Part 1: Jena Mayor LaDawn Edwards Mayor LaDawn Cooper Edwards has the distinction of being the only woman elected to serve as the Mayor of the Town of Jena. She is well into her third term with the last two of those terms having run for office unopposed. Making history as the first female mayor is o...

Crawfish, crawdads, mudbugs… Louisiana mudbug season is beginning to emerge and people across Louisiana are setting their teeth for their first 2025 tastes of the delicious crustaceans. The season usually starts with locals bringing out steaming pots of boiling water drowned in spicy seasonings that...

“The church is the most important foundation for the start of black history,” Rev. Chauncey Hardy, Pastor of L & A Baptist Church and Vice President of the LaSalle Parish Ministerial Alliance stated with conviction. “Meetings (for black communities) were initially held in black churches by more lear...

Avery Michaels can’t remember when music and singing weren’t a part of his life’s story. The truth be told, he probably cut his first tooth while list...

There’s nothing that heralds the New Year like a delicious mouthwatering ‘mess’ of black-eyed peas and cabbage. The pungent aroma of simmering cabbage...

Several vendors, selling everything from hats, jewelry and handmade arts to candles, clothing and fruits and vegetables, took part in the LaSalle Pari...