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Betty Jane Walters
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Betty Jane Walters, 87, of Olla, passed from this life on August 11, 2018, at Hardtner Medical Ce

Everett Stanfield
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Everett Stanfield, 83, of Trout, passed from this life on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the LaSal

Flora Belle McCarthy
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Flora Belle McCarthy, 85, of the Sandy Lake Community of Catahoula Parish passed from this life o

Dorothy Faye Lincecum
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Dorothy Faye Lincecum, 89, of Pollock, passed from this life on Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Hardtn

Rita N. Guin Shelton
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

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Tue
01
Apr

Good attendance at public hearing on US 84 widening

Officials report a very good attendance last Wednesday afternoon for the public hearing on the proposed widening along U.S. 84 from LA 772 at Trout to just east of Hair Creek Bridge, east of Jena. 
 
Tue
25
Mar

Public hearing on widening of U.S. 84 planned for today

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is conducting a public hearing in an open house format for the proposed widening along U.S. 84 from LA 772 to just east of Hair Creek Bridge in Jena  
 
Tue
25
Mar

Fellowship Elementary Pre-Kindergarten students

Fellowship Elementary Pre-Kindergarten students Baylee Calk and Carter Nichols (in background) participated in the recent Pre-K Mardi Gras parade for FES Pre-K Teacher Amanda Bibbens’ class. Baylee is the daughter of  Derek and Leslie Calk and Carter is the son of Drew and Rachel Nichols 
 
Tue
25
Mar

Man charged with 2nd degree murder in death of his wife

A 56-year-old Pineville man has been charged in LaSalle Parish with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife on March 13th in the southern part of the parish, according to Sheriff Scott Franklin Michael James Worley was arrested at his home at 320 Nickel Loop, near Pineville, by Rapides Parish sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, March 18, on a fugitive warrant  issued in LaSalle Parish 
 
Tue
18
Mar

Firemen learn importance of fire behavior at seminar

By Betty Miles
 
Volunteer firefighters from the Jena, Summerville-Rosefield, Whitehall and Olla Fire Departments met at the Jena Fire Department on Tuesday night, March 4, to learn important information about fire behavior from Bobby Strozier, instructor with the LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute.

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Tue
18
Mar

Sixteen volunteer firefighters

Sixteen volunteer firefighters from four LaSalle Parish fire departments (Whitehall, Olla, Jena and Summerville-Rosefield) recently participated in a fire behavior flashover trailer live burn simulation at the Jena Fire Station. The simulation was the first time that seven of the 16 firefighters had experienced a flashover trailer live burn. Dan Enterkin, volunteer firefighter for Jena and Whitehall, was one of these seven and he said he is grateful for the experience.

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Tue
18
Mar

New Mayor for Olla…

Rhonda Elliott, new Mayor of Olla, was administered the oath of office by Olla Town Attorney Walter E. Dorroh, Jr., shortly after she was selected by the Olla Town Council to complete the term of Mayor Jason Chisolm, who resigned effective March 1, 2014. Elliott, who was serving on the Town Council and had been serving as Mayor Pro-Tem, had to resign her seat on the Council to be named Mayor.

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Tue
18
Mar

Theft of road signs could result in tragedy

LaSalle Parish officials are extremely concerned about the possibility of a tragedy being caused by the theft of numerous road and street signs in the parish. Authorities report that during one night last week, every road sign on LA 503 from Summerville to Nichols, and all the signs on LA 3071, except for four, were taken from their sign posts (usually above stop signs).

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Tue
11
Mar

Cool Planet Energy facility to benefit La. timber industry

A new energy plant planned for Alexandria will greatly benefit the timber industry of LaSalle Parish and surrounding area, as the facility will harvest yellow-pine wood waste and forest byproducts to make gasoline. Gov. Bobby Jindal joined Cool Planet Energy Systems President and CEO Howard Janzen at the Port of Alexandria last week to break ground on the company’s first commercial- scale facility, one of three bio-refineries Cool Planet will develop in Louisiana.
 
Tue
11
Mar

Fellowship Elementary

Fellowship Elementary third grade students (left to right) Lianna Woods, Ethan Lilly, Aubreigh Davidson and Raelee Reeves listen intently to one of the Dr. Seuss Day readers. Each year FES hosts a Dr. Seuss Day in honor of the famous author’s birthday, which was on March 2. Students and faculty dress as Dr. Seuss book characters and volunteers such as local government officials, business owners, etc. come in and read Dr. Seuss books to the classes.
 

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