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Data Shows Library Usage Strong
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Data Shows Library Usage Strong
Recent data released by the State Library of Louisiana shows that residents of LaSalle Parish are utilizing its local libraries by the thousands. The ...
December 24, 2025
GPMS Students Travel Back in Time at CCC
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GPMS Students Travel Back in Time at CCC
Last week, students from Good Pine Middle School were able to travel back in timetothe“olddays”of the early 1900s during a visit to the Centennial Cul...
December 24, 2025
The Biblical Account of Christmas
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The Biblical Account of Christmas
Luke 2:1-16 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this tax...
December 24, 2025
LPSB Discusses Funding Championship Trips
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LPSB Discusses Funding Championship Trips
Item proves more complex than expected
By Craig Franklin Editor 
December 24, 2025
Item proves more complex than expected With all of the recent attention of the Jena High School football team’s trip to New Orleans December 12 to pla...
LaSalle Nurse Upset Over Tullos Water
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LaSalle Nurse Upset Over Tullos Water
By Craig Franklin Editor 
December 24, 2025
When Tullos resident Bethany Weisskopf filled a bathtub with water to give her five-year-old daughter a bath Tuesday night, December 16, she knew the ...
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GEO’s Final Quarterly Luncheon Conducted
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GEO’s Final Quarterly Luncheon Conducted
By Hailey Hudnall Staff Reporter 
December 24, 2025
Officials with the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, operated by The GEO Group, hosted its 4th quarterly luncheon meeting December 11 at the St...
Contract Renewal for Celebrate Recovery Discussed
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Contract Renewal for Celebrate Recovery Discussed
By Craig Franklin Editor 
December 24, 2025
A few months ago, with a projected deficit looming in their midst, the LaSalle Parish School Board began reviewing all of their financials to see wher...
LaSalle Arrests
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LaSalle Arrests
December 24, 2025
Submitted ArticleThe following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Darrell Jordan, 45, of Jena...
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Christmas Lighting Contest Winners Announced
Staff Report 
December 24, 2025
The Pinewood Garden Club of northwest LaSalle Parish recently held a home/yard Christmas Lighting Contest for residents of the Olla, Urania and Tullos...
Drive Safely During Holidays
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Drive Safely During Holidays
Submitted Article 
December 24, 2025
As families across Louisiana prepare to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOT...
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Parish Places 34 on All-District Teams
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Parish Places 34 on All-District Teams
Staff Report, Submitted Article 
December 24, 2025
High school football players represented the parish well recently with the release of All-District teams. A total of 34 players, 23 from Jena High Sch...
The Record-Breaking Giant Seniors
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The Record-Breaking Giant Seniors
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
December 24, 2025
The senior class of Jena Giants football players have truly left their mark on the history books of Jena High School. What more can you about the Clas...
JENA GIANTS 2025 LHSAA DIVISION III NON-SELECT STATE RUNNER-UP
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JENA GIANTS 2025 LHSAA DIVISION III NON-SELECT STATE RUNNER-UP
2025 LHSAA DIVISION III NON-SELECT
By Craig Franklin Editor 
December 17, 2025
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...
HISTORIC: JENA GIANTS ARE DIVISION III NON-SELECT STATE RUNNER-UP
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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...
HISTORY MADE! ON TO THE DOME!
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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...
Third Time is the Charm
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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...
BACK-to-BACK-to-BACK SEMIS
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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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Small Town Christmases
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
Craig Franklin:
Small Town Christmases
Staff Report 
December 24, 2025
The big cities may have more entertainment, more public productions, more decorations, and more lights to illuminate the skyline, but they will never ...
A Country Christmas
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
A Country Christmas
By Craig Franklin Editor 
December 24, 2025
Family gatherings, church services and Christmas songs are what make the Yuletide merry, and my country upbringing is deep seated in these simple trad...
A Christmas Reflection
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
A Christmas Reflection
By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer 
December 24, 2025
We are likely in the crush of the Christmas season. Perhaps things are just as, if not more, busy and hectic than they’ve been all year. We feel press...
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obituaries ›
Bobby Enterkin
Obituaries
Bobby Enterkin
Staff Report 
December 24, 2025
Bobby Joe Enterkin, 64, of Jena, passed from this life and stepped into Heaven on Friday, December 19, 2025. He was the youngest of four brothers.Serv...
Helen Coleman
Obituaries
Helen Coleman
December 24, 2025
Helen Coleman, 93, of Jena, LA, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at LaSalle Nursing Home in Jena, LA.A graveside funeral service was held at ...
Carolyn Vickers
Obituaries
Carolyn Vickers
December 24, 2025
Carolyn Lee Vickers, 83, of Georgetown, LA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2025.Services were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 2...
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Retiring Old Glory
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Retiring ‘ Old Glory’
Retiring Old Glory
By Craig Franklin Editor 
December 24, 2025
Members of Scouting America (former Boy Scouts of America) Troop 14 and Cub Scout Pack 14 held a public USA Flag retirement ceremony Monday evening, D...
ANGELS IN DISGUISE
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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...
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