A person can find wisdom in the strangest of places; it just pops up at you when you least expect it. Case in point, “The Story of Chicken Little,” one of the cartoons on an old Disney DVD, along with the Three Little Pigs, The Big Bad Wolf, and Lambert, the Sheepish Lion. It was a favorite of grand...

The opioid epidemic has been an ongoing issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control it all started with prescription opioids such as Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Methadone. From there, Heroin took off and caused many overdoses due to the potency of it. After heroin, Fentanyl is now the leadin...

The 2023 Spring LEAP testing results are in and the LaSalle Parish School District showed overall improvements and higher scores than the state averages. Each year during the spring, students in grades 3-12 participate in state mandated LEAP (Learning, Education, Assessment and Performance) testing ...

For Votes at Forum The Strand Theater in Jena was filled to near capacity last Thursday night as the six candidates for LaSalle Parish Sheriff addres...

A July 9 article in The Times-Picayune and the Baton Rouge Advocate, later picked up by other national news agencies, has brought attention to emissio...

A decades long federal lawsuit against the LaSalle Parish School Board concerning desegregation finally ended last week as United States District Cour...