YCAP: Consequences of wrong choices revealed

News

March 8, 2022

The LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office and the LaSalle Correctional Center in Urania hosted the Youth Crime Awareness Prevention Program (YCAP) once again and invited eighth grade students in LaSalle Parish to tour the facility and hear testimonies from inmates since 2013. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the program was cancelled the past two years. This year, LPSO invited not only eighth grade students but also ninth and tenth students since they missed attending YCAP their eighth grade year. The program began in 2013.

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One of the Most Successful Government Projects in Decades

Broadband internet now accessible in nearly all of LaSalle Parish

By Craig Franklin Editor

January 14, 2026

Broadband internet now accessible in nearly all of LaSalle Parish When Covid-19 shut down the nation in 2020, a major deficit was discovered in rural ...

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Positive Tullos Meeting Clears Up Water Issues

By Craig Franklin Editor

January 14, 2026

Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham and members of the Tullos Town Council spent over an hour at the start of their January 5 meeting clearing up the Tullos ...

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Teachers of the Year LaSalle Parish

By Craig Franklin Editor

January 14, 2026

The meeting room for the LaSalle Parish School Board’s January 6 meeting was packed last week as the 2025-2026 Teachers of the Year were recognized by...

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Town of Urania Sells Utility Vehicle

By Craig Franklin Editor

January 14, 2026

The Urania Town Council conducted business quickly Monday night, January 5, where among the items was selling a town utility vehicle.The town’s 2022 K...

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Trout Man Arrested for Rape

Staff Report

January 14, 2026

A 17-year-old Trout man was arrested last week by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Department (LPSO) on a rape charge.According to LPSO Public Information...

Columns/Opinions

January is National Stalking Awareness Month

January 14, 2026

Stalking: It is SERIOUS!True Story: Tim began appearing at the same Christian group Jean attended.“At first I think he is lonely and finds me an appro...