Law enforcement responded to two single‑vehicle accidents in Adams County on Saturday. In the first incident, a driver on Southwind Road was injured after swerving to avoid a deer, causing the vehicle to roll. The second accident involved another rollover on River Terminal Road near the Adams County Port. No information on injuries from the second crash has been released.
Bonfires are scheduled to line both banks of the Mississippi River on Christmas Eve. St. James Parish officials report that the long‑running tradition includes about 130 bonfire structures across the parish, with the largest concentrations in Gramercy, Lutcher, and Paulina. Parish President Pete Dufresne said the event is significant to the community and draws widespread participation.
The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated 1.6 billion dollars after no winning ticket was drawn Saturday. The estimated cash value for the next drawing is 735.3 million dollars. According to the Mississippi Lottery, a ticket purchased in Lake matched four of five numbers plus the Powerball, winning 50,000 dollars. Because the Powerplay option was added, the prize increased to 150,000 dollars. The upcoming drawing will be the 46th in the current jackpot run, extending the record for the most consecutive draws in a single Powerball cycle. If won, it would be the fourth largest jackpot in the game’s history.
Construction has begun on the HUT‑8 data center in West Feliciana Parish. Officials note that energy use is a major concern for data centers, but Parish President Kenny Havard said the facility will not draw water from the aquifer and will instead use non‑potable water in a recycled cooling system. The data center has secured its first tenant, AI safety and research company Anthropic, and is expected to triple the parish’s tax revenue.
The Mississippi River at Natchez‑Vidalia is at 11.94 feet and rising.
