By her own admonition, Karen Spencer (aka: The Goat Lady) is slightly goat-obsessed. Well, maybe the term ‘slightly’ is a misnomer, and a much stronger adjective is required. ‘Extremely’ or ‘radically’ goat-obsessed may be better descriptors when attempting to capture her love affair with her small...

Long before white people came to the western hemisphere there were people who called themselves INDIANS. There were many tribes and many cultures. In what is now called the American West, the Indians called themselves “the people.” There were people preceding the Indians who were called the Anasazi....

“The making of gumbo has become a yearly tradition in the Cooksey family,” Marica Cooksey explained proudly. “It began by me asking my motherin- law, Ruth, if I could help her make gumbo so I could learn tricks of the trade.” So began the story of gumbo for the Cooksey family with a handed down rec...

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) due to hundreds of wi...

Students and staff at the LaSalle Parish Head Start Center, located in the Good Pine community, had a fun first week of school. Children from ages te...

Ingredients: 2 15 oz. cans of corn, drained, or 3 cups of fresh corn ½ cup chopped green onions or purple onion 1 cup chopped bell pepper of any color...