Headed to Legislature for ApprovalThe Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) last Wednesday unanimously approved the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) formula for the 2024-25 school year. The new formula aligns with the recommendations of the Louisiana Department of Education (L...

Constitutional Carry and More Louisiana lawmakers gave final passage Thursday at the state Capital to sweeping changes in crime laws sought by Gov. Jeff Landry--including measures that will expand methods of execution to include electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia and shield records relating to the e...

Legislators have adjourned the second extraordinary session of 2024, called by Governor Jeff Landry to focus on crime, six days before its schedule deadline. More than a dozen bills were approved by both chambers and now head to the Governor’s desk for signature. He is expected to sign all bills int...

Jena Mayor LaDawn Edwards was excited to announce to members of the Jena Town Council during their monthly meeting Monday morning of this week that sa...

In the early summer of 1917, officials of the Tall Timber Lumber Company, which was located at Good Pine, wanted a new shed built for an upcoming July...

An undercover operation conducted by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO) led to the arrest of an Olla woman last week.Leslie Chapman, 38, of Ol...