Dear Rusty: I’ll be 69 in April 2023, and my wife will be 59 later this month. I’m still working and am trying to determine whether I should take Social Security at 69 or 70. My main question revolves around my wife’s future Social Security benefits and how they will affect my decision on whether to...

Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a two-vehicle crash on January 28 at approximately 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of La. Highways 125 and 124 in the Castor Creek area between the towns of Olla and Urania. The crash claimed the life of 68-year-old Julia Walker of Winnfield. The initial in...

The Strand Village Project #thrive is offering a week-long free program in technology for youth in 5th to 12th grades each day of winter break from 2 to 5 p.m. on February 20-24 in Jena. Students will learn to code using Python and also learn about the engineering design process. The camp is offered...

Both nature and gardening are full of surprises. Have you ever seen a flowering shrub that has two completely different flower colors on the same pla...

The filibuster has proved more pernicious to democracy than any other procedural rule of Congress. It’s time for it to go. These claims may seem exces...

The LaSalle Ministerial Alliance would like to invite all pastors, church delegates and local leaders to their first LaSalle Church and Non-Profit Lea...