A group of LaSalle Parish youth learned many new skills in the art of music during a free camp held in Jena this past month. The camp was part of The Strand Village Project #thrive, an out-of-school program providing local youth with education opportunities in music, like learning proper vocal techn...

The Dollar Store is now the $5 Dollar Store Alexandria and Monroe are having a rash of “run by shootings” Post Office charges $3 to deliver a $1 newspaper Schools now have a pre-pre-k complete with baby beds and strollers Auto dealers require a pint of blood to look at a new pickup truck Your new ca...

Literacy Camp was recently held at the Centennial Cultural Center in downtown Olla. This year’s theme was Literacy and Etiquette. Campers enjoyed being read to each morning by librarian Dianna Dumas from the Olla Library. Everyone picked out their favorite book and read for at least thirty to forty ...

New woody ornamentals don’t come along as often as annual bedding plants. So when El Niño desert orchid hit the market, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Ja...

Jena Town Council1st Monday, 9 AM at Jena Town Hall Urania Town Council1st Monday, 5 PM at Urania Town Hall Tullos Town Council1st Monday, 6 PM at Tul...

WEDNESDAY, 6th: Cereal choice, toast & jelly, fruit, juice THURSDAY, 7th: Biscuit & jelly, sausage, fruit, juice FRIDAY, 8th: Blueberry waffles, sausa...