The Jena Giants football team made history once again last Friday night as they defeated the Amite Warriors in the quarterfinal round of the LHSAA Div. III Non-Select playoffs. Amite came into the game ranked #8 while Jena was ranked #1. It was Amite that beat Jena last year during the quarterfinals...

Scouting is on the rise. Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America, is making a comeback and this year’s annual Winter Camp at Camp Attakapas in Trout featured over 100 campers enjoying the great outdoors while earning merit badges over four days. “Troops arrived Friday night (Nov. 17) and...

The death of a 24-year-old Olla woman last week is being investigated as a homicide, according to the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO).LPSO Detective Richard Smith said that Lacey Blaze Hayman Smith was found deceased at 1660 West Avenue on Tuesday, November 21.“Around 10 a.m., we were request...

On Saturday, November 18, the Centennial Cultural Center hosted their annual Art, Jazz and Jambalaya event in downtown Olla. The event included severa...

John Ford Coley, an American singer, guitarist, classically trained pianist, actor and author, who is revered as half of the Grammy nominated duo, Eng...

LaSalle Parish’s jobless rate for October showed a slight increase as the latest numbers from the Louisiana Workforce Commission as compiled by the Fe...