In the late summer of 2020, in the midst of all the BLM protests and the frustrations of Covid 19 pandemic, The Jena Times publisher/editor Sammy J. Franklin extended an invitation to Catahoula Parish resident and writer Alma Mc Clure Womack to begin publishing articles in this newspaper after a con...

My backyard garden is overfilled with blooming shrubs and fragrant flowers. It is, for me, a most beautiful place of retreat where I can go to walk, relax, and reflect. I have filled every inch of it with flowers, shrubs, succulents, and other welcoming creations of nature. It has been a work in pro...

In a unanimous (9-0) ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that Title VII specifically (and the Equal Protection Clause, generally) deems reverse discrimination in American society to be just as odious and intolerable as traditional discrimination.This holding is not only important because it agai...

Last night I had one of those nights when I couldn’t sleep. Sometime after midnight I got out of bed and made my way to the den, got in my recliner an...

This school year came and went in a flash. As we come to the end, there is much to be thankful for and of which we can be proud.I am thankful for the ...

I grew up in a house of one television. Yes, I know that sounds archaic. It was black and white, and it was box shaped about three feet by three feet....