In conjunction with LaSalle High School’s annual Homecoming festivities set for Friday, the Town of Olla will once again feature the 2024 Olla Downtown Homecoming Celebration Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. The event will feature many vendor booths selling various items, food boot...

For over 38 years, Lee Richardel served on the Board of Commissioners for Hardtner Medical Center – the past 26 years as Chairman of the Board. On July 23, 2024, he attended his final board meeting and retired to his new home on Cane River Lake near Natchitoches. As Chairman of the Board during the ...

“Everyone in Jena knows me and knows of my addiction,” said 43-year-old Heather Bradford Schitoskey. “I was very well known in Jena, but what many people don’t know now is that Jesus changed my life.” The former Jena resident’s battle with addiction saw her hurt family and friends and take her life ...

We’re almost to the finish line: The long, hot summer will be over soon, and fall will officially arrive later this month.You may be itching to replac...

Walk for Recovery LaSalle Parish Walk for Recovery will hold its 1st Annual Event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 28. The walk will start...

In this week’s issue, the weekly LaSalle Museum Association historical page, found on Page 6B, explains why Jena High School’s gymnasium and football ...