Giants beat Bunkie 42-35 at Homecoming

Jena Giants Zerrick Jones, Adarian Richardson, Trace Franklin and Sincere Smith lead the team onto the field during the homecoming game against Bunkie on Friday night at Guy Campbell Memorial Stadium in Jena. (All JHS photos by Lynn Enterkin Photography.)

Sports

October 25, 2022

The Jena Giants played their homecoming game this past Friday night as the Bunkie Panthers came to town for another district matchup. It has been a long time since these two schools played each other in football so the two teams were not very familiar with each other.

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Newspaper Office Closed Friday

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LaSalle Arrests

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May 6, 2026

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)