Members of the LaSalle Parish Police Jury introduced their 2026 budget, which totals $9,169,667.00 at their regular monthly meeting held November 10 and called a public hearing on the budget for the December meeting prior to final adoption.The public hearing on the proposed 2026 budget will be held ...

The Olla Town Council met Tuesday evening, November 11, for their regular monthly meeting, where members approved routine department reports and discussed preparations for the town’s upcoming holiday events.Mayor Rhonda Elliott announced that the annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner will be held ...

As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer. My maternal grandmother wrote poems and would read one at the family gathering. I don’t know if that’s where I got it, but I got it.I wrote poems as a teenager, although I never shared them with anybody. Back then, I did not have a computer, so...

Jena small business owner Marsheela Walters, left, visits with Louisiana Central CEO Chris Masingill during the roadshow last week. Economic developme...

Biannual sales tax checks approved by Board LaSalle Parish School System employees will receive Christmas in November as the second of the two excess ...

Jena Mayor LaDawn C. Edwards has big plans to continue the transformation of the town square into a public space for all citizens. When an old house a...