In response to a nationwide shortage of baby formula, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is issuing tips to families for dealing with the shortage and obtaining appropriate substitutions for the baby. Families are reporting difficulty finding infant formula in stores throughout the state. Form...

Nelson Nugent and his wife, Mary Cynthia Haley, came from Mississippi in 1827 and settled near Ball, Louisiana. Their son Charles was born there in 1834. A few years after Charles’ birth, the family moved to Bertram Prairie near Rochelle. In 1873, Charles became the sheriff of Grant Parish. In 1922,...

It may seem like the November 8 Election Day is a distant date in time, but the reality is the countdown to one of the busiest election cycles for La-Salle Parish has already begun. While qualifying for the November date isn’t until July, the unofficial start of summer (when school is dismissed) usu...

A web of drugs, burglaries, and cruelty to juvenile charges saw the arrest of four Trout men and one Trout woman last week by the LaSalle Parish Sheri...

Members of the Michael Dempsey Masonic Lodge No. 327 hosted their annual Honesty and Integrity Award ceremony on May 12, at their lodge in Jena. Lodg...

The following people were arrested this past week and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail: Tommy Coon, 59, of Jena, arrested May 13 by the LaSalle Par...