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.)

Sports

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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Happy Birthday, America!

Unique celebration held in Jena - Fireworks in Olla

By Craig Franklin Editor

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Unique celebration held in Jena - Fireworks in Olla The United States of America’s 249th birthday celebration was held in grand fashion last Friday, J...

Columns/Opinions

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Let’s talk Church. If you were searching out information on some particular subject, you might do several things. One of which would be you would want...

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2025 Legislative Session Recap

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By Craig Franklin Editor

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Part 2 of 3 District 32 Sen. Glen Womack (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a three-part series featuring LaSalle’s Parish’s State Legislative Dele...

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No In-Parish Wrecker Service

By Craig Franklin Editor

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At one time in LaSalle Parish, multiple wrecker services operated to meet the needs of transporting inoperable vehicles – either vehicles that needed ...

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New Pharmacy Law = Lower Prices

Residents urged to join effort to save local pharmacies

By Craig Franklin Editor

July 9, 2025

Residents urged to join effort to save local pharmacies Olla Pharmacist Matthew Bullard is ecstatic about a new law that the Louisiana Legislature pas...

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Two Parish Principals’ Contracts Renewed

By Craig Franklin Editor

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Two principals of LaSalle Parish schools had their contracts renewed as part of the LaSalle Parish School Board’s July 1 meeting held last week in Jen...