event since 1972 but this will be the first time it’s being held in Jennings.
By AUBREY BROUSSARD
Daily News Staff Writer
Hathaway High School (HHS) in conjunction with Elton High School (EHS) will be hosting a JumpStart Career Expo on Monday, January 26. The expo will be held at the EHS Oris Guidry Gymnasium for any students in Jeff Davis Parish (JDP) who are interested in pursuing a headstart on educational options after high school graduation. It is designed to help students begin making educational decisions on whether to pursue a college bound or technical based curriculum for the upcoming school year.
Matt Hill of Welsh scored a new Ashley recliner courtesy of Bordelon’s Furniture and Jennings Daily News, after sweeping the Pigskin Predictions Super Contest. Readers were asked to submit an entry form containing score predictions for the NFC and AFC Divisional Championship games in order to win. The winning entry needed to feature the exact scores of both games or the closest total of the combined scores. In addition to the recliner, Hill’s lucky numbers also got him a smoked brisket from Cormier’s Specialty Meats; five pounds of sausage from Coleman’s Sausage and Specialty Meats; two Value Meals and two Happy Meals from McDonald’s; and a $20 gift card to Bourbon Street. Local businesses that also made his win possible include Crochet Electric, Inc., Jeff Davis Chiropractic Clinic and Wal-Mart Super Center.
Daily News photo by Paula Bonin
By AUBREY BROUSSARD
Daily News Staff Writer
Jeff Davis Parish School Board leaders recently met to discuss the implementation of the Act 3 program of the 2012 Regular Legislative Session.
Hundreds crowded the Bethel Church grounds Saturday for the first-ever Frozen Over. Snow was brought in and spread for kids of all ages to make snow angels, have snowball fights and, yes, even build a snowman.
By KEVIN BRUCHHAUS
Daily News Staff Writer
The trial of a Jennings woman accused in a fatal 2014 shooting began on Monday at the Jefferson Davis Parish (JPD) Courthouse, with a jury being seated by late afternoon.