Jena High School Senior Brandon Rowton was recently selected to join 30 other top Louisiana high school students to serve on the 2025-2026 Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC).Over the next year, the LYAC will work together in an effort to influence the legislative process in Baton Ro...

Approximately 30 individuals demonstrated across the street from the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena Sunday afternoon, June 8, for around two hours. Organized by the Ben Gordon Freedom Caravan of New Orleans, the group said they “stood in solidarity with all detainees illegally held ...

Library Summer Story Hour • Johnette Downing, Friday, June 13, 10 a.m. Jena; 2 p.m. - Olla • Author ML Tarpley, Friday, June 20, 10 a.m. Jena; 2 p.m. - Olla Pair-A-Docs, Friday, June 27, 10 a.m. - Jena VBS at Straight Road Full Gospel Staight Road Full Gospel Church in Olla will have VBS on Saturday...

Familiar Favorite Kicks Off The Library’s Summer Reading Program Both Lasalle Parish libraries were filled with smiles, laughter and fun this past Fri...

Financial stability at north LaSalle hospital Hardtner Medical Center (HMC) proved that last year’s $2.7-million loss was an anomaly as their current ...

Gov. Jeff Landry signed a sweeping package of auto insurance reform bills last Wednesday, promising to lower the cost of coverage in Louisiana by crac...