aSalle Parish’s unemployment rate continues to be among the lowest in the state as April figures released last week showed the parish had a 2.6% jobless rate, up from 2.3% in March, but still tied for the second lowest unemployment rate in all of Louisiana. West Feliciana Parish took over the top sp...

Pleasant Ridge Road in LaSalle Parish has been re-opened after being closed for several months as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development repaired a bridge. The portion of the Pleasant Ridge Road that was closed is located on the north side of the road, near its intersection with ...

I’ve always been jealous of people who discover their talents early. There was this kid in my middle school class named Karen. She drew still nature scenes better than anybody. Any time the school needed pictures of flowers, vegetables, baked goods – or even background scenery for school plays – the...

As controversy swells in Louisiana over library content, the House Committee on Education voted 8-3 last week to advance a bill that would require pub...

Louisiana State Treasurer John M. Schroder announced that 25,910 unclaimed property checks totaling $4.4 million were mailed out last week following a...

Knocking on doors is as American as apple pie. Politicians, sales persons, clergy, girl scouts, federal census workers, and the list goes on of person...