The Jena Giants, ranked #7 in the LHSAA Division III Non-Select, are headed back to the semifinals after defeating the #15 Loreauville Tigers last Friday night in Jena.In what some are calling one of the greatest defensive performances in all of Jena football, the Giants created multiple turnovers t...

Q3 sales tax collections decrease over 8% Third quarter sales tax figures were released last week showing the national economic slowdown has finally hit LaSalle Parish. Overall, sales tax collections were down 8.42%. While linking sales tax collections to consumer spending is not completely accurate...

Jena – Friday, Dec. 13; Olla – Saturday, Dec. 14 LaSalle Parish will kick off the Christmas season with two exciting nighttime Christmas parades with Jena’s parade set for Friday, December 13, and Olla’s parade set for Saturday, December 14. Both will begin at 6 p.m. and both will feature the arriva...

LaSalle Parish continues to demonstrate it has a very strong workforce as unemployment rates were released last week showing the parish has the second...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Charlotte A. Book, 76, of Jonesville, was ar...

“But I’m not much of a reader,” and “Reading isn’t my thing” – these are phrases that the staff of the LaSalle Parish Library have heard all too often...