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Master Gardeners Share Knowledge When Dolly the sheep, the first clone of an adult mammal was introduced in 1997, the world was astonished that scienc...
March 4, 2026
News
School Board Receives Great 2024-25 Audit
The LaSalle Parish School Board received their 2025-26 Audit during their Finance Committee meeting held Tuesday afternoon, February 24, with CPAs fro...
March 4, 2026
Pointing People to Jesus
News
Pointing People to Jesus
By Craig Franklin Editor 
March 4, 2026
Unique Prayer Garden Built at WHM LaSalle Parish now has one of the most unique prayer gardens in the nation thanks to the obedience of one Texas fami...
News
CLTCC Ranked #1 Community College in State
Submitted Article 
March 4, 2026
Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) has been named the #1 Community College in Louisiana for 2026 by Niche, a nationally recognized,...
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USDOE Approves State’s Education Waiver
Submitted Article 
March 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has approved Louisiana’s application for the federal Education Flexibility Program (Ed-Flex). This allows the Lo...
LaSalle Arrests
Arrests, News
LaSalle Arrests
Submitted Article 
March 4, 2026
The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)
LaSalle Under Burn Ban
News
LaSalle Under Burn Ban
Staff Report 
March 4, 2026
LaSalle Parish joined most other Louisiana parishes last week by instituting a Burn Ban due to the extremely dry conditions. LaSalle Parish Fire Chief...
Prison Budget Could Be Major Legislative Issue
News
Prison Budget Could Be Major Legislative Issue
By Izzy Wollfarth LSU Manship School News Service 
March 4, 2026
In 2016, Louisiana faced a $2 billion budget gap, and lawmakers decided they could no longer afford to lock so many people up.But in 2024, after a nat...
$25M Needed to Replace Old Voting Machines
News
$25M Needed to Replace Old Voting Machines
By Izzy Wollfarth LSU Manship School News Service 
March 4, 2026
Secretary of State Nancy Landry said this week that $25 million more is needed to cover the $100 million cost of replacing Louisiana’s 35-year-old bal...
State Budget Could Face Millions in Shortfalls
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State Budget Could Face Millions in Shortfalls
By Gracie Thomas, Dakota Laszlo, and Kylah Babin LSU Manship School News Service 
March 4, 2026
Federal and state budgeting policies could force Louisiana into structural budget shortfalls approaching $300 million in fiscal 2027 and more than $1 ...
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Quarterfinals for Second Straight Year
Photo Gallery, Sports
Quarterfinals for Second Straight Year
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
March 4, 2026
Lady Giants’ playoff run ends in Westlake For the second year in a row, the Jena Lady Giants advanced to the quarterfinals in the state basketball pla...
Gus Morphis’ 3-Pointer Advances Giants
Photo Gallery, Sports
Gus Morphis’ 3-Pointer Advances Giants
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
March 4, 2026
Jena played Tuesday night in second round For the third straight season the Jena Giants started their playoff run under Head Coach Matt Whitman this p...
Lady Giants Defeat Kaplan 68-42
Photo Gallery, Sports
Lady Giants Defeat Kaplan 68-42
Playoff march continues with all eyes on Hammond
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
February 25, 2026
The Jena Lady Giants started their playoff run Thursday night, February 19, with a huge win over Kaplan as their playoff march continues with all eyes...
Giants Start Playoffs Friday at Home
Photo Gallery, Sports
Giants Start Playoffs Friday at Home
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
February 25, 2026
The Jena Giants finished up their regular season this past week with one win and one loss and are prepared to make a deep playoff run that begins this...
The Future is Bright for LHS Basketball
Photo Gallery, Sports
The Future is Bright for LHS Basketball
By Word Lindsey Sports Writer 
February 25, 2026
The 2025–26 campaign for the LaSalle Lady Tigers will be remembered as one defined by growth, resilience, and meaningful wins that signaled the progra...
Lady Tigers Set Sights on Playoff Run
Photo Gallery, Sports
Lady Tigers Set Sights on Playoff Run
By Word Lindsey Sports Writer 
February 18, 2026
The LaSalle Lady Tigers closed out their regular season with two difficult district matchups this past week, but their body of work all season has alr...
Sharbono Girls Win State Championship
Sports
Sharbono Girls Win State Championship
Staff Report 
February 18, 2026
A trio of Sharbono siblings recently won a state championship in basketball, with the entire family having many ties to LaSalle Parish. Twin sisters S...
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Communication is the Key
Columns/Opinions
Communication is the Key
By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D 
March 4, 2026
Being a person who has been a Christian believer for 63 years and in the gospel ministry for 50 plus years I know that the real essence of my faith is...
SCOTUS Ruling Doesn’t Stop Trump Tariff
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
SCOTUS Ruling Doesn’t Stop Trump Tariff
By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer 
March 4, 2026
I wanted to address the topic of tariffs once more given that the U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled in the tariff case that was before it.Long and shor...
A Child of the 70s & 80s
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
A Child of the 70s & 80s
By Craig Franklin Editor 
March 4, 2026
I was born in 1969 and grew up in the 70s and 80s. Commonly referred to as Gen X (born in 1965-1980), our generation grew up in a time that is seeming...
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obituaries ›
Verda Reeves
Obituaries
Verda Reeves
March 4, 2026
Verda McMillin Reeves, 93, of Jena, passed from this life on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in Jena. Services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, February ...
Edwin Butler
Obituaries
Edwin Butler
March 4, 2026
Edwin Louis Butler, 78, of Udall, Kansas, passed from this life on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, in Wichita.Graveside services were held at 10 a.m., We...
Faye Hart
Obituaries
Faye Hart
March 4, 2026
Faye White Hart, 85, of Caldwell Parish, passed from this life surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, in Lafayette.Services ...
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Mardi Gras Fun for LADD at Olla’s CCC
News, Photo Gallery
Mardi Gras Fun for LADD at Olla’s CCC
Staff Report 
March 4, 2026
Members of the L.A.D.D. Center in Jena visited the Centennial Cultural Center (CCC) in downtown Olla last Friday morning for a special Mardi Gras cele...
KALB Meterologist Visits GPMS
News, Photo Gallery
KALB Meterologist Visits GPMS
Staff Report 
March 4, 2026
KALB News Channel 5’s Meteorologist Ian Beck visited third graders at Good Pine Middle School on February 25 to share with them knowledge about all ty...
NEW LEAGUE – NEW HEIGHTS
News, Photo Gallery
NEW LEAGUE – NEW HEIGHTS
By Craig Franklin Editor 
February 18, 2026
High School Players Take The Lead A new youth basketball league may have had unusual beginnings, but the results have reached heights never expected. ...
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