One of the current debates on Capitol Hill involves the fate of the lowly US penny and whether it should remain in circulation in today’s currency. One of the early coins produced by the US Mint, the history of the penny is as old as the country itself. It was one of the first circulating coins prod...

This Thursday, March 20, hundreds of students from LaSalle and Catahoula will gather to participate in an event that’s as exceptional as its competitors. The LaSalle Parish School Special Olympics will convene at Jena High School’s football field beginning at 9:30 a.m. and will continue until all ev...

Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham “I was raised to be a service to others,” Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham expressed with certainty. “My mom (Brenda Lisenby) raised me to always help people – teaching my brother and me valuable lessons that shaped me – she said life is a journey, and I should follow my pat...

A LaSalle Staple of Reaching People for Christ Upward Director Monty Smith, the Jena First Baptist Outreach Ministry and the volunteer Upward coaches ...

The God-written story of Vicky Crooks and her LADD family After twenty-four years of serving as the administrator of the Jena LADD (LaSalle Associatio...

Jena native Chris Walker has watched life take him from his humble roots in small  town America to working in the space industry in Houston, TX., wher...