During their regular monthly meetings, the Urania and Olla town councils learned more about the proposed parish wide fire district during a presentation made by Whitehall Volunteer Fire Chief Jim Justiss and Jena Fire Chief and President of the LaSalle Parish Fire Chief’s Association Josh Corley on ...

The world’s eyes were once again on Jena, Louisiana last week as Columbia University graduate and anti-Isarel protest leader Mahmoud Khalil was determined to be eligible for deportation by a Department of Justice immigration judge at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center. Several international...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Deantrel Todd, 30, of Jena, was arrested April 7 by the Louisiana State Police for possession of CDS II and introduction of contraband into a penal facility and by the Jena Police Department for...

The Urania Town Council and Mayor Jay Ivy were pleased to hear that work would soon begin on the town’s major sewer project to be funded by a grant th...

The LaSalle Parish School System’s 2nd Annual Job Fair was held Thursday, April 10, with many qualified candidates attending seeking employment in one...

In early January 2025, the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit began investigating an adult subject who was communicating with an u...