North LaSalle Tidbits… “Most Married” woman lived in Urania

Caroline Frost and 5th Husband, Jack Burgess

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June 14, 2021

In the 1920s and 30s, Urania was the home of the reputed most married woman in the United States. Newspapers all over the country gave front-page publicity to her marriages, which eventually numbered twelve, and her divorces. Her name was Caroline Frost McDonald-Walters-Bronson-Chevalier-Burgess-Gardiner-White-Luigi-Hatfield-Willis-Paschal-McManus. People in Urania just called her Aunt Caroline.

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INTERNET SUCCESS CELEBRATED

February 11, 2026

Local Leaders Credited at Event It was a day of celebration Thursday, February 5, as state and local officials gathered to mark the achievement of pro...

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School Board Advertising Summer Projects

By Craig Franklin Editor

February 11, 2026

Four big school improvement projects are on the slate for this summer as the LaSalle Parish School Board voted Tuesday night, February 3, to advertise...

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New Health Center Considered at OSES

By Craig Franklin Editor

February 11, 2026

Thanks to Hardtner Medical Center (HMC) in Urania, a school-based health center could be coming to Olla-Standard Elementary School in the near future ...

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Somber Jena Meeting in Lieu of Mayor’s Absence

By Craig Franklin Editor

February 11, 2026

It was a somber atmosphere at the Jena Town Council’s monthly meeting held Monday morning, February 2, as business was conducted without Mayor LaDawn ...

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Parish Mourns Death of Beloved Urania Mayor

By Craig Franklin Editor

February 11, 2026

LaSalle Parish mourned the death of a longtime, beloved mayor last week as former Urania Mayor Terri Corley passed away after five years of battling c...

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LWFC Ratifies DE Expanding CWD Area

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February 11, 2026

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) ratified a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretarial Declaration of Eme...