The Catahoula Parish School Board voted Tuesday night, Aug. 11, to name Cari Ann Nicholson as the parish’s next school superintendent, following nearly three hours of interviews with three finalists during a special called meeting in Harrisonburg that drew a packed room of residents and school perso...

For as long as anyone can remember, the 15-mile drive between Jena and Olla told the whole story. Two towns. Two schools. Two football teams. And a rivalry so deeply embedded in the culture of LaSalle Parish that some traced its roots all the way back to 1910, when the parish was first established a...

The LaSalle Parish Police Jury fielded extensive public questions Aug. 10 about a proposed one cent sales tax that will appear on the Dec. 12 election ballot, with residents pressing jurors on how the money would be spent and jurors making the case that the parish’s road system cannot be maintained ...

Clint Masters of Jena has announced his candidacy for the office of Alderman for the Town of Jena during the November 3, 2026, election. Masters has y...

Cindy White of Jena has announced her candidacy for the Jena Town Council during the November 3, 2026, election. White, a successful business owner in...

All three legislators representing LaSalle Parish earned high marks on the Louisiana Family Forum’s 2026 Legislative Scorecard, with one earning a per...