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Although the unemployment rate in LaSalle Parish continued to climb in June, the number of people employed in the parish showed a significant increase as well. LaSalle’s June jobless rate rose to 7.6 percent, up from 7.4 percent in May. At the same time, the number of people employed in the parish rose by 120, from 6,644 in May to 6,764 in June. LaSalle was not alone in the rise in unemployment rates in June as most every parish in the state saw an increase. Even the statewide jobless rate rose from 6.6 percent in May to 7.0 percent in June.

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A 38-year-old LaSalle Parish woman was convicted in 28th Judicial Court last week on three counts of distribution of methamphetamine, according to LaSalle District Attorney J. Reed Walters. Kristi L. Lambeth, 38, was found guilty by a 12-member jury following a trial, which spread over two days. A jury was selected on Monday with testimony in the trial getting underway on Tuesday morning. The state and defense rested late that afternoon and the jury deliberated about an hour before returning guilty verdicts on all three charges.

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Katie Lucas made history last Friday when she was administered her oath of office as LaSalle Deputy Registrar of Voters. She is believed to be the first Native American to become a Deputy Registrar of Voters in Louisiana and the United States. Lucas was administered her oath of office by LaSalle Clerk of Court Steve Andrews during a brief ceremony in the Clerk of Court’s office in the LaSalle Parish Courthouse. Lucas began working part-time at the Registrar’s office in April under a program administered by the Intertribal Council (ITC) of Louisiana.

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The 2015-16 public school session in LaSalle Parish officially gets underway in just one week, according to LaSalle Superintendent of Schools Roy Breithaupt. Teachers will report for in-service training at Jena High School on Wednesday, August 12th. Other training has been planned for Thursday, Aug. 13th, as well as teachers will be getting their classrooms ready for the new school year. All students, except Kindergarten and Pre-K, will report to school for a full day of classes on Friday, August 14th. Classes at the Head Start School in Good Pine will also begin on Friday, Aug. 14th, and classes at Temple Christian Academy in Jena will begin the following Monday, August 17th.

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