The staff at the new LaSalle Parish Library in Jena, along with the Board of Control, is extremely pleased with the outpouring of support and words of congratulations on the new facility during the opening days. Last Friday morning, more than 100 children, along with about half that many parents, at...

When I was a wee lassie, I used to memorize poems all the time. One of my favorites had to do with Memorial Day, which we just celebrated. I may not have it exactly correct in my mind, nor do I know the author, but it was special to me. “What can I do on Memorial Day, to honor our fallen men? What c...

70 Years Ago May 31, 1951 “Be on the lookout for rattlesnakes,” says A. L. Goodwin, employee of International Paper Company. Goodwin may well be regarded as an authority on the subject, for he killed two recently near Rosefield – each boasting 13 rattles and a button. A new agricultural festival wil...

The man who was responsible for laying the groundwork for LSU to become one of the better publicly funded universities in the country died last week i...

Last night I stood by the bedside of a man that was dying. Disease had taken its toll on his body and he only had a little time left. His family was t...

Vice President Kamala Harris, utterly devoid of the skills necessary to serve in her office, has proven to be incapable of resolving the catastrophe o...