Jennings News

Both boys caught their first fish. While Dupont was especially proud of his catch, he didn't want to touch it.

On Friday, senior citizens from across Jeff Davis Parish - nearly 450 - were treated to 2,500 pounds of boiled crawfish at the Multi-purpose Building in Jennings.

Jeremy Lee Brown is currently on trial for the June 2008 murder of his mother Gretta Ellzey, and step father, Benjamin Ellzey.

A A Singing songs like "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "I'll Be Seeing You," the Victory Belles stopped off at the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings last week, taking listeners on a nostalgic journey.

A A The 2nd Annual Gourd Festival descended on Jennings the weekend of May 18-19. One gourd crafter, Judy Myers, of Jasper, Texas, said she started painting the gourds only a year ago.

The City of Jennings marked National Law Enforcement Memorial Week by hosting the annual Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony at the Emergency Services Memorial Park Thursday evening.

Alyson Christine Hensgens and Steven Eric Stewart were joined in Holy Matrimony on the afternoon of Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Crowley.

The self-proclaimed member of the New Black Panthers Party who threatened to converge on Jennings with over 250 members in April 2010 is now behind bars, accused of using the Panthers' name and image to bilk unsuspecting victims out of hundreds of dollars.

A Block Off Broadway Community Theatre will hold auditions for their upcoming production of "The 39 Steps," a comedy, on Sunday, May 20 at 3:30 p.m. and onA Monday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre in Jennings.

A Jefferson Davis Parish sheriff's deputy has resigned after he was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge by Jennings police.

Growing up I spent most of my summer in the swimming pool, letting my skin wrinkle and brown like a... JENNINGS, La.

An 18-wheeler hauling Benzene overturned on Interstate 10 eastbound in Jennings this morning, shutting down traffic and putting a number of local departments on standby.

Two Jennings men were arrested for leading city police on a high-speed pursuit through the west side of Jennings Saturday.

An overturned 18 wheeler has made traveling this morning difficult near Jennings.

Alyson Christine Hensgens and Steven Eric Stewart were joined together in Holy Matrimony on Saturday, May 5, at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, in Crowley.

What: Second Acadiana Gourd Festival and Fine Arts and Crafts Show When: Noon to 6 p.m. May 18 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 Where: All-Purpose Building, Jennings Fairgrounds, 814 S. Lake Arthur Drive, Jennings Cost: $3 for adults; free for children under 12 when accompanied by an adult Information or to sign up for gourd crafting classes: ... (more)

Michael Landry is the new pastor for Ocean View Baptist Church, coming to Hawaii from Bethel Baptist Fellowship in Jennings, La., where he served as senior pastor and administrator of a Christian school.

On Tuesday at 1:42 p.m., troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Jennings that sent a Eunice man to the hospital with serious injuries.

A vehicle drove off the service road in Jennings and onto Interstate 10 hitting an 18-wheeler traveling westbound.

Two Jennings girls who tried to illegally obtain prescription Xanax from a local pharmacist suddenly have plenty to be anxious about.