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Kitterlin Creek Sold UPDATE: New information about the sale has revealed the buyer for the Kitterlin Creek property is not from LaSalle Parish, but in...

August 27, 2025

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Championship Rings!!!

The 2025 LaSalle Lady Tigers softball team and coaches proudly show off their Division IV Non-Select State Championship rings which were presented at ...

August 27, 2025

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Laughter From The Funeral Parlor

New book shares stories from eight decades of service “I really just want people to laugh out loud.” Strange words from a retired funeral home operato...

August 27, 2025

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Voters to Decide Three Renewals

Staff Report

August 27, 2025

With Voter Registration Week underway, LaSalle Parish voters are reminded there will be three property tax millage renewals on the ballot for the fall...

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Olla Named LRWA System of the Year

Staff Report

August 27, 2025

The Town of Olla recently received one of the highest honors at this year’s Louisiana Rural Water Association’s (LRWA) Annual Awards Ceremony when the...

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September 4-6

Third Annual Sales Along 84

Staff Report

August 27, 2025

Individuals, groups and businesses from Mexia, TX to Monticello, MS are gearing up for the third annual Sales Along 84 event that will take place in s...

News

LaSalle Arrests

August 27, 2025

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Darrell Dewayne Jordan, 45, of Jena, was arr...

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America’s Got Talent Singer has Olla Roots

Staff Report

August 27, 2025

Season 20 of the popular NBC show America’s Got Talent features a New Orleans street performer who has Olla roots.Jourdan Blue took the judges by stor...

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Southern Heritage Bank, Olla Ribbon Cutting

August 27, 2025

Southern Heritage Bank held ribbon cutting and grand opening celebrations Friday, August 22, for their new Olla Branch, located at 4658 Main Street (U...

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Spirit Reins Equine Center to Host 9th Annual 5K Run/Walk and Pancake Breakfast

Submitted Article

August 27, 2025

Spirit Reins, located in Harrisonburg, has dedicated the past 16½ years to serving individuals with disabilities in our community and the surrounding ...

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The Legend of “Old Tom”

August 27, 2025

Submitted Article(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following relection was submitted by Sue Winberry of Olla, the daughter of E.E. Major Sims, who served as a teach...

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LaSalle Tigers Host Vidalia in Scrimmage

By Coach Greg Jones Sports Writer

August 27, 2025

The LaSalle Tigers suited up against the Class 3A Vidalia Vikings in a controlled scrimmage this past Friday night at Tiger Stadium in Olla where an e...

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Jena Giants’ 2025 Season Begins

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

August 27, 2025

Jena Giants Head Coach Jay Roark enters his 14th season as the Giants Head Coach. Coming off back-toback semifinal appearances, the team and their coa...

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Meet the Tigers, LHS 2025

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August 26, 2025

Photos from the 2025 Meet the Tigers event:

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Are You Ready For Some Football?

Staff Report

August 20, 2025

On the last Saturday of this month, high school football will officially be underway as the LaSalle High School Tigers and the Jena High School Giants...

Greater Number of Players Committed to New Philosophy…Could See Monumental Year

Sports

LaSalle Tigers Football P review:

Greater Number of Players Committed to New Philosophy…Could See Monumental Year

ST OWE

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 20, 2025

When first-year Head Coach Hunter Johnson took the helm last year for the LaSalle Tigers, his main goal was to form a new mindset and philosophy that ...

Expectations Remain High as Giants Focus on “Finishing” and Being Better Teammates

Sports

Jena Giants Football P review:

Expectations Remain High as Giants Focus on “Finishing” and Being Better Teammates

MCPHERSON Giants on Friday night, August 22, at 7 p.m., as Jena takes on Mansfield at Louisiana Christian University’s (LC) football stadium.

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 20, 2025

With back-to-back semifinal appearances, Jena Giant Head Coach Jay Roark says his 2025 squad of Giants are focused on two things as the final pre-seas...

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ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS: Changes noted to parish ticket sale method

Changes noted to parish ticket sale method

Staff Report

August 20, 2025

Changes in the way football fans acquire tickets to home football games in LaSalle Parish will be different this year as the school system moves to a ...

Columns/Opinions

The Bark And The Bite

August 27, 2025

There’s a vicious uncaged canine about the size of a baby bunny that lives in my neighborhood. What it lacks in size, it compensates with its loud bar...

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Trump’s Remarkable World Leadership

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

August 27, 2025

I suspect many of us have become so accustomed to President Trump either casting aside or completely breaking the mold of past presidents that we are ...

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Craig Franklin:

The New “Woke” Cracker Barrel

August 27, 2025

Why Cracker Barrel, why?The “woke” era is coming to an end and without Democrats in charge of our country we’re finally seeing the conservative shift ...

Obituaries

Howard Tadlock

August 27, 2025

Howard L. Tadlock, 82, of Jena, LA, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at his residence surrounded by family and close friends.Services were he...

Obituaries

Justin Lindsey

August 27, 2025

Justin Craig Lindsey, 49, of Montrose, CO, died on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at his home.His ashes will be scattered in the Atlantic Ocean near Norfol...

Obituaries

Lisa Johnson

August 27, 2025

Shreveport, LA.Lisa was a woman whose heart was as big as her laugh — both of which touched everyone lucky enough to know her.Lisa was a devoted homem...

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Miss B’s Lemonade Stand for Arianna Harris

Nickie Wilson - Principal

August 6, 2025

Leo Juarez, Tucker and Charleigh Norman and JT and Jaynie Mason - grandchildren of Bonnie Juarez - hosted a lemonade stand in front of Miss B’s Place ...

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Questions Answered at CWD Hearing

By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor

August 6, 2025

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) recently held a public hearing in an effort to provide more information on chronic wasting d...

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Community Unites to Share School Supplies

Staff Report

August 6, 2025

Last week, several events took place that allowed local school children to receive free school supplies. Various churches, non-profits and businesses ...