Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley is proposing a set of policy recommendations inspired from his Let Teachers Teach workgroup. These policies would significantly reduce the number of trainings teachers are required to repeat every year, tighten student discipline, and give...

The LaSalle Parish School Board voted to lower their tax millage rates during their August 6 meeting last week in Jena due to reassessments of parish properties.LaSalle Assessor Tom Kendrick explained to the Board that the year 2024 is a reassessment year and all properties in the parish were reasse...

The State of Louisiana was recently ranked as the very worst state in the nation to live in, placing dead last (#50) out of the 50 states.WalletHub compared all states on a 51-key indicator chart of livability, ranging from housing costs and income growth to the education rate and quality of hospita...

The Louisiana Constitution mandates that all property subject to taxation be reappraised and valued at least every four years. Our last reassessment y...

LaSalle Parish educators were in high spirits last Friday as all parish system employees met at Jena High School for the annual Back to School In-Serv...

A new state law regarding cell phones in public schools begins with the 2024-25 school year and it will see major changes for the LaSalle Parish Schoo...