The figs are green, plump and plentiful. Yes, it’s almost fig harvest season in Louisiana, and soon it will be time to use the delicious, nutritious fruit in preserves, baked treats and other goodies.While you may have noticed a few ripe figs on your trees already, most figs will ripen in early July...

7 Buses - Over 300 People The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), self-defined as a union of about two million diverse members in healthcare, public sector and property services, conducted the largest demonstration at the ICE facility in Jena to date with some 300 people in attendance. Sev...

Part 1 of 3 District 22 Rep. Gabe Firment (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a threepart series featuring LaSalle’s Parish’s State Legislative Delegation concerning the recent Louisiana Legislative Session held April 14-June 12. Part 1 is District 22 Representative Gabe Firment. Part 2, set for ne...

The Centennial Cultural Center’s (CCC) annual Rocket Camp was held last week with 12 youth gaining valuable experience in engineering and had a fun ti...

The Summer Reading Program continued at the LaSalle Parish libraries with LaSalle Parish’s own Ms. Debra Jo and Tommy Hailey at the Jena location and ...

On June 24, 2025, at approximately 5:08 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 127 near Coon...