Giants dominate Marksville to win 2nd consecutive District 3-3A Championship

Jenaâs Demariyon Hammock (11) made one of this seasonâs most spectacular catches during the District 3-3A championship game last Friday night in Jena, first tipping the ball into the air before catching it while falling down. Jena won the game 38-6 for the district title. They will travel to Winnfield this Friday night for the final regular season game of the year. (See story.)

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November 2, 2021

The Jena Giants welcomed the Marksville Tigers to town this past Friday night. It has almost become tradition that if these two teams meet then there is a lot at stake. This was the case this past Friday night as both teams came into the game unbeaten in district play.

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LEAP and State Testing Results Reveal LaSalle Maintaining Strong Levels

By Craig Franklin Editor

July 16, 2025

“I’m proud of the fact that you can drive 100 miles in any direction from here and not find a school system that outperformed us,” LaSalle Parish Scho...

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2025 Legislative Session Recap

Part 3 of 3

By Craig Franklin Editor

July 16, 2025

Part 3 of 3: District 20 Rep. Neil Riser (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of a three-part series featuring LaSalle Parish’s State Legislative Delegat...

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Plans for the Jena Skatepark are Rolling!

By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor

July 16, 2025

Four locals have joined together under one mission: bring a skatepark to Jena. Hailey Lovasz, Daniel Aymond, Jeremy Smith and David Nealy form a small...

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By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor Olla Accepts Low Bid For Sewer Project

Olla Accepts Low Bid For Sewer Project

July 16, 2025

Womack & Sons Construction Group was awarded the contract for Olla’s new wastewater treatment plant as the Olla Town Council unanimously voted to acce...

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Urania Seeks Grant for Ground Storage Tank

By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor

July 16, 2025

Urania is seeking funding for the refurbishment of one of its ground storage tanks through a grant with LITACorp (Louisiana Infrastructure Technical A...

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LaSalle Arrests

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July 16, 2025

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Daniel Howard Morton, 40, of Natchitoches, w...