Orrin Glen “Slick” Joiner of Jena officially announced his candidacy for the LaSalle Parish School Board, District 5, for the November 3, 2026, election.Joiner spent his entire career in education, including 10 years as a teacher and coach, 12 years as a principal and six years as a LaSalle Parish S...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)

Louisiana Central officially launched its long-anticipated regional strategic plan, Elevate 2030, with a highly attended ribbon cutting and outdoor launch event on March 18 at The Central Louisiana Regional Port. The event was fittingly held on “318 Day” in celebration of the majority of the region ...

The Cenla Medication Access Program (CMAP) Cancer Screening Mobile Unit is coming to Jonesville on April 21 and 22 to provide free breast, cervical an...

A bill to prevent the state’s use of eminent domain to support carbon capture storage and pipelines failed 12-7 in an extraordinarily tense House comm...

Louisiana is still facing a shortage of about 1,200 teachers, according to testimony at a House hearing last week. The shortage was more severe during...