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Obituaries

February 18, 2026

Andrew Vining

Andrew Cole Vining, 48, of Olla, passed from this life surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, LA.

Editorial

Environmental Sanity Returns

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

February 18, 2026

This week President Trump announced that the EPA would reverse and eliminate an Obama Administration greenhouse gas rule that has been unfairly used t...

Obituaries

Mary Donnelly

Staff Report

February 18, 2026

Mary Katherine Mitchell Donnelly, 73, of Harrisonburg, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026, in Ferriday, LA.Services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesd...

News

Benefit for Olla Man Planned

Staff Report

February 18, 2026

A special benefit will be held Saturday, March 7, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Olla Town Square for longtime Olla resident Terry Sanders. Sanders,...

News

Prehistoric Humans

February 18, 2026

We don’t give prehistoric people enough credit. These remarkable folks learned to walk upright, discovered fire, and invented the wheel. Sadly, they m...

News

Don’t Rush To Discard Freeze-Damaged Plants

By Olivia McClure LSU AgCenter

February 18, 2026

Bitterly cold weather has settled in across Louisiana and much of the country. If you woke up Monday morning to discover frozen, limp plants outside y...

Community Events, News

Community Events

February 18, 2026

Lifepoint Guest Speaker We invite you to join us at Lifepoint Assembly of God on Sunday, March 1st at 10:30 a.m. We will have guest speaker Rev. Danny...