Louisianans may soon lose access to great swaths of government records currently made available upon request under the state public records law.A Senate panel voted 6-2 last Wednesday to advance a bill — backed by Gov. Jeff Landry and sponsored by Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek — that would gut ...

A Community Spring Revival will take place at the Wild Horse Ministries (WHM) Multi-Purpose Building, located at 149 Appleby Road in Trout, from April 22-26. Sponsored by WHM, the Monday through Friday event will feature guest singers, musicians and preachers nightly, along with a free meal prior to...

For the third time in twenty years, a physician at Hardtner Medical Center (HMC) in Urania was honored as one of the top doctors in the state. Dr. Wayne Barksdale is the 2024 winner of the Louisiana’s Favorite Doctor contest, a statewide competition sponsored by the Louisiana Hospital Association (L...

It was a beautiful day for the Town of Urania’s annual homecoming event held Saturday, April 13. Many attended the event featuring children’s activiti...

I have been honored to attend and speak at several DARE Program Graduation Ceremonies. And on behalf of the men and women at the LaSalle Parish Sherif...

Photos from the day: UNIFIED RELAY RACE: HEAT ONE - JHS, 1st; LHS, 2nd HEAT TWO – JJHS, 1st; LJHS, 2nd HEAT THREE – FES, 1st; HHS, 2nd HEAT FOUR – NE...