Communication is the Key - The Jena Times

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

March 4, 2026

Communication is the Key

Being a person who has been a Christian believer for 63 years and in the gospel ministry for 50 plus years I know that the real essence of my faith is the fact that it is a relationship not a religion.

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$25M Needed to Replace Old Voting Machines

By Izzy Wollfarth LSU Manship School News Service

March 4, 2026

Secretary of State Nancy Landry said this week that $25 million more is needed to cover the $100 million cost of replacing Louisiana’s 35-year-old bal...

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State Budget Could Face Millions in Shortfalls

By Gracie Thomas, Dakota Laszlo, and Kylah Babin LSU Manship School News Service

March 4, 2026

Federal and state budgeting policies could force Louisiana into structural budget shortfalls approaching $300 million in fiscal 2027 and more than $1 ...

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Mardi Gras Fun for LADD at Olla’s CCC

Staff Report

March 4, 2026

Members of the L.A.D.D. Center in Jena visited the Centennial Cultural Center (CCC) in downtown Olla last Friday morning for a special Mardi Gras cele...

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KALB Meterologist Visits GPMS

Staff Report

March 4, 2026

KALB News Channel 5’s Meteorologist Ian Beck visited third graders at Good Pine Middle School on February 25 to share with them knowledge about all ty...

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Let Crawfish Season Begin

Submitted Article

March 4, 2026

Annual Crawfish pardoning held Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, along with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, granted an officia...

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SCOTUS Ruling Doesn’t Stop Trump Tariff

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

March 4, 2026

I wanted to address the topic of tariffs once more given that the U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled in the tariff case that was before it.Long and shor...