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QUALIFYING/SCHOOL STARTS
News, Photo Gallery
QUALIFYING/SCHOOL STARTS
Last week was busy in LaSalle Parish as candidates for the Nov. 3 election qualified at the courthouse and students started the 2026-2027 school year....
August 12, 2026
News
Large field qualifies for Nov. 3 election
Qualifying ended at 4:30 p.m. last Friday for the November 3 election with a total of 68 candidates seeking to fill positions in LaSalle Parish, accor...
August 12, 2026
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News
Urgent Need for Volunteer Firefighters
By Craig Franklin Editor 
August 12, 2026
Local fire officials are urging LaSalle Parish residents to step forward and join their local volunteer fire departments, describing an urgent and wor...
LDWF: Louisiana Black Bear hunting lottery now open
Catahoula News, News
LDWF: Louisiana Black Bear hunting lottery now open
Staff Report 
August 12, 2026
The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery is now open to hunters through Friday, Aug. 28. The hunt, administered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlif...
LaSalle Arrests
Arrests, News
LaSalle Arrests
Submitted Article 
August 12, 2026
The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)
LDWF cites two Jena residents for violations
News
LDWF cites two Jena residents for violations
Submitted Article 
August 12, 2026
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited two subjects on Aug. 2 for alleged fishing violations in LaSalle Parish...
Arrests, Catahoula News...
Catahoula Arrests
Submitted Article 
August 12, 2026
The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Catahoula Parish Jail during the last week: (more…)
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Sports ›
More state honors for softball/baseball players
Sports
More state honors for softball/baseball players
Staff Report 
June 17, 2026
LSWA & LSCA announces All-State teams Two more state organizations recently released their All-State teams for high school softball and baseball teams...
LaSalle Riding Club members excel at State Finals
Sports
LaSalle Riding Club members excel at State Finals
Staff Report 
June 10, 2026
Members of the LaSalle Riding Club represented the area well during the recent Louisiana Jr. High School and High School Rodeo Association’s State Fin...
Jena High School Athletic Banquet
Photo Gallery, Sports
Jena High School Athletic Banquet
Staff Report 
June 3, 2026
Awards Distributed to Jena High student-athletes It was a packed house at the Jena Community Center May 14 as the annual Jena High School Athletic Ban...
LaSalle High School Athletic Banquet
Photo Gallery, Sports
LaSalle High School Athletic Banquet
Staff Report 
June 3, 2026
Awards distributed to LaSalle High student-athletes A large crowd gathered at the LaSalle High School Auditorium on May 21 as the annual LaSalle High ...
Saddle Up!
Sports
Saddle Up!
Staff Report 
May 27, 2026
It’s State Finals Time Twelve members of the LaSalle Riding Club have qualified for the Louisiana High School Rodeo Association State Finals and will ...
Archery Teams Rank High at Nationals
Sports
Archery Teams Rank High at Nationals
Staff Report 
May 27, 2026
The Good Pine Middle School Archery Team, along with two Jena Junior High School archers, competed in the National Archery Tournament in Louisville, K...
Two Jena athletes to play at next level
Photo Gallery, Sports
Two Jena athletes to play at next level
Staff Report 
May 20, 2026
Two Jena High School athletes signed their letters of intent to play softball and baseball at the next level during a signing ceremony held May 13 at ...
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columns/opinions ›
A word about elections and neighbors
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
Craig Franklin:
A word about elections and neighbors
By Craig Franklin Editor 
August 12, 2026
Election season is upon us again, and with it comes something that rural Louisiana does both remarkably well and, at times, remarkably poorly. There i...
The ABCs of School Personnel
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
Deborah Mayo:
The ABCs of School Personnel
By Deborah Mayo 
August 12, 2026
Thank the Lord for teachers, principals, paras, bus drivers, custodians, lunchroom techs and all the other school employees who walk the halls, teach ...
Knock, Knock, Knock
Columns/Opinions
“A Line of Truth”
Knock, Knock, Knock
By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D 
August 12, 2026
“Little Pig, little pig, let me in!”“Not by the hair of my chinnie chin chin!” Most everyone recognizes these lines from the nursery rhyme “The Three ...
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obituaries ›
David Joe Cole
Obituaries
David Joe Cole
August 12, 2026
David Joe Cole, 90, of Jena, LA, peacefully entered his eternal home on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Services were...
Donnie Bell
Obituaries
Donnie Bell
August 12, 2026
Donnie Bell, 72, of Jena, LA, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, surrounded by his family. Services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, Augus...
Carolyn Thornton
Obituaries
Carolyn Thornton
August 12, 2026
Carolyn Virginia Thornton, 80, of Olla, passed from this life after a brief illness on Tuesday, July 23, 2026, at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospita...
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BACK TO SCHOOL
News, Photo Gallery
BACK TO SCHOOL
August 5, 2026
Final preparations were made last week across the area for the start of the 2026-2027 school year with various meetings for school employees. Shown ab...
Olla Fire Chief laid to rest
News, Photo Gallery
Olla Fire Chief laid to rest
By Craig Franklin Editor 
August 5, 2026
A large crowd of family, friends and fire service personnel from throughout Louisiana attended the funeral of beloved Olla Fire Chief Kim Taylor last ...
Dino fun at the Library
News, Photo Gallery
Dino fun at the Library
By Kayley McCarty Staff Intern 
August 5, 2026
Screams of excitement echoed through the LaSalle Parish library last week as some prehistoric visitors made a special appearance. Dino wranglers Marti...
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