30 Jobs affected by shutdown Hunt Forest Products (HFP) announced the closure of its Olla Hardwood Mill last week with the last day of operation Friday, June 19. The closing of the Olla mill affects 30 employees with HFP noting they are assisting those employees with outplacement assistance. “These ...

Ranked 8th out of 71 districts The LaSalle Parish School System celebrated a monumental achievement last week as the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) released the 2025-2026 K-3 literacy assessment final scores. LDOE requires all school districts to administer the DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators o...

PART ONE of a Two-Part Series Two hundred and fifty years ago, a collection of British colonies along the eastern seaboard declared themselves a free and independent nation. Each July 4, Americans mark that moment, and this year, the quarter-millennium milestone has prompted renewed reflection on th...

Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., announced that 44,614 unclaimed property checks totaling $6.5 million were mailed out on Friday, June 12...

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announces that beginning May 26, 2026, Louisiana SNAP recipients will only be able to use their Electronic Be...

Louisiana residents will see a significant change beginning August 1, when Act 196, formerly known as HB 851, takes effect and makes most intentional ...