Final preparations were made last week across the area for the start of the 2026-2027 school year with various meetings for school employees. Shown above, LaSalle School Superintendent Jon Garrett met with parish principals, assistant principals and other school administrative officials at the LaSal...

When Jena Giants football fans walk through the gates of Guy Campbell Memorial Stadium for the first home game on September 4, they’ll notice several new things that weren’t there last season, including a massive new video board towering over the field and a brand-new band booster concession stand n...

A jury found Kenny Wayne Smith Sr. guilty of second degree murder Friday in the November 2023 death of his wife, Lacey Blaze Smith, closing out a case that had been delayed three times before finally reaching trial in the 28th Judicial District Court in Jena. Jury selection began Monday, July 27, an...

But overall trending higher than last year Sales tax collections across LaSalle Parish fell in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarte...

Qualifying for the November 3 election began today, Wednesday, August 5 and continues until Friday, August 7, at the LaSalle Parish Clerk of Court’s o...

A national blood crisis has been declared, putting hospitals and blood centers across the country at risk of not having enough blood available for eve...