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Jindal's "La. Working Tour" makes stop in Olla

Governor Bobby Jindal brought his “Louisiana Working Tour” to LaSalle Parish where he held...

Jena to move forward with pilot project

Jena to move forward with pilot project

After hearing Architect Jack Breithaupt expain his drawings of the downtown Jena pilot project as part of the revitalization program, the Jena Town Council...

Governor deliver grants in LaSalle

Six grants totaling $474,738 for agencies

Governor Bobby Jindal awarded six grants totaling $474,738 to LaSalle Parish governing agencies that will go towards hurricane recover efforts, hazard mitigation and infrastructure improvements.

Jindal awarded the funds to local officials in a ceremonial check presentation during a town hall meeting at the Dixie Center in Olla last Friday as part of his “Louisiana Working Tour.”

These grants...

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Jena's Vision

history / community / landscape

A public open house for the Jena’s Vision program will be held at the Jena Municipal Complex on Thursday, September 24,...

ThinkStream system to be purchased with drug money

In Town of Olla…

A main part of the September Town Council meeting for the Town of Olla held Tuesday night of last week was regarding...

Second Class Ryan Kirkham and Scout Jerffrey Kirkham

Second Class Ryan Kirkham and Scout Jerffrey Kirkham of Boy Scout Troop 14, led the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag at the...

Tullos officials pleased with announced grants

Tullos Mayor Fred Book was delighted to inform members of the Tullos Town Council at their regular September meeting held Monday night of last week...

LifeShare gone hunting; hunting for more donors

Summer has quickly passed, kids are back in school, and the “seasons” are upon us! Of course here in Louisiana, Sportsman’s Paradise, our “seasons” usually...

Correction

In the court news printed in the Sept. 2nd edition of this newspaper, Louis Cockerham, Sr. was listed as being sentenced.

The name should have been...

Rev. Dominick DiCarlo, pastor of First Baptsit Church of Jena

Rev. Dominick DiCarlo, pastor of First Baptsit Church of Jena, served as a community helper in Kim Sharp and Casey Tong’s kindergarten classes at Temple...

Rapides Regional opens doors for "Pedi Ed" unit

A trip to the Emergency Room is a big deal especially for our littlest patients.

But at Rapides Regional Medical Center, those visits just became a...

Jindal awards Catahoula veterans with honor medal

At Jim Bowie last Tuesday…

Govemor Bobby Jindal awarded 42 veterans from Catahoula Parish with the Louisiana Veterans’ Honor Medal at the Jim Bowie Relay Station...



The Commemoration Of Our Constitution

Constitution Week is September 17-23 and is the first event on the Catahoula Chapter Daughters of the American Revolutions calendar. This year is the 222nd...

Homes with no smoke alarms has 40-percent of fire deaths in U.S.

Four of every ten home fire deaths resulted from fires with no smoke alarms in 2003-2006, according to a new report Smoke Alarms in U.S...

Community school cash program set

This year it pays for local schools to register early in the Community Cash for Schools® program. Thanks to Community Coffee Company’s “Sign Up and...

Jerry Lewis MDA telethon nets $60.5M

Despite the effects of an uncertain economy, contributions and pledges to the 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon over Labor Day nonetheless totaled $60,481,231 million,...

Alexander helps protect access to cancer patients

The American Society for Radiation Oncology, ASTRO, applauds the work of Rep. Rodney Alexander for leading efforts on behalf of the nation’s cancer patients.

Rep. Alexander...

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