Hundreds Attend Easter In The Park The Town of Jena’s annual Easter in the Park event was packed on Friday, April 18, with hundreds of children attending where they found more than 5,000 hidden eggs. Jena Mayor LaDawn Edwards said the event, which is a collaboration between the town, churches, busin...

Another group of people from out of town and out of state descended upon the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena last week, demanding the release of Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestine protest leader Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil, the 30-year-old Algerian citizen who is also a green ...

DA contends applicant measuring from wrong point The LaSalle Parish Police Jury voted last week to deny a beer permit for Airport Grocery, after tabling the issue during their February meeting to allow more measurements to be conducted. The business, located at the intersection of LA 8 and LA 3104, ...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Kayla A. Stoker, 37, of Jena, was arrested A...

A routine traffic stop for a window tint violation led to the arrest a Bastrop man for illegal drugs recently. According to Olla Police Chief Jody O’B...

Louisiana law enforcement officers are cracking down on unbuckled pickup truck drivers and passengers with a $50 ticket and a warning that they risk b...