Recalling the devastation of historic flood Floods, high water, and back water are nothing new to LaSalle and Catahoula Parish residents, but some floods stand out in extremity and severity. Such is the case with the Flood of 1973, noted at the time as the worst flooding experienced in a period of o...

Glenda Cooper’s personal haven Glenda Sandifer Cooper is a self-taught gardener who has spent the last five years transforming her home terrain into a stunning landscape. She and her husband, James, are both natives to LaSalle Parish but lived for 30 years in Fairview Alpha, LA, building their lives...

Five LPSB veterans prepare to exit due to term limits (EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is Part 2 of a Two-Part Series about five parish school board members who will end their final months of service this year due to term limits and a sixth who retires from public service.) Six LaSalle Parish Sch...

There’s a life story in the face and smile of Jodi Lambert that is worth reading. It is one of struggle, triumph and determination and of loss and gai...

(PART 1 OF 3-PART FEATURE SERIES) It was 2018 when Debbie McClure, founder and director of Almost Home Behavioral Health Ministry, was en route from J...

Midwives, Black Draught, and House Calls Before the advancement of local hospitals, antibiotics and readily available health facilities in rural LaSal...