Free youth arts, tech summer camps enrolling now

The youth participants of the #thrive Arts after-school program in Olla completed artwork in a variety of mediums and techniques throughout the program taught by long-time art teacher Angela Smith at Recreation District 22 in Olla. For more information, visit www.agreaterlasalle.com

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May 24, 2022

The Strand Village Project #thrive is offering six free summer camps in art and technology for LaSalle Parish youth in 6th to 12th grades and enrollment is currently open on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Olla Mill Closes

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 24, 2026

30 Jobs affected by shutdown Hunt Forest Products (HFP) announced the closure of its Olla Hardwood Mill last week with the last day of operation Frida...

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LaSalle Top 10 District in Literacy

By Craig Franklin Editor

June 24, 2026

Ranked 8th out of 71 districts The LaSalle Parish School System celebrated a monumental achievement last week as the Louisiana Department of Education...

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Remembering America’s Independence

By Kayley McCarty Staff Intern

June 24, 2026

PART ONE of a Two-Part Series Two hundred and fifty years ago, a collection of British colonies along the eastern seaboard declared themselves a free ...

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Election Saturday June 27

Staff Report

June 24, 2026

After weeks of campaigning following the Closed Party Primary Election held on May 16, voters will head to the polls Saturday, June 27, to cast their ...

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Former Jena Pharmacist Succumbs

Staff Report

June 24, 2026

A well-known Jena pharmacist passed away last week. Sidney Mack “Maxie” Parker Jr., 84, of Jena, served as pharmacist at Jena Pharmacy, when it was lo...

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How Louisiana defeated radical gender ideology

By Craig Franklin Editor, The Jena Times

June 24, 2026

On June 8, 2026, Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 578 into law.With that signature, Louisiana officially closed the chapter on what many conserv...