With school set to begin next week, children of all ages are enjoying their final days of summer with many spending them wet amid extremely high temperatures. From residents’ swimming pools to public pools, from various creek swimming holes to the Jena Splash Pad, the cool waters found throughout th...

Students in LaSalle Parish will report for the start of the 2025-2026 school year Wednesday, August 6. School system employees, including all educators, will begin their new year three days earlier, with various meetings and training events set for Friday, August 1, Monday, August 4 and Tuesday, Aug...

Retail economy on upward trend Following a decrease of nearly 14% from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, LaSalle Parish sales tax collections rebounded in the second quarter of 2025 posting an average increase of 22.49%. The increase seems to indicate consumer confidence and s...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections is pleased to announce tickets are now on sale for the upcoming annual Angola Prison Rodeo h...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)

What started as just four people with a vision for a skatepark in Jena has quickly grown, with many members of the LaSalle Parish community coming tog...