Police credit quick action of teachers, RAVE system A Jena High School special education twelfth grade student was arrested last Wednesday, September 9, after a gun was discovered in his backpack shortly after school began. Jena Police Department Assistant Chief David Smith said 18-year-old Jeremiah...

The Olla Police Department is putting two federal grants totaling $108,000 toward three new patrol vehicles and a handheld electronic ticket-writing system, Chief Jody O’Bier told the Olla Town Council during its regular meeting Sept. 8. O’Bier said the department has received a $100,000 federal gra...

“They were not numbers. They were mothers and fathers. Sons and daughters. Husbands and wives. They woke up that morning expecting to live another ordinary day. And for thousands of families, life would never be ordinary again.” That was the message Tracy Dean delivered Friday morning to a crowd gat...

Hit by truck while walking On Saturday, September 12, 2026, shortly after 5:00 a.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating ...

Students at many schools across the area will participate in the annual See You At The Pole event next Wednesday morning, September 23. Each year, stu...

LaSalle Parish School Board members got a walk-through of Louisiana’s new school and district accountability formula at a recent Education Committee m...