Last week, students from Good Pine Middle School were able to travel back in timetothe“olddays”of the early 1900s during a visit to the Centennial Cultural Center located in downtown Olla. This special event is held each December around Christmas and is hosted by Fern McKeithen, who has been sharing...

Luke 2:1-16 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galil...

Item proves more complex than expected With all of the recent attention of the Jena High School football team’s trip to New Orleans December 12 to play for a state championship, members of the LaSalle Parish School Board held a lengthy discussion last week regarding the system’s involvement in helpi...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)

Dear Rusty: You’ve said in the past that most people recoup their SS contributions within five years of starting benefits, thus Social Security “is an...

The Pinewood Garden Club of northwest LaSalle Parish recently held a home/yard Christmas Lighting Contest for residents of the Olla, Urania and Tullos...