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June 17, 2026

Community Events

Early Registration for Upward Soccer is live now until August 1 and will have a discounted fee of $90. Students who will be in grades K4-12th next year are allowed to register. Experience is not necessary. Scan the QR code to register today. Evaluations will be held August 10, 11, and 13, and first practice will be held the week of August 31.

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BUDDY BALL OF OLLA

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 17, 2026

Everyone plays - Everyone wins! It was a hot day Saturday, May 30 but the heat did not stop the fun for 11 youngsters from LaSalle and Winn parishes a...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Craig Franklin:

A Nation Adrift

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 17, 2026

The Cure Is Not Political Something has gone terribly wrong in America, and most people already know it even if they can’t agree on why. A Gallup surv...

News

Matthew Bullard announces School Board candidacy

June 17, 2026

Matthew Bullard of Urania officially made his announcement to seek the District 3 seat of the LaSalle Parish School Board during the November 3, 2026,...

Columns/Opinions

“A Line of Truth”

A Godly Father

By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D

June 17, 2026

With Father’s Day approaching I was beginning to put down some thoughts for the upcoming Father’s Day message, and I was reminded of the tremendous re...

Obituaries

Dylann Sullivan

June 17, 2026

Dylann Paul Sullivan, 20, of Urania, passed from this life on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana. Ser...

Arrests, News

Trout man arrested for narcotics

Staff Report

June 17, 2026

A 40-year-old Trout man was arrested last week by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO) after illegal narcotics were found inside a vehicle he wa...