New book shares stories from eight decades of service “I really just want people to laugh out loud.” Strange words from a retired funeral home operator but that’s exactly what JoAnn Stevens wants to happen when people read her newly released book, Laughter from the Funeral Parlor. Stevens, who marri...

With Voter Registration Week underway, LaSalle Parish voters are reminded there will be three property tax millage renewals on the ballot for the fall election cycle. The LaSalle Parish Library will have two renewal propositions and the LaSalle Parish School Board will have one proposition on the Oc...

The Town of Olla recently received one of the highest honors at this year’s Louisiana Rural Water Association’s (LRWA) Annual Awards Ceremony when the town’s water system was named the Source Water Protection System of the Year. The awards were presented on July 16, 2025, at LRWA’s 39th Annual Train...

Southern Heritage Bank held ribbon cutting and grand opening celebrations Friday, August 22, for their new Olla Branch, located at 4658 Main Street (U...

From Alexandria to Ferriday, Winnfield and Jena to Cottonport and dozens of communities in between, Central Louisiana Technical Community College serv...

Secretary of State Nancy Landry announces that newly redesigned absentee voting envelopes will be used for the October 11elections. Voters who have re...