Hundreds of people turned out in Jena Saturday, July 4, for the America 250th Independence Day celebration held at the Jena Town Park and the town’s historic Dog Trot House. Although temperatures soared to the 90s early and the humidity made conditions sweltering for those in attendance, it did not ...

District 22 State Rep eyes 5th Congressional District seat District 22 State Representative Gabe Firment (R) of Dry Prong, LA, received an ovation of applause last Wednesday, July 1, as he formally announced the start of his campaign to run for the Fifth Congressional District seat of the House of R...

Adjustments should see system fare better next year Fiscal year 2025-2026 ended June 30 and while the projected deficit for the LaSalle Parish School Board wasn’t as high as originally predicted, it was still over $1 million. According to Business Manager Sara Andrews, the system was able to trim th...

A registered sex offender who had been living in LaSalle Parish but failed to register in the parish was arrested last week after being stopped for a ...

Teachers and most school system personnel in LaSalle Parish make an average salary above those in neighboring parishes, according to a recent study co...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)