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JENA GIANTS 2025 LHSAA DIVISION III NON-SELECT STATE RUNNER-UP

One Giant Step for Jena Football The 2025 Jena Giants football team will go down in the history books as the greatest football team to ever wear the u...

December 17, 2025

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Community Events

Free Graphic Design Camp The Strand Village Project #thrive will offer a free #thrive Arts Graphic Design Camp in Urania. The camp for 5-12th graders ...

December 17, 2025

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LPSB SCHOOL MENUS

BREAKFAST THURSDAY, 18th: Cereal choice, toast and jelly, fruit, juice. FRIDAY, 19th: Grilled cheese sandwich, or toast & jelly, fruit, juice. LUN...

December 17, 2025

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ANGELS IN DISGUISE

Angel Tree Collaboration Ministers To Many

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 17, 2025

Angel Tree Collaboration Ministers To Many For the seventh consecutive year, the LaSalle Ministerial Alliance (LMA), in partnership with the LaSalle P...

News

Olla Council Takes Care of End-of-Year Business

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 17, 2025

The Olla Town Council finished 2025 by finalizing their end-of-the-year business during their regular meeting held December 9 at the Olla Town Hall. A...

Columns/Opinions, News

Superdome Experience Required Many

Thank Yous Extended: Special Editorial

By Craig Franklin Editor, By Kimberly Franklin Staff Reporter

December 17, 2025

Thank Yous Extended: Special Editorial Without a doubt, the trip to New Orleans to experience the LHSAA State Championship is the direct result of the...

News

Police Jury Has Short Dec. Meeting

By Kimberly Franklin Staff Reporter

December 17, 2025

The LaSalle Parish Police Jury held a short meeting December 8 where routine business was approved in their final meeting of 2025. The meeting began w...

News

Centennial Cultural Center’s Community Christmas Singing Held

Submitted Article

December 17, 2025

The Centennial Cultural Center’s annual Community Christmas Singing was held Monday, December 1, at the center in Olla. Many local and talented singer...

News

The Jena Housing Authority (JHA)

December 17, 2025

The Jena Housing Authority (JHA) presented a check to the Town of Jena last week in lieu of their taxes for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. This year’s ann...

News

LaSalle Arrests

Submitted Article

December 17, 2025

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Brianna Brown, 28, of Winnfield, was arreste...

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Olla Downtown Christmas Parade

December 17, 2025

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HISTORIC: JENA GIANTS ARE DIVISION III NON-SELECT STATE RUNNER-UP

JENA GIANTS ARE DIVISION III NON-SELECT STATE RUNNER-UP

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

December 17, 2025

First championship game appearance in program history The past week for the Jena Giants has been one that this town will never forget. After defeating...

News, Sports

HISTORY MADE! ON TO THE DOME!

ON TO THE DOME!

December 10, 2025

Jena Giants to play for State Championship For the first time in Jena High School history, the Jena Giants football team will be playing for a state c...

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Jena 30 – Union Parish 6

Third Time is the Charm

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer, By Austin Whatley Sports Writer CONTNUED on page 3A

December 10, 2025

For the third straight season the Jena Giants played for a chance to make it to New Orleans and play for a state championship. The last two seasons th...

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Jena 44 - Mansfield 20

BACK-to-BACK-to-BACK SEMIS

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer, By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D

December 3, 2025

Jena to Host Union Friday for a Trip to the Dome For the third straight year the Jena Giants had the privilege of playing football the Friday after Th...

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Jena 48 – St. Helena 14

Giants In Third Straight Quarterfinal

Submitted Article, By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

November 26, 2025

For the sixth straight season, the Jena Giants football team would be playing a second-round playoff game. For the 11th straight season the Jena Giant...

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Elton 36 - LaSalle 14

LaSalle’s Great Season Comes to a Close

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

November 19, 2025

It is now playoff time in Louisiana, and it is a privilege to be playing around this time of year. The best teams in the state met to see who would ad...

Sports

#FINISH

The Ultimate Goal:

By Craig Franklin Editor

November 19, 2025

The Ultimate Goal: The Dome From the moment the Jena Giants got back to Jena after suffering their second semifinal loss in a row last December, their...

Columns/Opinions

Letter To The Editor

December 17, 2025

Well, it has certainly been a historic last few weeks in our fair town and parish. First, our Jena Giants football team plowed through all comers from...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Craig Franklin:

One Incredible Experience

December 17, 2025

In my 56 years on this earth, I’ve had some incredible experiences. My definition of an incredible experience is being part of an event that so profou...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

The Climate Change ‘House of Cards’

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

December 17, 2025

We may recall Al Gore, in his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, focused on climate change. The film included a moving clip of a ‘sad, animated polar...

Obituaries

Patsy Mason

December 17, 2025

Patsy Ruth Mason, 84, of Jena, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at LaSalle Nursing Home.A graveside service was held at Miller Cemetery nea...

Obituaries

Travis Poe

December 17, 2025

Travis Dean Poe, 37, of Jena, LA, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025.Services were under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Jena LA.H...

Obituaries

Katherine Purvis

December 17, 2025

Lillie Katherine Wright Wyles Purvis, 87, of Jonesville, LA, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025, at her home surrounded by loved ones.Services wer...

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas…

Staff Report

December 10, 2025

Children of all ages throughout LaSalle Parish have been busy during the first full week of December as they prepare for Christmas. Throughout the par...

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The JHS Drama Club Presents

The JHS Drama Club Presents “THE GAME’S AFOOT”

Staff Report

December 10, 2025

The Jena High School Drama Club brought the dangerously funny murder mystery “The Game’s Afoot” to the stage, with hundreds in attendance over the cou...

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ULM President visits LaSalle High

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 10, 2025

It was a special day at LaSalle High School last Wednesday, December 3, as the top two administration leaders from the University of Louisiana Monroe ...