LaSalle Parish 911 hosts north central regional meeting

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March 28, 2023

The LaSalle Parish Communications District Office hosted the North Central Regional Quarterly Meeting and luncheon last Thursday at the La-Salle Parish Community Center. Administrator Ann Breland welcomed around sixty-nine representatives from various 911 offices and other governmental entities including LaSalle, Catahoula, Rapides and Grant. Senator Glen Womack, LaSalle Parish Sheriff Scott Franklin, LaSalle Assessor Tom Kendrick and 911 LaSalle Parish Board Member Jim Justiss were present as well as law enforcement representatives from various Louisiana Sheriff departments.

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False Allegations Made Against Gibson Center RV Park

By Craig Franklin Editor, photos@thejenatimes.net

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Louisiana Department of Environment Quality officials made a surprise inspection of The Gibson Event Center and RV Park, located in north Jena, Friday...

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Truck Crashes Into Business on Labor Day

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A two-vehicle traffic crash on Labor Day sent one truck crashing into a downtown business and left two people with minor injuries. According to Jena P...

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Ordinance Prohibiting RV Parks in Jena Fails – Supporters of Proposed Law Angrily Leave Two-Hour Jena Council Meeting

Supporters of Proposed Law Angrily Leave Two-Hour Jena Council Meeting

By Craig Franklin Editor

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Supporters of Proposed Law Angrily Leave Two-Hour Jena Council Meeting For an hour and a half, the September 3 meeting of the Jena Town Council was co...

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Sales Along 84 Successful:

Sales Along 84 Successful: Slow Start Due to Heavy Rains

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Heavy rains fell to start the 2024 Sales Along 84 last Thursday, but that did not damper the second annual event from being deemed very suc-cessful wi...

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Jena Purchases Downtown Corner Property

By Craig Franklin Editor

September 11, 2024

The Jena Town Council voted to invest in the future as they agreed to purchase property on the corner of E. Oak Street (US 84) and Third Street during...

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A Lesson From My Grandpa

September 11, 2024

I remember years ago, listening to my Grandpa Jim Richmond, a Baptist minister for the final 35 years of his life, talk about how bad it was during th...