The LaSalle Parish Police Jury voted to adopt a new LaSalle Parish district map during their regular meeting held Monday night, May 9. Every ten years when the United States census is conducted, states and parishes are required to undergo the reapportionment process in drawing congressional distric...

Northwestern State University awarded 1,025 degrees to 991 graduates during spring commencement May 11-12. Graduates collected diplomas for associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees, post-baccalaureate certificates and post-master’s degrees. An honorary doctor of humanities was awarded to Ba...

LaSalle Parish law enforcement officers joined more than 100,000 other officers across the nation last week as they participated in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, or LETR. Organized locally by LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Deputy and DARE Officer Jenny Parker and LaSalle Pari...

The following people were booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail last week: Teresa Owens, 54, of Trout, was arrested April 29 by the Jena Police Departme...

Arthur was both independent and stubborn. As he got older, it was hard for him to accept help. His good neighbors kept asking him what they could do f...

Lawmakers recently narrowly rejected a bill to ban hand-held driver phones after a handful of amendments, debates and product demonstrations. The bill...