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Nebo Elementary Pre-Kindergarten students sing Christmas carols with their teachers and parents during the LaSalle Parish Library’s annual Christmas event. 

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Library’s Christmas event

The Town of Olla’s FY 2017-2018 audit report review was a main topic of discussion at the December meeting of the Council last week. The findings and summary of the budget was presented to the Council by CPA John Vercher of the Vercher Group.

“All in all it is a good report,” Vercher said. “Your budget was within 5% and you have a 5% margin. Your governmental funds are better off this year than they were last year. Both the water and sewer funds are operating within their parameters. Everything looks good.”

In a written report, Vercher stated the General Fund had revenues of $958,343; expenditures of $926,895. The governmental funds had an increase in fund balance of $31,448, ending the year with a positive fund balance of $442,135.

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Property taxes for the parish and various towns are due by Monday, Dec. 31st. Tax statements for parish and municipal taxes for year 2018 went out in the mail in early November.

The tax statements were mailed by the La-Salle Parish Sheriff’s Office, as the Sheriff is the ex-officio tax collector for the parish. Taxes are based on assessments assigned by the LaSalle Parish Assessor’s office.

LaSalle Assessor Tom Kendrick’s office reports that total assessment of all property in the parish for 2018 amounts to $104,180,240, with $22,147,640 being covered by homestead exemption, leaving $82,032,600 subject to taxation. The total amount of taxes due for year 2018 in LaSalle Parish is $12,701,790.61.

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Disability is something most people don’t like to think about, but the chances that you’ll become disabled probably are greater than you realize. Studies show that a 20-year-old worker has a 1-in-4 chance of becoming disabled before reaching full retirement age.

Social Security pays disability benefits through two programs:

The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and;

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.

Social Security Disability Insurance is funded through payroll taxes. Social Security Disability Insurance recipients have worked for years and have made contributions to the Social Security trust fund in the form of Social Security taxes – either FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) for employees or SECA (Self-Employment Contributions Act) for the self-employed.

Crime victims and witnesses of a crime have the right to receive help. The victim advocate can offer intervention, case management, criminal justice information and facilitating the use of community resources and services.

The victim will receive support, and encouragement throughout the process. The advocate can assist in filing a Temporary Restraining Order and will accompany the victim to any hearings or other court proceedings.

Please feel free to call 318-452-0739 or email cwilsn@lasalleso.com for help.

Honor roll students for the second six weeks of the 2018-19 school year at LaSalle High School have been announced by Principal Kara Masling, as follows:

Freshmen

All A’s – Patrick Bailey, Landri Campbell, Carolyn Chandler, Tristan Crochet, Cole Derr, Gannon Duke, Kyle Masling, Abbigail Peavy, Victoria Pittman, Kelsey Ponds, Grace Shelton, Savannah Valentine, Hailey Wallace, Hadlee Welch, and Harley Wilson.

A’s and B’s – Hill Clement, Ashlynn Cotherman, Rebecca DeMoss, Caine Duke, Natalea Hatten, Leslie Johnson, Jacey Maxwell, Joshua Mills, Bly Prince, Beau Skinner, and Destiny Welch.

Sophomores

All A’s – Anna Clingan, Dayna Ewing, Aezlyn Guin, Bree Hester, Emma Humphries, and Blake Rogers.