In January of 1991 local attorney and LaSalle native J. Reed Walters took his first oath of office as the newly elected District Attorney of the 28th Judicial District. He, his wife Marsheela (Jordan), and their two sons Brett and Ronn celebrated his initial victory not foreseeing this would be the ...

Weight Loss Champion Dinah Taylor Summerville resident Dinah Speegle Taylor’s steps are much lighter these days: approximately 79 pounds lighter! Hers is a success story that has been many years in the making and while it wasn’t an easy achievement, she is now reaping the benefits of better health a...

The life and times of artifact collector Reggie Ingram Jena resident Reggie Ingram–retired educator, school principal, oilfield entrepreneur, and family patriarch–has been roaming the rivers, woods, and countrysides of LaSalle and Catahoula Parishes all of his life. It’s hard to name a place that he...

Jena Elementary School Terrific Kids for the month of October are shown above, left to right: Front row (Pre-K), Millie Stringer, Karter Ray, Lincoln ...

Terry and Tammy Adams of Trout will celebrate their Golden (50th) Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, December 20. The couple met in 1971 while they were...

A Christmas Chronicle It was a long 90 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem and every weary footstep he put down felt like the last. The journey had compl...