Spring #thrive Camp Features Stop Motion Videos

The #thrive Stop Motion and Set Design Camp participants display framed movie posters from their stop motion videos during their recent finale showcase in Jena: (left to right) Front row, sitting, Brody Savage, Michael Batchelor, Andrew McKeithen; middle row, kneeling, Addisson Moreau, Emalee Alexander, Issa Scott; Back row, standing, EmmaRie Lurry, Eli Adams, Ceanna Benandi, Jedidiah Roark and Tripp Franklin. Not shown are Abrianna Walters and Arizona McCall. For more information, visit www.agreaterlasalle.com.

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By Morgan Tarpley Smith #thrive Program Assistant on

April 16, 2025

Spring #thrive Camp Features Stop Motion Videos

Over a dozen LaSalle Parish youth learned new skills involving stop motion animation and set design during a free camp in Jena.

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TRICKS and TREATS – Halloween Skate Jam

October 29, 2025

The Jena Skatepark Committee hosted the Tricks for Treats Halloween Skate Jam on Saturday, October 25 at the Jena Community Center where kids and adul...

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Check Your Hearing & Heart

By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D

October 29, 2025

For many years I have suffered from hearing loss. I attribute it to the many years in my early life of running equipment, working at a sawmill and sho...

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Letters To The

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By Craig Franklin Editor

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Dear Editor, As Louisiana’s lieutenant governor — and more importantly, a proud Louisianan — I’ve seen firsthand how our state’s unique election syste...

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By Craig Franklin Editor

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LaSalle Parish will be featured as part of an Economic Roadshow next week as Louisiana Central (central Louisiana economic development agency) tours t...

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Jena Child Burned in Freak Accident

Parents issue warning about keeping electronics out of beds

By Reagan Franklin Knight Assistant Editor

October 29, 2025

Parents issue warning about keeping electronics out of beds Around 5 a.m., Sunday, October 19, Jena residents Chris Johnson and Lauren Morrow woke to ...

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Halloween Events Planned

Staff Report

October 29, 2025

Various Halloween events will take place this week as the parish uses the time to provide activities along with many “treats” for area children. The t...