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Tue
08
Sep

Louisiana Pecan Festival

2014-15 Louisiana Pecan Festival Teen Miss Queen Mallori Bell would like to invite all to attend the annual Louisiana Pecan Festival Beauty & Beau Pageant on Saturday, September 12 at the Grant Parish Civic Center on Hwy 8 East in Colfax, where she will crown the new Teen Miss Queen. Bell is a senior at Jena High and the daughter of Irvin and Lori Bell of the Searcy Community. For more information about attending or entering the pageant, contact Janet Stewart at 992-5718. The annual Louisiana Pecan Festival is set for November 6-8 in Colfax. The fun-filled event features a children’s day on Friday, a parade and firework display on Saturday along with great food, music and other entertainment for the whole family. For more information, visit their official website at www.lapecanfest.com.
 
Tue
08
Sep

LaSalle High School

LaSalle High School is sporting a brand new L.E.D. sign at its entrance due to the efforts of the Olla Kiwanis Club along with many area businesses and citizens. Standing underneath the new sign are: (left to right) LHS Principal Kara Masling, Olla Kiwanis Club members Bob Love, Ray Duke and Vice-President Jake Long, LHS Senior Ross Campbell, Teacher Stephanie Barnhill and Freshman Amber Snelling. The 5’x8’ sign mounted seven feet above ground is full color and video capable with wireless programming. “We appreciate the generosity and support of the Kiwanis Club especially with our new sign,” LHS Principal Masling said. “It’s definitely something we can be proud of and it adds to our Tiger Pride!” The Kiwanis Club is also currently working to construct a sign at LaSalle Junior High in Urania. The members of the Olla Kiwanis Club would like to extend their appreciation to all who helped make the sign a reality.
 
Tue
08
Sep

Candidates are qualifying

Qualifying for the fall 2015 election began Tuesday of this week and will continue through Thursday, September 10th. Many candidates have already announced their intentions of seeking re-election, or running for the first time and have been on the campaign trail for a while. The primary election is just six weeks away, slated for Saturday, October 24. Clerk of Court Steve D. Andrews, Chief Election Officer for LaSalle Parish, has announced qualifying dates, times and fees to be charged.
 
Mon
31
Aug

Senior Louisiana State Trooper Charles Turnage

Senior Louisiana State Trooper Charles Turnage lowers the American flag at the foot of Vision Bridge in the Jena Town Park to half-staff as Sgt. Jay Sanders (at right), Jena Chief of Police Scott McLendon and Jena Mayor LaDawn Edwards, along with members of the Jena Police.

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Mon
31
Aug

Qualifying next week

By Greg Jones

Qualifying for the fall 2015 elections will be held next week and already many candidates have already announced their intentions and are on the campaign trail daily. The election is just over two months away.  Clerk of Court Steve D. Andrews, Chief Election Officer for LaSalle Parish, has announced qualifying dates, times and fees to be charged. The Clerk of Court’s office will accept qualifying papers from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, September 8-10.

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Mon
24
Aug

School enrollment up Student count at 3,045 in parish

Early enrollment figures for the public and private school students in LaSalle Parish showed a slight increase from the past schoolyear, increase from 2,854 last year to 2,922 this year – an increase of 68 students.  However, when you add in the students who are home schooled (80), plus another 43 students enrolled in private schools not seeking state approval in the parish, the total number of students in the parish is up by 35 students – going from 3,010 last year to 3,045 this year. Figures released last week for the three school systems in the parish – LaSalle public schools, Temple Christian Academy and La- Salle Head Start – shows the public systems with more students and the private school also showing an increase  

Mon
24
Aug

Rep. Terry Brown seeks re-election / District 22

State Representative Terry Brown of Colfax has announced that he intends to seek re-election to the District 22 seat in the LouisianaHouse of Representatives at the fall election. In making the announcement, Brown issued the followingstatement to District 22 voters:   

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Mon
24
Aug

Hasten Bunting tests

Hasten Bunting tests his driving skills on the State Farm driving simulator during the first annual D.A.R.E. Safety Expo on Saturday at Jena High’s Guy Campbell Memorial Athletic Complex. Hasten is the son of Brad and Amy Bunting of Jena. Dozens of personnel with law enforcement, hospitals, organizations and more hosted booths with games, prizes and information to the hundreds of attendees. The event was held to promote safety and health education for the parish  nd was a cooperative effort involving safe and drug-free community participants and officers  from the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office. Hot dogs and water were provided for lunch. (See more  hotos inside this issue.) 

Mon
17
Aug

Jury consolidates 2 voting precincts

The LaSalle Parish Police Jury adopted an ordinance during its regular August meeting held Monday night of last week to consolidate two more voting precincts in the  parish. District 1, Precinct 2 was consolidated with District 4,  Precinct 3, at the Summerville Voting Building, and District  9, Precinct 4 was consolidated with District 9, Precinct 1,  at the Whitehall Fire Station. The action is effective with  the fall elections this year.  There will be a total of 24 precincts in the 10 districts in the parish following the passage of this ordinance.
Mon
17
Aug

A new school year

Jena High School seniors, from left, Sierica Jenkins, Kassie Humphries, Jada Jackson and Ashley Jones, discuss their class schedules for the new school year during their first day of school as seniors last Friday. A total of 142 seniors are enrolled at JHS this year, more than in several years. For the past few years, around 100 students have graduated each year at JHS. Total enrollment remained steady with 539 in all four high school grades enrolled this year, just four more than the 535 enrolled last year. Students reported to classes in all public schools around the parish, in addition to the Head Start School in Good Pine, last Friday, the first day of the 2015-16 school session. Students at Temple Christian Academy reported for their first day of classes on Monday of this week.

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