Last Friday, LaSalle Parish’s Summer Reading Program hosted Johnette Downing. Downing is a Louisiana-proud author, illustrator, and musician. Known by many different names, like the “Bard of the Bayou,” Downing is a longtime guest of our local libraries. Downing entertains kids with her broad range ...

Back in 2001, Coy Book grew one of the largest tomato crops and biggest tomatoes in recent history. His tomato plants grew over 10 feet tall producing huge tomatoes, with the largest weighing 4 1/2 pounds. He is shown standing between his two granddaughters, Jenny Jo and Madison, who are standing on...

Also suggests the establishment of economic development board District 32 State Senator Glen Womack spoke at the Catahoula Parish Police Jury’s meeting June 22, where he announced a major road funding appropriation and suggested the parish establish an economic development board. Womack informed the...

30 Jobs affected by shutdown Hunt Forest Products (HFP) announced the closure of its Olla Hardwood Mill last week with the last day of operation Frida...

Ranked 8th out of 71 districts The LaSalle Parish School System celebrated a monumental achievement last week as the Louisiana Department of Education...

PART ONE of a Two-Part Series Two hundred and fifty years ago, a collection of British colonies along the eastern seaboard declared themselves a free ...