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- Judges, DA to be sworn in Friday
Jeff Davis Parish's legal community will gather this week to welcome its new leaders and honor the service of a former district judge.
- Swearing In
Welsh Town Hall was filled to capacity Tuesday night for the Installation Ceremony of Elected Officials.
- Jennings 2009
'If you think there's nothing to do in Jennings, think again,' said City Project Coordinator Polly Henry after releasing the 2009 Events Calendar for the city and surrounding areas.
- Ready for Christmas
Two-year-old Thomas Kratzer can't wait to find out what Santa Claus has brought for him and his brother, Laith.
- A Christmas Miracle
Jane Kramer of Welsh met her husband, Phil, over 40 years ago on a blind date, and the two have been madly in love ever since.
- Louisiana rice farmers look to 2009
U.S. rice industry leaders met recently for the USA Rice Federation Outlook Conference with one eye on the economy and the other peering at the prospects for the 2009 crop.
- Disabled American Veterans Present Check to SWLWVH
On Tuesday, December 23, 2008, the Louisiana Department of Disabled American Veterans , Senior Vice Commander Ed Gary presented a check in the amount of $5,000 to the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home, ...
- Commentary: A serial killer? Acadiana now waits to see
Is a serial killer at large in Acadiana? Again? Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff Ricky Edwards refused to use that term Thursday, when he told a press conference about the creation of a multi-agency task force to ...
- Zigler Museum to hold Annual Christmas Village Workshop
On Saturday, Dec. 20, children can create a Christmas wonderland out of confections of gingerbread during the Friends of Zigler Museum's Annual Christmas Village Workshop.
- Rice farmers eye future crop picture
U.S. rice industry leaders met recently for the USA Rice Federation Outlook Conference with one eye on the economy and the other peering at the prospects for the 2009 crop.
- WHS to get bird's-eye view with NASA
Welsh High School physics students will have the stars at their disposal in the New Year when they get the opportunity to learn about space and satellite technology directly from engineers at NASA.
- CPA reports tighter Welsh 2009 budget
Resources are getting tighter for the town in light of tough economic times, according to Certified Public Accountant Jason L. Guillory.
- RAW Speech On Jeff Davis Deaths
This is the raw speech given on the new efforts to investigate the deaths of the seven women in Jeff Davis Parish.
- One found, one still missing in offshore crash
One Iota-area man remains missing after an offshore helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, though the body of a Jennings man who was also on the craft was recovered Monday.
- Task force to investigate La. deaths of 7 women
A task force of federal, local and state investigators has been formed to work full-time on the deaths of seven women over the past 3-1/2 years in Jefferson Davis Parish in southwest Louisiana.
- Special delivery: New equipment donated to COA exercise program
Area seniors are stepping to Richard Simmons' 'Silver Fox' this week thanks to a donation from the Jennings Housing Authority to the Jeff Davis Council on Aging's Wellness Program.
- Snow damages La.'s nursery industry, retail garden centers
Although the exact costs aren't in yet, the unexpected snowfall on Dec. 11 caused more damage to Louisiana's commercial ornamental horticulture industry than hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which struck earlier this ...
- Barking up the right tree
Miss Jolie, the puppy of Leslie and Cecile Thibodeaux of Jennings, can't wait for Christmas - literally.
- Body of fourth helicopter crash victim washes ashore
The body of a fourth victim of a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico has washed ashore.
Jennings Classifieds
Local classifieds for Jennings, LA
City DescriptionJennings is a small city in and the parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Lake Charles. The population was 10,986 at the 2000 census.
Jennings is the principal city of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson Davis Parish. It is also part of the larger Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area.
Jennings McComb, for whom the town was named, was a contractor of the Southern Pacific Railroad. He built the Jennings depot on a divide peculiar to southwest Louisiana.
The first settler was A. D. McFarlain, who came from St. Mary Parish, in 1881. This energetic young man was the community’s first rice grower, first merchant, first postmaster, first brick maker, and first builder. McFarlain prospered with Jennings’ growth and later became one of the town’s most prominent business men and civic leaders. He opened a store in Jennings in 1881.
The Jennings area was settled by Anglo wheat farmers of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and other Midwestern states. The new settlers of southwest Louisiana were referred to as "Yankees" by the natives. The Cajuns proved to be good and helpful neighbors and gave appreciable aid to the ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
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