Jena Mayor LaDawn Edwards signed a proclamation last week declaring the month of September as National POW/MIA Recognition Month and September 15 as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Joining her at the signing ceremony was SFC U.S. Army Retired James “Cowboy” Robertson. 

Jacquelyn Brooks was only five years old when she sold her first goat for a bag of Funyuns and a jump rope. The sale began with the potential buyer asking for a price tag with Jacquelyn thinking it over for a minute then replying, “A bag of Funyuns.” “But what else?” the purchaser bargained, pressi...

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...

LaSalle Parish students are being encouraged to join 4-H as the new school year begins. Silas Cecil, 4-H Agent for LaSalle noted that being a part of ...

In the late summer of 1953, an unknown 18-year-old Elvis Presley paid $4 to have two songs recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis, TN. The rest is histor...

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