Just over two years after the first COVID death in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced March 14 that the public health emergency will expire on Wednesday (March 16), crediting the availability of vaccines, antivirals and quality masks. “Just because the proclamation is expiring doesn’t mean C...

Dr. Rachel Gaddis Floyd has created a beautiful handwritten and illustrated booklet filled with simple crafts, inspiring quotes, gift ideas and recipes for each month. She will be at the LaSalle Parish Library in Jena on Friday, April 1 from 5 to 6 p.m. for a free workshop for ladies ages 9 to 99 to...

The Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington D.C. recently released a list of VA hospitals they plan to close and Alexandria’s VA hospital in Pineville is on the chopping block. The Central Louisiana hospital services a veteran population of around 40,000 and is considered by Louisiana’s Congres...

Voters in Districts 5 and 6 will go to the polls this Saturday, March 26, to vote on property tax renewals for their districts. The only voters that w...

The month of February was quite busy for the 28th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of LaSalle, with prison terms being meted out, others...

Officials with the Louisiana departments of Children & Family Services and Health provided insight on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for lawmaker...