Louisiana Sheriff’s scholarship program underway

The Louisiana Sheriffs' Scholarship Program will award scholarships providing assistance to worthy Louisiana students in furthering their education and training with resources made available through the Louisiana Sheriffs' Honorary Membership Program.According to Program Chair, St.

LDWF accepting applications for 2024 WMA lottery turkey hunts White Lake WCA fishing lottery

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is accepting applications for Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lottery turkey hunts and the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) fishing lottery. The deadline to apply is February 7.

SENIOR NEWS LINE

Daily Step Counting How many daily steps do we really need for optimum health? Ten thousand steps seems to be the gold standard in most of what we read to keep diabetes and high blood pressure (as well as several other conditions) at bay. And how do we keep track of all our steps?

Weekly Devotion

Author Robert Morely said that the main rule for catching bass is letting the fish run with the bait. You want to make sure that the fish feels no resistance so it will think it has the worm with 'no strings' attached.

Hooked On History

Although not directly related to Catahoula Parish history, the following article will be of area interest and even state-wide interest.Most people are familiar with the V.F.W. or Veterans of the Foreign War. The organization was officially founded as the V.F.W.

Millie Mattered

With the opioid epidemic getting worse and drug and alcohol addiction at an all-time high, it is no longer just a national problem. We have experienced it here in our small town.

From Where I Sit

Tomorrow is my birthday. As I was telling Annaline that my birthday was coming up, she got extremely excited. She was so joyous when she asked me what kind of birthday party I would be having.

Catahoula Bulletin Board

Concordia Electric’s next regular board meeting is scheduled for February 8th at 5pm.AA/NA Meetings every Tuesday at 7:00 PM located at the Jonesville Library in the meeting room located on the left side of the building, 205 Pond Street. All are welcomed to attend at not charge.

Moments in Time

On Feb. 5, 1922, DeWitt and Lila Wallace self-published and marketed the first Reader's Digest magazine, designed to provide abridged articles on a wide variety of subjects for easy reading. It eventually gained a circulation of more than 10 million copies in the U.S.

ARREST

Katina Coleman, 1001 South Street, Alexandria, LA; Age 50; Arrested 1/19/24 on charges of open container, possession of schedule II drugs and no headlights.Cameron M Leblanc; 22845 Hwy 124, Jonesville, LA; Age 21; Arrested 1/20/24 on charges of resisting an officer and battery on a police officer.