Alvin “Jess” Bethard Sr.

Alvin âJessâ Bethard Sr.

Obituaries

December 20, 2022

Alvin “Jess” Bethard, Sr., 80, of Jena passed from this life on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at his home in Jena. Jess was born on November 9, 1942 in Urania to the union of his parents, Lee David “Buck” Bethard and Doris Riley Bethard.

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Staff Report

December 11, 2024

Children of all ages throughout LaSalle Parish have been busy during the first of December as they prepare for Christmas. Throughout the parish, house...

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Low Turnout For Election

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 11, 2024

Only around ten percent of registered voters in LaSalle Parish turned out to cast ballots for the December 7 election. The low voter turnout saw four ...

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LPSB Honors Students of Year

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 11, 2024

LaSalle Parish Students of the Year were honored at the December 3 meeting of the LaSalle Parish School Board with Board members offering their congra...

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One Game Short

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 11, 2024

For the second straight year, the Jena Giants fell one game short of making it to the Division III Non-Select State Championship game at the New Orlea...

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New Security App Implemented in Parish Schools

Submitted Article

December 11, 2024

In the fall of 2023, the State of Louisiana passed the School Safety Act. Part of this law included implementing a panic emergency notification system...

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GPMS Students Enjoy a ‘Newsworthy’ Brain Break

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December 10, 2024

Fifth grade students at Good Pine Middle School used The Jena Times newspapers during one of their brain breaks leading up to the recent Thanksgiving ...