Olla News

Air Force Airman Ryan J. Rogers has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, and has also earned credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the ...

“The church only holds around 300 max and we've been packed every night”

The revival movement that began February 17 in Jena was to enter its eighth week April 6, and appears to be spreading out from Jena north and east. via The Baptist Message

LaSalle High School in Olla will host an open house at 6 p.m. Thursday. The school was destroyed by a tornado in November 2004, but has rebuilt and reopened. via News-Star

“Right before the service, the pastor of Temple came to me and said his daughter was having surgery tomorrow and he'd really like during the service to anoint her with oil and pray for her”

Jena's revival continues, now half-way through its fifth week. It's meeting at Temple Baptist, where Jimmy Keene is pastor. via The Baptist Message

“This is not about one man or even two men”

The revival that began Feb. 17 in Jena, La., is moving into the heart of the black community as it enters its seventh week March 31. via Biblical Recorder

“We're making sure we're giving the best quality of care we can give and we are saving millions in the long run”

Imagine this scenario. A 44-year-old farmer living in rural Richland Parish drives herself to the nearest hospital in Delhi after the onset of sudden chest pain. via News-Star

Anita Worsham Brown has been selected Louisiana Mother of the Year of the American Mothers for 2008. via News-Star

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bailey of Olla and Mrs. Delores Bailey of Monroe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sophia Maranda Bailey, to Jimmy Brian Sullivan, son of Jimmy and Betty Sullivan of ... via News-Star

Olla Police Chief Gary Taylor says 47-year-old Barbara Guillory Blackmon is being held without bond in the Richland Parish Detention Center on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting ... via KSLA-TV Shreveport

“Since the school burned, our science department has no lab facilities.”

JENA -- Jerry Wilson has the computers and a host of science programs on them. He salvaged the computers from the rubble of Jena High School's academic building, which was set on fire in November 2006. via News-Star

“It is hard to explain our excitement”

OLLA - "This is a door," Owen Gauthier said as he unlocked his classroom Thursday morning. via The Shreveport Times

Thursday's inclement weather was nothing out of the ordinary for most, but for a small LaSalle Parish community, the looming clouds brought back unsettling memories. via KALB-TV Alexandria

“I think everyone in the parish will be proud of that school”

JENA -- LaSalle Parish voters will again vote whether or not to pass a 1-cent sales tax to support construction on its schools. via News-Star

The funeral for Brittany Minks, 18, of Olla, the victim of a two-vehicle wreck in LaSalle Parish, are pending under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Olla. via News-Star

Steve and Pam Tannehill of Olla and Cherie McEnery of Plano, Tex. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Lynn Tannehill, to William Matthew Richmond, son of Bill and Glynna Richmond ... via News-Star

“I want to do something for you. I'll go pick that truck up for you.”

Cline Speer and Reagan Wells Fire Chief Gerry Moore shake hands as Speer delivers a new fire truck to the Reagan Wells Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. via Uvalde Leader News

Katie Sikes of Olla was chosen as Cadet of the Cycle and was among 203 graduates from the Gillis W. Long Youth Challenge Program. via News-Star

Kenner police have obtained an arrest warrant for a motorist in a Vintage Drive traffic wreck that killed a woman in August. via Times-Picayune

“This partnership builds on the strengths of all four companies to share secure clinical data to provide safe, timely, efficient, and equitable patient care”

The Louisiana Rural Health Information Exchange, in conjunction with the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, Inc. via TMCnet

On Saturday, November 3, 2007, at 9:27 am, Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a serious injury crash involving one vehicle. via Louisiana State Police