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SENIOR NIGHT VICTORY SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021 Serving Jefferson Davis Parish Since 1896 $1.25 Mayor District 25 senator explains current legislation Lady Dogs smash discusses Westlake 16-1 . Abraham files five bills See Page 5 By ALLISON CRYER hurricanes Delta and Laura that provisions of the Louisiana Insurance city water [email protected] the commissioner can act quickly Code. The proposed law authorizes on certain issues that affect the the commissioner to issue certain LAWMAKER As the Louisiana legislative session homeowners in Louisiana,” said emergency rules and regulations SEEKS TO END meter is set to begin Monday, District 25 Abraham. “My proposal would have whenever the governor declares a LA.’S ‘SLAVERY State Senator Mark Abraham talked legislative oversight so that once the state of emergency or a public health this week with Jennings Daily News to commissioner has approval, the emergency. EXCEPTION’ project explain his current legislation. House and Senate can override that if The proposed law also provides CLAUSE His first bill, SB 29, authorizes the they don’t like it.” that rules and regulations made BATON ROUGE By ALLISON CRYER commissioner of insurance to take According to the bill, current address any one of the following (AP) — A Louisiana [email protected] certain actions relative to insurance law authorizes the commissioner items: requirements for the reporting lawmaker has put during a declared emergency. to promote rules and regulations forward legislation The final phase of the city’s “It is important in light of necessary to implement the See ABRAHAM Page 2 to amend the state’s Advanced Meter Reading Constitution to project began this week and abolish forced labor as is expected to continue over punishment for those the next three months. Higgins convicted of a crime. Water meters for the entire Rep. Edmond city will soon be completely slams Jordan, D-Brusly, digital. The last 2,400 meters said Wednesday that will be installed throughout Biden’s language effectively the duration of the project. protecting the The total cost of the project gun-control institution of slavery is $754,987. “should never have Mayor Henry Guinn said been there in the first this week that he expects executive place.” the installation process to be “Anyone of good completed by June. orders conscience should be “This will be the final Daily News Staff Report/ embarrassed by this,” phase of the project and Associated Press he said, adding if the once completed, 100 percent LAFAYETTE – legislature supports of meters in Jennings will Congressman Clay Higgins a constitutional be digital,” he said. “We are (R-La.) issued the following amendment, the issue already seeing a 15 percent statement after President will be on the ballot in increase in water revenues Joe Biden on Thursday November 2022 and with only half of the city’s announced several executive then go to voters for digital meters installed.” actions on gun control. approval. Guinn said the new “These executive actions The 13th system is much more are misguided and will only Amendment of the U.S. accurate than the old one, Ralph Reed restrict law-abiding gun Constitution, enacted in attributing to the increase in of Jennings owners from exercising their 1865, formally abolishes water revenues. Constitutional freedoms,” slavery. However, it “That system is going to Higgins said. “Bit by bit, includes an exception ensure residents don’t see an Democrats are chipping that allows slavery or increase in costs,” he said. away at our Second involuntary servitude “We anticipated it would Amendment protections. No as punishment upon save time and money, but executive order or legislative conviction of a crime. we had no idea how much.” regulation is going to stop Many states, including Guinn noted the increase murderous criminals from Louisiana, have similar in water revenues could By SHEILA SMITH carrying out acts of evil. language in their own also be attributed to the two Criminals do not care about [email protected] constitutions. In the last hurricanes and ice storm. the writ of law. I will continue two years, Colorado, “However, without the A Jennings man will be running to stand in defense of the Utah and Nebraska digital water meters, there 48 miles in 48 hours later this month Second Amendment and the removed the clause would be no way to track it,” to raise funds and awareness for suicide Constitutional rights of every and 12 other states Guinn said. American.” prevention, as well as honor the memory have now announced Crews were working on Biden’s new steps include of those lost to mental illness. plans to submit similar replacing old meters with a move to crack down on Ralph Reed, 56, knows what it is like to legislation this year. digital ones in the Decker “ghost