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One of the Most Successful Government Projects in Decades

Broadband internet now accessible in nearly all of LaSalle Parish When Covid-19 shut down the nation in 2020, a major deficit was discovered in rural ...

January 14, 2026

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Positive Tullos Meeting Clears Up Water Issues

Tullos Mayor Karla Cockerham and members of the Tullos Town Council spent over an hour at the start of their January 5 meeting clearing up the Tullos ...

January 14, 2026

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Teachers of the Year LaSalle Parish

The meeting room for the LaSalle Parish School Board’s January 6 meeting was packed last week as the 2025-2026 Teachers of the Year were recognized by...

January 14, 2026

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LaSalle Arrests

Submitted Article

January 14, 2026

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: James McLeod, 42, of Pride, was arrested Jan...

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Warning: LA 126 Road Work

LA 126 Road Work

Staff Report

January 14, 2026

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced this week alternate lane closures on LA 126 as part of asphalt patching, and o...

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JHS FFA Members Transform Landscape

Staff Report

January 14, 2026

What started out as a small project to involve students at Jena High School (JHS) in a service project evolved into a major landscape transformation a...

Columns/Opinions, News

Lessons in Waiting

By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D

January 14, 2026

We live in a day where everything is instant. We have instant coffee, instant credit, drive through food lines, drive through pharmacies, and all othe...

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LPSB Elects 2026 Officers

By Craig Franklin Editor

January 14, 2026

District 6 Representative Buddy Bethard was unanimously elected as the 2026 LaSalle Parish School Board President during the board’s first meeting of ...

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LDWF Expands CWD Zone

Concordia Parish deer tests positive for CWD

Staff Report

January 14, 2026

Concordia Parish deer tests positive for CWD The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF) issued a declaration of emergency to expand a cur...

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2026 = HUGE ELECTION YEAR

By Craig Franklin Editor

January 7, 2026

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...

News

Louisiana’s Closed Party Primary: A guide for candidates and information for public

A guide for candidates and information for public

By Craig Franklin Editor, By Par Louisiana www.parlouisiana.org

January 7, 2026

Louisiana has rewritten the election rules for congressional and certain state elections, moving to a closed party primary system that will change the...

Sports

Lady Giants Look To Have Big Year

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

January 14, 2026

Jena Lady Giants Head Basketball Coach Garrett Hoffpauir begins his second season as head coach of the Lady Giants. Coach Hoffpauir had an incredible ...

Sports

Jena Giants Look To Three-Peat Playoffs

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

January 14, 2026

Jena Giants Head Coach Matt Whitman enters his 4th season leading the Giants. He has also done a great job rejuvenating the basketball program a Jena ...

Sports

Lady Tigers Winning Tradition Continues

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

January 14, 2026

The Lady Tigers are continuing a successful tradition of racking up wins and looking to go for a run in the post season this year.Led by Coach Todd Lo...

Sports

LaSalle Tigers Off To a Good Start

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

January 14, 2026

It’s a new year which means a new season of hoops has begun for the LaSalle Tigers.Head Coach Michael Duke and assistant coach David Radar is seeing s...

Sports

From Jena to London & Rome

JHS dancers perform at New Year’s Parades

Staff Report

January 14, 2026

JHS dancers perform at New Year’s Parades Four Jena High School cheer and dance line members recently traveled to London, England and Rome, Italy and ...

Sports

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...

Sports

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...

Columns/Opinions

January is National Stalking Awareness Month

January 14, 2026

Stalking: It is SERIOUS!True Story: Tim began appearing at the same Christian group Jean attended.“At first I think he is lonely and finds me an appro...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

The Rarest of Rarities

Craig Franklin:

January 14, 2026

There is a never-ending news barrage showcasing government waste and fraud. It’s been occurring for years, but really highlighted during DOGE’s work, ...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Examining Trumps Legal Arrest of Maduro

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

January 14, 2026

Every American president is tasked with the sacred obligation to protect and defend the interests of the United States and the American people from en...

Obituaries

Happy Heavenly Birthday, Barbara Brown

January 14, 2026

A Heavenly Happy Birthday for my daughter, Barbara Brown. If love could have saved her, she would still be here with us. She is loved and missed so mu...

Obituaries

Mary Gray

January 14, 2026

Mary Louise Gray, 82, of Trout, LA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.Services were held at 12:00 P.M., Saturday, January 10, 2026,...

Obituaries

Bonnie Fannin

January 14, 2026

Bonnie Erwin Fannin, 81, of Jonesville, LA, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 5, 2026, at her residence.Services were held at 10:00 a.m., Thur...

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Jena Christmas Parade

December 24, 2025

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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

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...