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ADAM TERRY pictured above with HHS Quest for Success students and Instructor Ms. Sharon Gilmore.

Adams returns to alma mater to encourage students

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

How do you become a Washington, DC lobbyist, was the question of the day for these Harrisonburg High School (HHS) 8th grade Quest for Success students in Ms Sharon Gilmore’s class.

REP NEIL RISER

Lawmakers considering death benefits for teachers and other public employees

News Staff

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

(The Center Square) − The Louisiana House Committee on Retirement is exploring potential benefits for the beneficiaries of state employees killed in the line of duty by an intentional act of violence.'This is for active shooting scenarios,' said Rep. Neil Riser, R-Caldwell, the bill's author.

Successful air rescue at Saline Larto Lake

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Saturday, January 31, 2025, at approximately 1:12 PM, the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) received a call for assistance from a couple stranded in a dangerous area near the Long Branch Control Structure at Saline Larto Lake.

Audit reveals Town of Jonesville $1,000,000 operating deficit

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

A top priority of Louisiana Legislative Audits (LLA) is to help local government officials manage resources efficiently and effectively. Audits also provide accountability for tax dollars spent to support government operations.

Gracie United-Team Jucac expands to new location

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Amy Owens, owner of Gracie United-Team Jucac Jonesville, wants everyone to know they have moved and are now located in the Family Dollar Shopping Center.They outgrew the floor space at Flex Fitness and needed to expand.

Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office responds to fatal domestic violence incident

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

On the evening of January 30, 2025, the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) responded to a domestic violence incident on Phillips Road after receiving a distressing call reporting that a suspect had shot and potentially killed his mother.

CAPTAIN DARRON Cooper, CGB Cayleigh Cooper, CGB Sabrina Barlow, Sheriff Toney Edwards, and CGB Manager Brent Creel pictured above with AEDs donated.

CGB donates life saving equipment to Catahoula Parish Sheriff Office

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Jonesville’s Consolidated Grain and Barge (CGB) recently donated two AEDs to the Catahoula Parish Sheriff Office (CPSO).An AED is an automated external defibrillator, a medical device that can help restore a normal heart rhythm during cardiac arrest.

State employee credit card continues to be misused, improperly regulated

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

(The Center Square) − The LaCarte purchasing card has a history of improper use and poor regulation and the most recent audit reveals a similar theme.

Recognizing Catahoula’s scholars

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

SNHU President’s list for fall termAshley Lee of Sicily Island has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2024 President’s List.The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.

Millie Mattered

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Hope and Recovery...By Lilly Harvey Mexican cartels are reportedly using homeless people and animals as test subjects in a bid to control the fentanyl drug trade following a shortage of drug ingredients from China.