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One of the Most Successful Government Projects in Decades
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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
Positive Tullos Meeting Clears Up Water Issues
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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
Teachers of the Year LaSalle Parish
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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
LaSalle Arrests
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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
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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...
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Lessons in Waiting
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Lessons in Waiting
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
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
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Lady Giants Look To Have Big Year
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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 ...
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Jena Giants Look To Three-Peat Playoffs
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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 ...
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Lady Tigers Winning Tradition Continues
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Lady Tigers Winning Tradition Continues
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...
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LaSalle Tigers Off To a Good Start
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LaSalle Tigers Off To a Good Start
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...
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From Jena to London & Rome
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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 ...
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LWSA All-State Honors
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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...
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Parish Places 34 on All-District Teams
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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...
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January is National Stalking Awareness Month
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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...
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The Rarest of Rarities
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, ...
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Examining Trumps Legal Arrest of Maduro
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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...
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obituaries ›
Happy Heavenly Birthday, Barbara Brown
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...
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Mary Gray
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,...
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Bonnie Fannin
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
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Jena Christmas Parade
December 24, 2025
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Retiring Old Glory
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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
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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...
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