Giants drop two games last week; play in Jena Friday

Jenaâs Adarian Richardson (2) takes a hard foul as he drives in the paint during the Giantsâ game against Winnfield last Friday night in Winnfield. Jena lost the game 94-54 and will play Buckeye this Friday night in Jena. (See story.)

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January 18, 2022

The Jena Giants played their district opener this past week as they had to play the defending district champion Marksville Tigers. Zy Hunter would get off to a good start as he would score eight points in the first quarter while Marksville led 17-11 going into the 2nd quarter.

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Bugging Out With Insects

June 11, 2025

For three days last week, several students participated in the 2025 Special Summer Camp in Olla. The camp’s theme was “Gardening” and culminated with ...

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LPSB Business Department Receives Awards

26th Year in a Row for Excellence in Financial Reporting

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 11, 2025

26th Year in a Row for Excellence in Financial Reporting For the 26th year in a row, the LaSalle Parish School Board’s (LPSB) Business Department has ...

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Jena Water Project Nears Completion

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 11, 2025

The Town of Jena’s massive water line project is nearing completion with four major tie-ins set to take place in the coming days.Jena Superintendent R...

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Tullos Meeting Becomes Intense Over Permit

By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor

June 11, 2025

The meeting room of the Tullos Town Hall was packed during the Town Council’s regular monthly meeting held Monday, June 2, as the Council again took n...

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Parish Bus Driver of the Year Presented

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 11, 2025

The LaSalle Parish School Board recognized the 2024-2025 Parish Bus Driver of the Year during their regular meeting held Tuesday afternoon, June 3. Tr...

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Parish Employment Rate Remains High

LaSalle 2nd lowest unemployment rate for four straight months

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 11, 2025

LaSalle Parish continues to demonstrate it has a very strong workforce as for the fourth straight month, the parish had the second highest employment ...