guns,” homemade contemplate suicide as well as lose loved ones In Louisiana, men and Alice streets area on firearms that lack serial to suicide. and women in the Wednesday. numbers used to trace them “I had some depression growing up but I didn’t state’s jails and prisons Hangers will be left on and are often purchased realize what it was until I was older,” he said. “Then do everything from doorknobs once the meter is without a background about 20 years ago, I went through a divorce and the harvesting crops, replaced from Professional check. He’s also moving to depression got really bad.” sewing and printing Meters, Inc. (PMI), the tighten regulations on pistol- One day he took a gun, got into his truck and left his brochures to doing company working with the stabilizing braces like the one house. janitorial work at the city to upgrade the existing used in Boulder, Colorado, in Governor’s mansion. See METER Page 2 See REED Page 3 a shooting last month that Curtis Davis, left 10 dead. who spent 25 years But his orders stop short at Louisiana State of some of his biggest Penitentiary at Angola, campaign-trail proposals, was among those who including his promise to ban earned pennies a day the importation of assault working on the prison’s weapons, his embrace of quail farm. Davis, now a voluntary gun buyback executive director of program and a pledge to Decarcerate Louisiana, provide resources for the noted that “no other Justice Department and FBI industrialized country to better enforce the nation’s on the planet Earth current gun laws and track actually has legalized firearms. slavery.” Biden mentioned a formidable list of priorities • • • he’d like to see Congress tackle, including passing the Violence Against Women Act, eliminating lawsuit exemptions for gun JHS on the Diamond manufacturers and banning LATEST LOCAL assault weapons and high- The Jennings High School softball capacity magazines. He also WEATHER team blasted district rival Westlake 16-1 called on the Senate to take Page 3 last night on Senior Night at Lady Bulldog up House-passed measures Diamond. Check today’s sports page for a to close background check recap of the game. HIGH LOW Daily News photos by Elisha Duhon loopholes. 82 60 Schulthess & Associates CPAS, LLC • 824-4244 Page 2 Sunday, April 11, 2021 Jennings Daily News Early voting beginning for La.’s congressional runoff BATON ROUGE (AP) — getters among 15 candidates in Saturday and continues through ability and willingness to work woman elected to Congress Louisiana voters across New the March primary. April 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., across party lines. Peterson, a from Louisiana. Orleans, Baton Rouge and several The job is open because except on Sunday, at parish one-time chair of the Louisiana Also on the ballot are special southeastern parishes can begin Democratic congressman registrar of voters’ offices and Democratic Party, is more overtly runoff elections for a seat on casting early ballots Saturday in Cedric Richmond left to work other early voting locations partisan in her approach. the state Board of Elementary the April 24 runoff election to for President Joe Biden after around the state. Both have made previous and Secondary Education fill a vacant U.S. House seat that winning reelection in the fall. Richmond is backing Carter to unsuccessful bids for Congress. representing northwestern will remain firmly in Democratic The seat represents a majority- follow him into the U.S. House. Peterson squeaked into the Louisiana and a seat in the hands. Black district centered in New Carter and Peterson differ runoff, narrowly edging out state House of Representatives Two Democratic state Orleans and extending up the more in style than policy Gary Chambers Jr., a Baton covering Jefferson Parish. senators from New Orleans — Mississippi River into Baton positions, though Peterson has Rouge community activist and Several parishes also have Troy Carter and Karen Carter Rouge. positioned herself as the more local publisher who raised less elections for local positions and Peterson — are competing for The weeklong early voting progressive candidate. Carter, a money and has thrown his tax issues. The secretary of state’s the congressional position, after period for the 2nd District former New Orleans City Council support to Peterson. If Peterson office said 23 parishes have no they were the top two vote- race and other elections opens member, is known more for his wins, she’d be the first Black elections on the April 24 ballot. State launches statewide COVID-19 vaccine call center BATON ROUGE but lags much of the nation. may be on the fence because encountering significant among states Thursday the Johnson & Johnson (AP) — Louisiana on Hotline hours are 8 a.m. of worries about safety. numbers of people who are in the number of vaccine vaccine requires only one.