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🌱 How many years could this Jennings shooter now face in prison?
Also, don't miss Game Day - Welsh on the Jennings Patch calendar

Hello again Jennings! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How many years could this Jennings shooter now face in prison?
- Why did a gas pipeline near Jennings suddenly rupture and ignite?
Also on today's calendar: Game Day - Welsh and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 96, low: 71.
- Thursday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 93 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jennings man pleads guilty in 2022 shooting that left father paralyzed (kplctv.com) — A Jennings man has pleaded guilty to a 2022 roadside shooting on La. 26 that left a local father of three paralyzed from the waist down. He now faces decades in prison after a high-speed chase, missed trial date, and eventual rearrest, with sentencing set for December 9.
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• PHMSA investigates 16-in. gas pipeline rupture in Louisiana (undergroundinfrastructure.com) — A gas transmission pipeline ruptured and caught fire just outside Jennings, forcing the brief evacuation of about 20 nearby homes and closure of part of U.S. 90 before crews contained the leak. No injuries were reported, and federal regulators are now investigating what caused the failure and whether further safety measures are needed.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jennings
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★ Featured events ★
- Game Day - Welsh →
Jefferson Davis Parish McBurney Memorial Library, 301 S Sarah St, Welsh
4:00 pm
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Iowa at Jennings →
Jennings High School, 2310 N Sherman St, Jennings
7:00 pm - Turn It Up Tuesday →
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6:00 pm - Game Day - Welsh →
Jefferson Davis Parish McBurney Memorial Library, 301 S Sarah St, Welsh
4:00 pm - Fine Wine & Dine →
Zigler Art Museum, 154 N Main St, Jennings
6:00 pm - Kaleb Olivier - Acoustic →
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6:00 pm - The Melissa Doise Hope for the Miracle →
Jennings LA - Stearman Fly-In 2026 →
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10:00 am - Market on Main in Jennings →
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10:00 am
Friday September 25
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
📣 Jennings Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Vermilion Catholic at Welsh →
Welsh High School, 306 E Bourgeois, Welsh
7:00 pm - Dustin Ray Music →
Breauxs Cajun Kitchen, 919 N Lake Arthur Ave, Jennings
6:00 pm - Kinder at Welsh →
Welsh High School, 306 E Bourgeois, Welsh
7:00 pm
Friday September 25
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ochsner Health System Careers posted a job opening for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Legion - PRN in Jennings. Apply here.
- Ochsner Health System posted a job opening for Respiratory Therapist-Registered - OALH Respiratory - Full Time (Nights) in Jennings. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jennings here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Houma Christian vs Central Catholic (maxpreps.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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