The garden can rouse each of the senses. We can enjoy the beautiful colors, the sounds of wildlife, the texture of the plants, the taste of fruits, herbs and vegetables, and of course, the delightful fragrance of many flowers and plants’ foliage. Retail garden centers are beginning to fill with bea...

The following people were booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail last week: Jeffery Thornton, Sr., 45, of Jena, arrested April 1 by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office for domestic abuse battery, second degree battery, cruelty to a juvenile, and possession of CDS II. Carwin Jones, 33, of Jena, arrested...

Jena High School FBLA’s first place winners at the Louisiana FBLA State Conference in Lafayette were Callie McDowell (Insurance & Risk Management), Marley Bass (Human Resource Management) and Phaedra Dorsey (Economics). Jena High School FBLA’s top ten finalists at the Louisiana FBLA State Conferenc...

Early voting for the April 30, 2022 election will begin this Saturday, April 16, and continue until the following Saturday, April 23. Early ballots ma...

LaSalle Parish public schools, Temple Christian Academy and LaSalle Head Start will dismiss classes for six days for the Easter holidays. Students wil...

Ashleigh at the AgCenter in Leesville sent this email, “Ms. Sharon came in and wanted to know how to get rid of these ants that are killing her trees...