Retired educator and Tullos resident, Barbarean ‘Barbara’ Elmore still has a big place in her heart for children and education. She dedicated an impressive forty-seven years to teaching, reaching and helping the children of LaSalle Parish through her work in the LaSalle Parish School System. Althoug...

There was a time in America, when you seldom saw a grandma or a housewife that wasn’t wearing an apron while cooking and doing general cleaning - at the very least she had more than a few stored in the kitchen cabinet drawer and she could pull one out at will. Aprons were functionable, and the avera...

The Justiss Oil Legacy The year was 1926 and the town of Tullos was experiencing an oil boom when a young Jick Justiss caught his first glimpse of LaSalle Parish. Justiss, originally from South Arkansas, had fallen on hard times. His previous job as an oilfield contractor, moving equipment and build...

Just east of LaSalle Parish, across the Catahoula Parish line, resides a great man of God, Reverend Jack Knapp, respectfully known to his friends and ...

Hunting and harvesting deer for food is a common practice among local and state deer hunters. Louisiana hunters are well aware of the rules and regula...

Get It Growing: December — and winter in general — in Louisiana is a fine time to plant in the landscape. Now is the time to add trees, shrubs and coo...