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For three days last week, several students participated in the 2025 Special Summer Camp in Olla. The camp’s theme was “Gardening” and culminated with ...

June 11, 2025

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LPSB Business Department Receives Awards

26th Year in a Row for Excellence in Financial Reporting For the 26th year in a row, the LaSalle Parish School Board’s (LPSB) Business Department has ...

June 11, 2025

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Tullos Meeting Becomes Intense Over Permit

The meeting room of the Tullos Town Hall was packed during the Town Council’s regular monthly meeting held Monday, June 2, as the Council again took n...

June 11, 2025

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Parish Bus Driver of the Year Presented

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 11, 2025

The LaSalle Parish School Board recognized the 2024-2025 Parish Bus Driver of the Year during their regular meeting held Tuesday afternoon, June 3. Tr...

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Jena Man Caught Selling Drugs in Town Park

Staff Report

June 11, 2025

A 19-year-old Jena man was caught selling illegal drugs in the middle of the day at the Jena Town Park last week, according to the LaSalle Parish Sher...

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LaSalle Arrests

Submitted Article

June 11, 2025

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Ray Lynn Hatten, 47, of Olla, was arrested J...

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LPSB Personnel Changes for June

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 11, 2025

The LaSalle Parish School Board accepted the June Personnel Report from Superintendent Jon Garrett during their regular meeting held June 3 in Jena. T...

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Jena Fire Department to Receive Money for Communications Upgrade

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 11, 2025

The Jena Fire Department will soon receive a major communication upgrade thanks to a $40,000.00 appropriation by the Louisiana Legislature. Mayor LaDa...

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School Employees to Receive June Bonuses

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 11, 2025

Employees of the LaSalle Parish School Board will receive their first bonus of the year at the end of June as members of the Board approved the bi-ann...

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Urania Renews Sewer Contract with Tullos

By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor

June 11, 2025

The Urania Town Council voted to renew the town’s sewer contract with the Town of Tullos during their regular monthly meeting held Monday, June 2. In ...

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Kicking Off the Summer at 4-H Camp

Submitted Article

June 11, 2025

Even the rain could not dampen the energy LaSalle 4-H’ers brought to summer camp May 26 – 29, 2025. LaSalle Parish fourth through sixth grade 4-H memb...

Sports

Jena Catcher Makes LBCA All-State Team

Staff Report

June 11, 2025

The Jena Giants’ standout catcher Carson Willis was recently selected to the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association All-State D3 Team.Willis, who will...

Sports

Jena Player Makes All-State Game

Staff Report

June 11, 2025

Standout Jena High School 2024-2025 sophomore pitcher Collin Jensen will take his skills to an elite state All-Star game next week, June 9-11, at the ...

Sports

Parish Cowboys/Cowgirls Compete at State Finals

Staff Report

June 11, 2025

LaSalle Parish cowboys and cowgirls who qualified for the Louisiana High School Rodeo Association State Finals represented the parish well during the ...

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LaSalle High School Athletic Banquet

June 4, 2025

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4-H State Outdoor Skills

State Shooting Sports Results

Submitted Article

June 4, 2025

More than 1,000 Louisiana 4-H’ers recently competed in the state shooting sports contest with the opportunity to win a state title and claim a spot in...

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Local Athletes Named To LSCA All State Teams

Staff Report

June 4, 2025

The LSCA (Louisiana Softball Coaches Association) recently released the 2025 All State Teams for each class for the 2025 season. Among those named wer...

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Jena High School Athletic Banquet

May 28, 2025

Photos from the 2025 event:

Columns/Opinions

Craig Franklin:

The Passing of Alma Womack

June 11, 2025

In the late summer of 2020, in the midst of all the BLM protests and the frustrations of Covid 19 pandemic, The Jena Times publisher/editor Sammy J. F...

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Garden Glows and Woes

June 11, 2025

My backyard garden is overfilled with blooming shrubs and fragrant flowers. It is, for me, a most beautiful place of retreat where I can go to walk, r...

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SC Ruling Prohibits Reverse Discrimination

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

June 11, 2025

In a unanimous (9-0) ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that Title VII specifically (and the Equal Protection Clause, generally) deems reverse di...

Obituaries

Davis White

June 11, 2025

Davis Edwin White, 42, of Spokane, WA, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at his residence.A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., Friday, June ...

Obituaries

Elaine Smith

June 11, 2025

Elaine Keene Smith, 74, of Olla, LA, passed peacefully on Thursday, June 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Rapides Regional Medical Center u...

Obituaries

Franklin Johnson

June 11, 2025

Franklin Eugene Johnson, 64, of Georgetown, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at home surrounded by his family.Services were held at 2 p.m., Friday...

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Another Protest at ICE Facility

June 11, 2025

Approximately 30 individuals demonstrated across the street from the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena Sunday afternoon, June 8, for aro...

Dinosaurs Roar into LaSalle Parish Summer Reading Fun!

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Dinosaurs Roar into LaSalle Parish Libraries for

Dinosaurs Roar into LaSalle Parish Summer Reading Fun!

By Hailey Hudnall

June 11, 2025

Last Friday, excitement filled the LaSalle Parish Libraries as they hosted the second event of the Summer Reading Program—The Dinosaur Experience! Kid...

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LaSalle Parish Heroes Memorialized During Two Annual Events

By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor

June 4, 2025

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, has been established since 1868 and is a day set aside to mourn and honor this great nation’s deceased...