The Summerville bridge replacement and highway closure was completed a day early last week, according to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD). Construction on the new bridge, located on LA 503 approximately 1.27 miles east of the intersection of LA 127 and LA 503, began J...

Members of the L.A.D.D. Center in Jena visited the Centennial Cultural Center (CCC) in downtown Olla last Friday morning for a special Mardi Gras celebration. At the start of the program, attendees walked through the doors of the Cultural Center where they were adorned in Mardi Gras fashion items of...

The GEO Group, Inc. held their first Community Relations Luncheon of the new year last week at The Strand Theater in downtown Jena. Each quarter, GEO’s Facility Administrator Shad Rice speaks to various community leaders, providing updates on happenings at the LaSalle ICE Processing Center and allow...

A special meeting of the LaSalle Parish Police Jury was held Tuesday night, February 20, in order to adopt a resolution in time to apply for a grant.E...

The following people were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail last week: Donald Chevallier, 63, of Jena, was arrested February 17 by the ...

Mike Boyd has announced that he is a candidate for Police Juror to represent Ward 5, subject to the action of voters at the March 23 special election....