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2026 = HUGE ELECTION YEAR
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2026 = HUGE ELECTION YEAR
The year 2026 will be a big year for elections in LaSalle Parish, as national, state and local offices will be voted on by residents of the parish. Al...
January 7, 2026
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Louisiana’s Closed Party Primary: A guide for candidates and information for public
Louisiana has rewritten the election rules for congressional and certain state elections, moving to a closed party primary system that will change the...
January 7, 2026
Olla PD Stops Drugs From Entering Jail
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Olla PD Stops Drugs From Entering Jail
The Olla Police Department’s highway criminal interdiction program continues to yield positive results as last week officers thwarted two attempts of ...
January 7, 2026
These Stories “Stopped the Scroll”
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These Stories “Stopped the Scroll”
The Jena Times’ Facebook Top Content of 2025
By Reagan Franklin Knight Contributing Writer 
January 7, 2026
The Jena Times’ Facebook Top Content of 2025 The online world of Facebook moves fast, and amid the family photos, community happenings and local drama...
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CLTCC Recognizes Top Stories of 2025
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CLTCC Recognizes Top Stories of 2025
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January 7, 2026
Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) celebrated a year of significant accomplishments and milestones in 2025. The college was ranked ...
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Rodent Health
January 7, 2026
Say, do you have rats at home? I’m talking about critters with fuzzy ears and whiskers who slither around the house after dark, pick up crumbs, and ea...
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LaSalle Arrests
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LaSalle Arrests
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January 7, 2026
The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: James McCoy, 61, of Ruston, was arrested Dec...
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Drax Donates $20K for Children/Families
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Drax Donates $20K for Children/Families
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January 7, 2026
Renewable energy company Drax has announced the donation of $20,000 to the Center for Children and Families. This year’s fundraising efforts banked th...
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LaSalle Parish Year in Review
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LaSalle Parish Year in Review
Staff Report, By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D 
January 7, 2026
The year 2025 is officially in the history books and the parish has begun a new chapter with the start of 2026 last Thursday, January 1. Many events a...
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January 7, 2026
Free Graphic Design Camp-Urania The Strand Village Project #thrive will offer a free #thrive Arts Graphic Design Camp in Urania. The camp for 5-12th g...
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LPSB SCHOOL MENUS
BREAKFAST
January 7, 2026
BREAKFAST THURSDAY, 8th: Grilled cheese sandwich or toast and jelly, fruit, juice FRIDAY, 9th: Maple butter waffles, sausage, fruit, juice TUESDAY, 13...
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LWSA All-State Honors
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LWSA All-State Honors
Staff Report 
December 31, 2025
Football awards continue to come to LaSalle Parish as several members of both the Jena Giants and LaSalle Tigers were recently recognized by sports wr...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Remembering an Old Friend
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Remembering an Old Friend
Craig Franklin:
Submitted Article 
January 7, 2026
From around 2012 until 2015, I had the privilege of serving as the International Chaplain for a world-wide mission organization called Hellfighters Ch...
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Holiday Stuffing
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Holiday Stuffing
January 7, 2026
I am stuffed. I have eaten enormous amounts of delicious holiday foods for the last 2 months, and I am stuffed to the brim. I know, gentle readers, th...
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2025: The Year in Review
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2025: The Year in Review
Submitted Article, By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer 
January 7, 2026
It is always helpful to look back over the previous year, both as a sense of accomplishment and as an indication of how the new year may go.2025 was q...
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Pete Ford
Obituaries
Pete Ford
Submitted Article 
January 7, 2026
Benjamin Esaw “Pete” Ford Jr., 89, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2025.Services were held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Good Roads...
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Timothy Woodard
Obituaries
Timothy Woodard
January 7, 2026
Timothy Velton Woodard, 51, of Jena, LA, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2025.Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, ...
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Lee-Ann McKay
Obituaries
Lee-Ann McKay
January 7, 2026
McKayLee-Ann Pearson McKay, 76, of Pollock, LA, entered eternal rest on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Legacy Nursing Home in Pollock, LA.A memorial ...
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Jena Christmas Parade
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Jena Christmas Parade
December 24, 2025
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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...
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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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