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JENA, La. (KNOE) - LaSalle Parish schools are almost done receiving feedback from the community about a possible 4-day school week calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. If the proposal becomes approved by the LaSalle Parish School System, some residents believe it would cause a barrier to academics and home life by removing the current 5-day school week calendar.

A man from Caldwell Parish is accused of traveling to Ferriday to meet a minor for a sexual trip to Lafayette. The investigation began earlier in the week, when the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crime Unit got word from a parent about an adult man having inappropriate chats with their child on the socials. Deputies then took over the chat with 39-year old John P. Swett of Columbia, Louisiana. He made plans to meet up with the child in Ferriday yesterday and travel to Lafayette for several days. When he arrived at the meeting spot, Swett was arrested. He’s charged with indecent behavior with juveniles and computer-aided solicitation of a minor.

The Jackson Parish Police Jury accepted Registrar of Voters, Angie Roberts, resignation at their regularly scheduled meeting held on Tuesday at the Charles H. Garrett Community Center. Jury members also voted to adopt an Opiod Resolution and a Jackson Parish Recreation Board Resolution requesting approval from the State Bond Commission...

St. Martin Parish Government announced Bayou Mercier Road Bridge located near Red’s Levee Bar in the Catahoula community is now open.

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Jackson Parish Library revealed their newest addition on Thursday, March 23, 2023: The Bookmobile. There were numerous submissions to the library by those in the community that helped provide the designs that now decorate the exterior. A schedule for The Bookmobile and where it will be located has been […]

On March 16th, local historian Brad Dison recorded a YouTube video that investigates the connection of three grave sites and the mystery behind the 1936 explosion of the Jackson Parish Courthouse. “Someone sent me to the Jonesboro Cemetery and had me find the connection between three specific headstones, those for...

It didn’t take long for freshman Taylor Huddleston of Quitman High School to establish himself as the premier long distance runner in Jackson Parish. After finishing in the middle of the pack in the first two meets of the year, Huddleston exploded onto the scene at the Castor Invitational by winning the 1600 and 3200 meter races and coming in second in the 800 meters.

COLFAX – Sliska Larry read the proposed operating permit for the expanded Clean Harbors hazardous waste disposal site, less than 2 miles from her home, with her 9-year-old grandson at her side. She instinctively pulled him closer, as if to shield him, as she absorbed its details. “It’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Larry said. […] The post LDEQ draft permit rattles neighbors of hazardous waste disposal site appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.

Twenty four (24) of the top softball teams from all classifications will descend on the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex this Friday and Saturday for the third annual Quitman Lady Wolverine Softball Tournament. Games will take place on all four fields of the JPRD Complex, located at 5254 Hwy...

JACKSON PARISH, La. (KNOE) - Jonesboro, Hodge, Quitman, North Hodge and East Hodge will be getting an upgrade to one gig of internet service from Optimum. A release from Optimum says due to a significant network and infrastructure upgrade, better services will be available to residents and businesses in these areas for the first time.

The Jackson Parish School District (JPSD) announces that the deadline to request a transfer to the school of your choice is March 28th. Jackson Parish is an open enrollment school district, but students must attend the school in the attendance zone where they live unless the receiving school has an available seat, based on a teacher to student ratio, in the students’ grade.

For the three Jackson Parish High School baseball teams this past weekend was a tough one as the three local schools went a combined 1-6 in games played. Quitman High, now with a 4-9 record, experienced the lone victory with a 4-3 win over Division III Many High in their second game of three games played in the Northwood Tournament. The Wolverines won it by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game and adding a run in the bottom of the 7th to win it. In the first game, the Wolverines fell 7-0 to Class 5A Haughton and dropped an 11-1 contest to host Northwood in the tourney final.

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GRANT PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Grant Parish School Board has voted to adopt a four-day school week for the 2023-2024 school year. After a five to three vote, students, teachers and faculty in the parish can say goodbye to school on Mondays and look forward to three-day weekends. The new plan will cut the days in school from 171 to 155, and also add 30 minutes to each day to make up the difference.

All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. UPDATE (03/15/2023): On July 13, 2022, the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office along with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division recovered a body floating in Black River, just south of the Black River Bridge. During the initial investigation, the body of the victim was sent to the […]

ALEXANDRIA– The Rapides Foundation’s Healthy Lifestyle Program is looking for Central Louisiana residents to take part in a proven program to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. The 12-month PreventT2 program is a yearlong support group being offered in the region to eligible participants. Recruitment is underway for the group that will begin April 26 in Winn Parish. If you believe you are at risk for developing diabetes, have been diagnosed with prediabetes or had gestational diabetes in the past, but have not already been diagnosed with diabetes, this free opportunity may be right for you.

Looking to spend the day at a place the whole family can enjoy. Then come to the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex, located on Hwy. 4 East between Weston and Jonesboro where there is something for everyone. A wide range of activities is available for all ages including a...

Thanks to the Jackson Parish Council on Aging (JPCOA), patrons of the Jackson Parish Senior Citizen Center and the Chatham Senior’s Mealsite daily programs enjoyed the opportunity to enjoy fellowship and rekindle old relationships this past Wednesday, March 15th. Katie Soal of the Cenla Aging Council was the special...

Wildlife Agents in Louisiana Cite Four for Deer Hunting Limit Violations. Louisiana – On March 14, 2023, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reported that on March 9, enforcement agents cited four subjects in two different cases for alleged deer hunting violations in LaSalle and Catahoula parishes.

A full schedule of activities are on tap at both the Chatham and Jonesboro branches of the Jackson Parish Library this Monday – Wednesday. The Chatham Branch kicks off the three days of fun and education with Check Out Fitness on Monday at 9:00am. That afternoon Crafting with Clay will take place at 3:00pm for Tweens and Teens.