Jennings is full of holiday spirit, with Christmas happenings going on throughout the month of December, including the Christmas Parade this Saturday, December 6th!
The American Press reports George Lawdins entered his plea Monday to charges of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer in the line of duty and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
On the same day 27-year-old Lacie Fontenot's body was found near a water tower in Lake Arthur, an investigative reporter published an article shedding controversial new light on the unsolved murders of eight women in Jefferson Davis Parish.
Police Jury President Donald Woods says the sales tax increase would take effect July 1. He says passage of the tax is vital to the future of the parish jail.
The Jennings City Council has approved issuing $6 million in bonds for construction of a new city hall and city court and renovations to other departments.