Welsh News

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Town department leaders here issued a joint statement Tuesday afternoon in response to a tragic weekend.

Welsh police are investigating two shootings. The first, around 7 p.m. Sunday, injured Tremain Wildridge.

JENNINGS, La. - Trial for the manager of a Welsh convenience store accused of selling products containing synthetic marijuana has been set for May 7. The American Press reports that Firdous Jamal Abassi, 26, was arrested in September on charges of distribution and possession of synthetic marijuana and drug paraphernalia and intention to distribute ... (more)

A former alderman has asked the current officials here to rescind the golf cart ordinance set to go into effect March 1. Joe Van Ness, who served as a Welsh alderman from 1993-2000, told the current Board of AldermEn and Welsh Mayor Carolyn Louviere this week that the golf cart issue should not have been considered.

Welsh, LA This morning, at approximately 5:05 a.m., troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 99 about 7 miles south of Welsh that claimed the life of a Texas man.