Saturday Night Storm Causes Damage - The Jena Times

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February 18, 2026

Saturday Night Storm Causes Damage

A powerful line of severe thunderstorms moved through LaSalle Parish late Saturday night, February 14, bringing damaging winds that impacted homes and businesses across the area.

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2025 Sales Tax Collections Show Decline

By Craig Franklin Editor

February 18, 2026

LaSalle Parish sales tax collections declined slightly in 2025 from the previous year, as the final fourth quarter numbers were released recently by t...

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Police Jury Committee Appointments

By Craig Franklin Editor

February 18, 2026

The LaSalle Parish Police Jury learned of their 2026 committee appointments during their monthly meeting held Monday night, February 9. As is customar...

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Three Newspapers Bought by Franklin Group

Staff Report

February 18, 2026

Louisiana’s largest private newspaper corporation, Louisiana State Newspapers (LSN), has decided to sell three of their north Louisiana newspapers to ...

Editorial

A Franklin Dream Achieved

Submitted Article

February 18, 2026

As noted on the front page of this week’s edition, our family was blessed to be able to purchase three additional newspapers, which we’ll start operat...

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LaSalle Arrests

Submitted Article

February 18, 2026

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Robert Walker, 46, of Jonesville, was arrest...

Editorial

To Forgive Is Divine

By Deborah Mayo

February 18, 2026

There is an old saying that goes, “To err is human, to forgive is divine’. It’s an excellent mentality, and I contend that it is one that needs a good...