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If a bill that is making its way through the Louisiana Legislature becomes law, littering in the bayou state could land offenders in jail for 30 days, plus hefty fines.

Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, introduced House Bill 35, which would add the option of 30 days in jail to penalties for gross littering in Louisiana and extend the amount of time someone can be prosecuted for the crime.

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The Olla Town Square Market’s Kids Club Fun Day was filled with bunnies, chickens, seeds, exercise and more at the kick-off for the second year of the market’s popular Kids Club, where kids (ages 2-17) receive free tokens redeemable for fresh fruit or veggies each week at the spring/summer market. Molly Taylor enjoys holding a bunny at the event last week, which was funded in part by The Rapides Foundation and featured different stations for the kids to visit.

Funding for the club allows for 150 kids to enroll in the token program – and over 170 children were in attendance for the fun day event. For more information, visit the Olla Town Square Market Facebook page. (See more photos inside this issue

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Jena High’s Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jay Roark holds a printout of the new field house and its location at the parking area behind the west end zone of the football field. Last week, the LaSalle Parish School Board gave the green light to the approximately 10,000 square foot facility which might be ready for use in the 2019 football season. (See story and more photos onMonday night of last week. Both teams will be traveling to Louisville, Kentucky for the National Competition for NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program), to be held May 10-12, 2018.

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The winning archery teams from Good Pine Middle School and Jena Junior High School were recognized by members of the LaSalle Parish School Board at their regular April meeting held Monday night of last week. Both teams will be traveling to Louisville, Kentucky for the National Competition for NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program), to be held May 10-12, 2018.

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Pan American Engineers President Thomas David, Jr. challenged the citizens of Tullos when voting in the upcoming election on April 28 regarding the approval of the sale of $525,000 in water revenue bonds from USDA to consider the bond issue as the best option that Tullos has to address their water quality issues.

Pan American was asked by USDA to hold the public hearing prior to the regular Tullos Town Council meeting to explain in detail the gravity of the situation and the need to approve the bonds which will assist in funding the water filtration system for the town. “USDA said to me ‘You have to go to the citizens and be transparent and explain to them the importance of this election and approving the bonds,” David said. “USDA wants to help, but you have to approve the bonds, so they can. And if you don’t vote for this the options are just gone.”

Members of the 2018 LaSalle Riding Club Rodeo Team will host the 26th annual Louisiana High School Rodeo Association’s Jena Rodeo this Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14, at the Jena Rodeo Arena. Showtime will be at 7 p.m. each evening with gates opening at 6 p.m. Slack will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Rodeo Team members shown, left to right, Samuel Keene, Drew McClure, Logan Stapleton, Raylee Eberwein, Taylor Lurry, and Jordan Sharp. Not shown – Meredith Scroggs. Rodeo events include calf roping, breakaway roping, team roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc, bareback riding, barrel racing, goat tying, pole bending, and of course, bull riding.

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Officials from Drax Biomass, owner and operator of LaSalle BioEnergy pellet plant at Urania, spoke to LaSalle stakeholders during the annual “A Greater La- Salle Luncheon” hosted by the LaSalle Economic Development District (LEDD) last Wednesday.

Those in attendance for the annual LEDD luncheon included parish wide elected officials, members of the LaSalle Parish Police Jury and School Board, officials from the four towns in the parish, members of LEDD, as well as numerous business leaders and other stakeholders in the parish. LaSalle BioEnergy, located in Urania, was built in 2015 and purchased by Drax in April 2017. This 285-acre wood pellet manufacturing facility employs 78 employees and can produce 450,000 metric tons of wood pellets per year. In November 2017, LaSalle BioEnergy began start up production

Three Catahoula Parish Schools, all in Jonesville, were dismissed about noon last Wednesday after authorities were notified of an alleged “kill list” found at Block High School, according to authorities. After an initial investigation into the threat, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations, Alexandria Field Office (LSP AFO) arrested a 14-yearold Black female of Jonesville and charged her with terrorizing

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A ribbon cutting ceremony was held during Urania’s annual homecoming celebration on March 17th for the new outdoor basketball court. The half-court is an extension of the Potty Tannehill Memorial Park and is located right behind Urania Fire Station. The project funded through a $36,000 grant from

Erin Masters’ third grade class at Fellowship Elementary School recently had a book published titled, When I Grow Up. The book was written and illustrated by the students. Shown above, left to right: Front Row, Seth Richard, Baylee Calk, Lilly Paul, Rylee Masters, Kanely Cooper, Drake Barron, and Aubree Cockerham; Middle Row, Harlea Clark, Levi Burlew, Mrs. Erin Masters, Claire Ratcliff, and Syliss Jones; Back Row, Bailey Wiley, Alyson Womack, Caleb Parker, Levi Sharp, Parker Durham, Shaun Murry, Logan Thompson, and Mason Poole

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