Millie Mattered

Fentanyl is a very potent opioid pain reliever. A few grains can be enough to kill you.Pharmaceutical grade Fentanyl is usually used in a hospital setting. A doctor can also prescribe it to help control severe pain.

Catahoula Prepares for LEAP and EOC Testing

Catahoula Parish supervisors, principals and testing coordinators met on April 3 to prepare to administer the 2024 LEAP. Schools use LEAP results, report cards, classroom assignments, and teacher-made tests to get a comprehensive view of student progress.

American Legion Auxiliary Boyd-Mann Unit 163 scholarship

American Legion Auxiliary Boyd-Mann Unit 163 announces they are offering two scholarships in the amount $750.00 and $500.00.Scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors residing in Catahoula Parish. The $750.

Education savings account bill passes in Louisiana House

(The Center Square) – An expansive education savings account bill passed the Louisiana House of Representatives this week.Companion legislation in the Senate is also progressing.The legislation authored by Rep.

Catahoula loses professional ambulance service

American Medical Response (AMR) suspended ambulance service to Catahoula Parish at midnight, Monday, April 15, 2024.Here is a re-cap of how this came to be since the end of 2022. Northeast Ambulance Service had been providing an ambulance for Catahoula Parish at no cost for 20 years.

Stolen gun recovered in Mississippi after 32 years

Thirty-two years after being reported missing, and a state away, a weapon was recovered and returned to its rightful owner. A hit on the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) led Hancock County Mississippi officers to Catahoula Parish.

Councilman Bruce Lofton resigns post, Hometown Waste schedules two pickup days for Jonesville

At last Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, April 9, 2024, Councilman Bruce Lofton resigned his post representing District 2. Lofton stated he is moving out of the city limits of Jonesville making him ineligible to hold his seat.

7th Judicial District Court docket highlights

Tammie Holley Hudson appeared in open court for a felony arraignment. Charged with distribution/ possession of CDS II (meth); possession of drug paraphernalia, and illegal possession of weapon by a convicted felon, Hudson entered a plea of not guilty .A status hearing was fixed for April 30, 2024.

ARREST

Timothy Sky Woods; 148 Adam Road, Jonesville, LA; Age 19; Arrested 3/24/24 on charges of accessory after the fact second degree murder.

Block High School host celebration dinner for scholars

Block High School (BHS) scholars were honored at a celebratory dinner at Los Cabos Mexican Grill last Thursday.Students that achieved a score of either advanced or mastery on EOC or LEAP 2025, for the school year 2023, were able to enjoy a night out with their parents.