LifeShare Blood Center wants to encourage everyone to donate blood in preparation for the three-day Easter weekend and part of their encouragement includes giving away turkeys and hams. The holidays are typically a slow time for donation, especially when accompanied by a long weekend. A single donat...

N o r t hwe s te r n State University’s Region 6 LaSTEM Network Center partnered with Regions 3 and 8 to host the first RECIPE for Rural STEM Day, a collaborative GUMBO (Geographically United for Making Better Opportunities) on March 9. LSU-Alexandria allowed the Region LaSTEM Centers to host the ev...

The LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Jena man last Friday night for various illegal narcotic charges. During the night, a LPSO deputy stoppe...

Spring is here, and it’s time to get into the garden. Annuals, perennials, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, trees, fruits and veggies — oh my! With so man...

The following were booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail in Jena during the past week. Trent White, 37, of Jena, was arrested March 25 by Jena police an...