Santa and Mrs. Claus Doug and Carla Hallmark never intended to assume the roles of Santa and Mrs. Claus. It was quite accidental and unanticipated. In Christmas of 2013, the Town of Olla needed someone to step into the character of the jolly old Saint Nick himself for the annual Christmas parade, an...

Mrs. Frances McDonald has a mind for missions and a heartbeat for children, and has been using her time and talents for both the last twenty- five years through Operation Christmas Child (OCC) - an outreach of Samaritan’s Purse founded by Rev. Franklin Graham. Her efforts began in 1997 at the Jena F...

70 Years Ago December 10, 1953 The LaSalle parish and district office of the Louisiana Forestry Commission at Olla was host this week to three foresters from Turkey who are on a tour of the United States. District Forester C. F. Delaney, accompanied by District Ranger Clarence Waggoner and Urania Lu...

Serves 6 Ingredients: 1⁄2 cup dried currants 1 cup hot water 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from 17.3-ounce package), room temperature 1 tablespoon butte...

Pancakes with Santa Amp’d Youth presents Pancakes with Santa. Also featuring Mrs. Claus and the Grinch Saturday, December 2, 2023. Fourty-five minute ...

There’s nothing that ties families together during holidays like a special traditional dish gracing the Thanksgiving or Christmas table. When the meal...