The LaSalle Parish School Board elected new officers during their first meeting on the new year last Monday night, January 11, along with taking care of other routine business.
The board unanimously elected Ward 6 Board Member Buddy Bethard as the 2021 School Board President. Bethard replaced... + continue reading
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Grab your fishing gear and bring your friends and family to a nearby Get Out and Fish! pond for the opportunity to catch a fish you don’t land every day.
Beginning the morning of January 14, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries began stocking 16 sites with adult-size rainbow... + continue reading
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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Wednesday, January 6, 2021
There is no question as to the top news story in LaSalle Parish (and the rest of the country, as well) during the year just ended – it was the Coronavirus Pandemic. After the virus began spreading in this country, steps were put into place to slow the spread, leading to a statewide Stay-at-... + continue reading
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Just five days before he would have been sworn in as the new Fifth District Congressman, Luke Joshua Letlow, 41, from Start, passed away from complications due to COVID-19 on December 29, 2020.
He was born to Johnny and Dianne Letlow on December 6, 1979, in Richland Parish, Louisiana.
Two of... + continue reading
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
As social media continues to have a larger part of LaSalle Parish residents’ lives, The Jena Times is constantly working to improve its online resources to keep readers informed on the latest news.
For many years the LaSalle Parish newspaper has maintained its website, www.thejenatimes.net... + continue reading
Obituaries
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Clifford Allen Noland, 80, of Jena, passed from this life on Monday, January 11, 2021 at the St.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Myra Madell Whiddon Masters Spears, 95, passed from this life on Monday, January 11, 2021 at the
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Glenn “Bean” Edward Woods, 64, of Olla, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in Al
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Patsy Turner Baker Byrnes, 87, of Ridgecrest, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, January 12, 2021,
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Logan Dale Gough, 22, of Olla, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at his resid
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Grab your fishing gear and bring your friends and family to a nearby Get Out and Fish! pond for the opportunity to catch a fish you don’t land every day.
Beginning the morning of January 14... + continue reading
Society
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Allison Rebecca Kendrick and Paul Andrew Stelly were united in marriage on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Vows were exchanged at Nolley Memorial United Methodist Church in Jena and was officiated by... + continue reading
Columns / Opinions
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
For the past three decades, the LaSalle Economic Development Board (LEDD), under the capable leadership of Walter E. Dorroh, Jr., has been very successful in pursuing economic development for LaSalle... + continue reading
