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...

LSU has announced the names of the students who have made the Dean’s List and the President’s Honor Roll for the spring 2022 semester. Undergraduate students enrolled in at least 15 credit hours who earned grade-point averages of 4.0 or higher during the semester are listed on the President’s Honor ...

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...

The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced a bill last week that would limit the publication of mugshots unless an individual is convicted...