Serves 6 Ingredients: 1⁄2 cup dried currants 1 cup hot water 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from 17.3-ounce package), room temperature 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest 1⁄2 cup finely chopped walnuts 1⁄2 cup packed dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ...

There’s nothing that ties families together during holidays like a special traditional dish gracing the Thanksgiving or Christmas table. When the meal is spread and everyone gathers around to say grace thanking God for His bounty, there’s always the one foundational dish that sets mouths watering an...

There are few people left in LaSalle Parish who remember or know that during WWII a Prisoner of War (POW) Camp was stationed in the piney woods of nearby Whitehall. With the exception of an elder or two, the stories of the camp are long forgotten and have ceased to be told. The year was 1945 and loc...

There was a time in LaSalle Parish and in most nearby areas that a man’s daily attire was not complete without the addition of a cowboy hat riding hig...

God’s Paws Rummage Sale God’s Paws Rescue and Shelter is having a rummage sale on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the community v...

Yesterday wasn’t the best day. I don’t like to complain and, the truth is, I have very little to complain about. Still, yesterday was not the best day...