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Louisiana officials consider election delay

BATON ROUGE—Even though early voting is scheduled to start Saturday, Louisiana’s Republican leaders are likely to delay party primaries in congression...

April 30, 2026

Catahoula News, News

Outrage over Outages

Concordia Electric customers frustrated The buildup of outrage from many Concordia Electric Cooperative (CEC) customers reached its breaking point las...

April 29, 2026

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ICE detains five people in Jena

Five individuals were taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last Thursday morning following a traffic stop by a ...

April 29, 2026

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Early Voting starts Saturday

LaSalle/Catahoula Parishes

By Craig Franklin Editor

April 29, 2026

Early voting for the May 16 Closed Party Primary Election will begin this Saturday, May 2, and continue until next Saturday, May 9, with the exception...

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National Day of Prayer May 7

By Craig Franklin Editor

April 29, 2026

Two events in LaSalle - Jena & Olla Throughout history, Americans have lifted up fervent prayers to God on behalf of our nation. From the first gather...

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Five Const. Amendments on May 16 ballot

By Craig Franklin Editor

April 29, 2026

Voters throughout Louisiana will join together to decide the fate of five constitutional amendments during the May 16 Party Primary Election. Each of ...

Arrests, News

LaSalle Arrests

Submitted Article

April 29, 2026

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)

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Diving into enrollment numbers

Staff Report

April 29, 2026

Public schools in state continue to lose students Public school systems across Louisiana continue to lose students. The student counts are dropping, a...

Arrests, News

Catahoula Parish Arrest Report

April 29, 2026

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Catahoula Parish Jail during the last three weeks: (more…)

Catahoula News, News

Catahoula Shooting Sports Team Excels at Regional and State Competitions

By Karen Allbritton Catahoula Parish Assistant Extension Agent, 4H

April 29, 2026

Over the past year, the Catahoula Shooting Sports Team—made up of eight senior members and seven junior members—has been diligently practicing and pre...

Community Events, News

Community Events

April 29, 2026

Hair Cemetery Donations Donations are now being accepted for the upkeep of the Hair Cemetery. If you have a reserved plot or family members buried the...

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Town and Country Garden Club Notes

By Cynthia Bradford

April 29, 2026

We met Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at Miss B’s Place Café and Gifts for our meeting and a nice lunch. Miss B’s is located at 2905 East Oak Street in Jena...

Photo Gallery, Sports

Giants’ great season comes to an end

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

April 29, 2026

With their win over Port Allen in the first round of the playoffs the #15 Jena Giants would move on to the 2nd round where they would take on the #2 W...

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Just point the car south!

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

April 29, 2026

(It knows the way to Sulphur) The #1 LaSalle Lady Tigers are once again headed to Sulphur for the LHSAA state softball tournament. It’s a familiar dri...

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LaSalle Tigers Rock the Rams

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

April 29, 2026

Look to Tame the Tornadoes The LaSalle Tigers baseball team opened the postseason with a commanding 11–1 victory over West St. John, ending the game i...

Photo Gallery, Sports

JHS Tennis Team has three qualify for state

Staff Report

April 29, 2026

The Regional Tennis Tournament was held Monday, April 20, and Jena High School had three players qualify for the state tournament. Regionals were held...

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Lady Giants headed back to Sulphur

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

April 29, 2026

Eyeing their second state championship At this point I feel like I write this same article every year. The job that Lady Giants head coach Sarah Roark...

Sports

LHS excels at District Track Meet

Staff Report

April 29, 2026

The LaSalle Tigers and Lady Tigers had great performances at the District 3-1A Track Meet held recently. In total, 13 student-athletes qualified for t...

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The Road to Sulphur Goes Through LaSalle Parish

By: Craig Franklin

April 22, 2026

The road to Sulphur for the state softball championship tournament travels through LaSalle Parish as the top teams in Division III and Division IV Non...

Sports

Lady Tigers path to Sulphur takes shape

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

April 22, 2026

The Lady Tigers played St. Freds to close out the regular season last Tuesday, April 14 as they put the final preparations in before post season begin...

Sports

Lady Giants are #1 Seed

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

April 22, 2026

The Jena Lady Giants softball team accomplished something this season that they have never done in school history. The Lady Giants have been the #1 te...

Columns/Opinions

“A Line of Truth”

The Pastoral Call

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

April 29, 2026

Several years ago, the Concord/Union Baptist Association (the Association that we are a member of) sponsored an event to help encourage Pastors. This ...

Columns/Opinions

Craig Franklin:

Nobody like taxes. But…

By Craig Franklin Editor

April 29, 2026

The latest hot topic across the nation in rural America has to be the push to get rid of property taxes. Many social media posts raving against them g...

Indictments for Southern Poverty Law Center

Columns/Opinions

Royal Alexander:

Indictments for Southern Poverty Law Center

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

April 29, 2026

I was surprised to learn of the indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). SPLC self describes as o...

Obituaries

Oscar Thompson

April 29, 2026

Oscar Alan Thompson, 72, of Leesville, passed from this life on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at his lake house. Services were held at 10 a.m., Sunday, Ap...

Obituaries

Larry Ratcliff

April 29, 2026

Larry Windell Ratcliff, 73, of Belah, passed from this life on Friday, April 17, 2026.Graveside services were held at 12 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 202...

Obituaries

Gerald Brady

April 29, 2026

Gerald Jude Brady, 84, of Lafayette, passed from this life on Friday, April 17, 2026.He was born June 15, 1941, to the union of his parents, Lucille a...

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A Very Special Prom

By Craig Franklin Editor

April 22, 2026

It was a day long anticipated and one that will not soon be forgotten for 14 LaSalle Parish high school special needs students. On Friday, April 17, t...

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Mamma Mia!

By Melissa Stroud Staff Reporter

April 22, 2026

The JHS Drama Club Does it Again For the past three months the Jena High School (JHS) Drama Club has rehearsed relentlessly to perfect their productio...

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The #9 LaSalle Tigers start playoffs

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

April 22, 2026

A win Thursday sets up rematch against #8 Haynesville As the Tigers finished up their regular season, the boys finished up a gauntlet of high-level co...