LaSalle Parish’s Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troop 14 recently participated in the Scouting For Food program, a national Scouting America program to collect canned foods and dry goods for local food banks. The Jena troop collected 955 pounds of food, which was donated to the LaSalle Baptist Ministry Cen...

A large crowd of believers met at the Strand Theater in Jena Sunday night, November 16, to participate in the LaSalle Ministerial Alliance’s Community Thanksgiving Worship Service. Many different denominations were present with the purpose of joining together in worshipping Jesus Christ through song...

Dear Rusty: Enjoyed your recent article on claiming SS benefits. I feel, however, any decision making should also include what I call the “wearing out” factor. Yes, financial need, health, and longevity are definite criteria for a decision. The inevitable problem (I just turned 83) is the speed at w...

Members of the LaSalle Parish Police Jury introduced their 2026 budget, which totals $9,169,667.00 at their regular monthly meeting held November 10 a...

The Olla Town Council met Tuesday evening, November 11, for their regular monthly meeting, where members approved routine department reports and discu...

As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer. My maternal grandmother wrote poems and would read one at the family gathering. I don’t know i...