Early voting for the March 26, 2022 elections will begin this coming Saturday, March 12, and continue until the following Saturday, March 19. Early ballots may be cast at the Registrar of Voters office in Jena, located at 1009 Courthouse Street, from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. during this period (except...

The most satisfying thing I have accomplished in my lifetime of hunting has to be the completion of my wild turkey Grand Slam in 2003. There is another grand slam I have to my credit that I’ve thought little about. In fact, I’ve completed this feat several times, as far as I can recall. This “grand...

The LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office continues to place a high priority on the illegal distribution of narcotics in the parish as they constantly maintain undercover operations to combat the illegal drug trade and diligently search for illegal drugs during traffic stops. The results of recent such op...

In February 2021, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations Alexandria Field Office (LSP/AFO) was requested by the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Of...

LaSalle Parish Sheriff Scott Franklin has been in opposition to the legalization of recreational marijuana use for many years; he now has a study to b...

This week is a splash of several families that were early settlers of Catahoula (LaSalle) Parish. Hope you enjoy! More next week.