The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers, innovative producers and other stakeholders to submit comments for and virtually attend a public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (Committee) on Aug. 1, 2023. “The Urban Agr...

The summer months are always busy regarding personnel for all school districts and such was the case Monday night, July 3, during the LaSalle Parish School Board’s monthly meeting. Among the personnel items addressed, the Board approved two-year contracts of employment and performance objectives for...

A 21-year-old Olla man was found dead in his home June 28 and police are still waiting for the autopsy report to be delivered before a cause of death is released. James Jordan was pronounced dead by the LaSalle Parish Coroner after he was found at his home unresponsive on Wednesday, June 28. Accordi...

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The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections’ Data Research & Statistical Analysis Team has recently released a series of interactive data ...

70 Years Ago July 2, 1953 July 2, 1953 The largest boys encampment in the world will be the Third National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America to be...