In three short months, the annual nighttime Jena Christmas Parade will be held and organizers announced last week this year’s theme to allow participants time to prepare. According to the Jena Christmas Parade Committee Chairman Mickey Cockerham, this year’s theme is “A Louisiana Christmas” with par...

Fall is an opportune time to set up your backyard for yearround success. Work put into landscaping in the fall determines the quality of the space for all of your family’s backyarding activities, from family football games at Thanksgiving and Easter egg hunts in the spring, to taking your office to ...

The LSU AgCenter is excited to announce the addition of a new agent serving LaSalle and Grant parishes. Madison Willis, LSU AgCenter SNAP-Ed Agent, began her new position over the summer. SNAP-Ed is a federally funded program that offers nutrition education and obesity prevention for eligible indivi...

During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln preached the importance of the government being of, for, and by the people. He argued that voters played the mo...

Whitehall resident and artist Lavelle Evans was all smiles despite his extreme fatigue Saturday night following three of the greatest days of his lif...

Brenda, a Master Gardener, sent an image and wanted to know, “I guess this is walnut caterpillar on my pecan tree?” Yes, Brenda is correct. Her pictu...