7 Buses - Over 300 People The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), self-defined as a union of about two million diverse members in healthcare, public sector and property services, conducted the largest demonstration at the ICE facility in Jena to date with some 300 people in attendance. Sev...

Part 1 of 3 District 22 Rep. Gabe Firment (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a threepart series featuring LaSalle’s Parish’s State Legislative Delegation concerning the recent Louisiana Legislative Session held April 14-June 12. Part 1 is District 22 Representative Gabe Firment. Part 2, set for ne...

With children enjoying their summer vacations and school campuses empty, it’s the perfect time for summer construction projects to be underway for the LaSalle Parish School System. LaSalle Parish School Board Transportation and Maintenance Supervisor Travis Glenn provided members of the Construction...

The Summer Reading Program continued at the LaSalle Parish libraries with LaSalle Parish’s own Ms. Debra Jo and Tommy Hailey at the Jena location and ...

On June 24, 2025, at approximately 5:08 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 127 near Coon...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following piece by the late Paul Harvey was published many years ago in former Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin’s editorial spac...