70 Years Ago June 26, 1952 The LaSalle Parish Health Unit was organized October 1, 1927, and for a quarter of a century has been housed in the courthouse. It now occupies the Health Center Building, which is located opposite the courthouse west of First Street. Mickey Riley of Olla has been chosen a...

Yes, God will judge Robert G. Ingersoll is recognized as one of the most influential agnostics who ever lived. One night in New York he was dramatically and forcefully giving a lecture that explained his doubts about judgment and hell. When the gifted lecturer finished his address, a man who was ver...

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Matthew 25:35-36. This is just one New Tes...

My landlord, Jorge, is a patron of the arts. When I imagine a patron of the arts, I imagine some fabulously wealthy person in the past, supporting the...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the February 22, 2012 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. F...

I was recently confronted with a situation in my life that turned my life upside down. We are all prone to such situations but this latest had me thin...