This Thursday, March 20, hundreds of students from LaSalle and Catahoula will gather to participate in an event that’s as exceptional as its competitors. The LaSalle Parish School Special Olympics will convene at Jena High School’s football field beginning at 9:30 a.m. and will continue until all ev...

Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham “I was raised to be a service to others,” Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham expressed with certainty. “My mom (Brenda Lisenby) raised me to always help people – teaching my brother and me valuable lessons that shaped me – she said life is a journey, and I should follow my pat...

Part 2: Olla Mayor Rhonda Gough Elliott In 2014, the Town of Olla elected its second female mayor in town history: Mayor Rhonda Gough Elliott. Mayor Elliott, who had served as pro tem mayor for nine months prior to the election, officially took office in March of that year and has continued working ...

The God-written story of Vicky Crooks and her LADD family After twenty-four years of serving as the administrator of the Jena LADD (LaSalle Associatio...

Jena native Chris Walker has watched life take him from his humble roots in small  town America to working in the space industry in Houston, TX., wher...

Every life has a story and purpose, and finding and fulfilling that purpose has been the ongoing work of Urania native Archbishop Doyle Volentine. Arc...