A new study reveals that Louisiana has the eighth highest weekend crash rate in the United States.The research by Personal Injury Lawyers from H&P Law analyzed U.S. Department of Trans-portation’s crash data from 2019 to 2023 across all 50 states. The average number of weekend crashes per 100,000 re...

Upcoming Events at the Library • June 26: Crochet Project Group, 5-7 p.m., Olla • June 28: Get It Done Project Group, 10-12 a.m., Jena • June 30: Diamond Dots Class, 5-7 p.m., Jena • July 1: Healing Hearts Grief Support Group, 6 p.m., Jena For more information, call the Library’s Headquarters at (31...

Library Summer Story Hour • Pair-A-Docs, Friday, June 27, 10 a.m. - Jena • Brayden Keene, Friday, June 27 2 p.m. - Olla ALD Outreach will host “What a Mess” VBS at LaSalle Headstart in Jena Thursday, July 10 and Friday, July 11 from 6-8 p.m. Ages 3-17 are welcome to enjoy messy fun, crafts, snacks a...

If everything would have gone according to plans, construction on a new swimming pool in Olla would have begun this summer. Unfortunately, it will lik...

For the second meeting in a row, the condition of parish roads was one of the main topics discussed at the LaSalle Parish Police Jury’s monthly meetin...

With 2023 and 2024 having been the hottest summers on record, there’s reason to believe 2025 will bring more of the same. But it doesn’t have to mean ...