The following were booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail in Jena during the past week. Tony Dennis Cruse, 47, of Olla was arrested April 14 by sheriff officers and charged with domestic abuse battery in presence of juvenile. Jose Ramirez, 41, of Oak Grove, was arrested April 15 by Olla police and char...

State officials are trying to figure out how to remedy a decline in TOPS scholarship participation throughout the state, as discussed last week at the Capital during the Legislative Session. The Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, known as TOPS, is a merit-based scholarship funded by the state....

A Jena High School sophomore tragically died last week after going into cardiac arrest in a classroom of the school. According to Jena Police Chief Scott McLendon, the incident occurred around 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 18, when 15-year-old Kameron Lane Shelton of Trout passed out while in class. He re...

In Louisiana, anyone with the following relationships to an abuser can be eligible for a Protective Order: A Family Member: Spouse for former spouse; ...

“Little Pig, little pig, let me in!” “Not by the hair of my chinnie chin chin!” Most everyone recognizes these lines from the nursery rhyme “The Three...

How many voters know that the Democratic Party supports legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy on demand for virtually any reason? Ho...