The nationally known website Niche has ranked the town of Jena as one of the best places to live in Louisiana and the number one Best Place to Buy a House for the state’s towns, suburbs and communities.Niche, a company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that runs a ranking and review site, w...

A recent study has found that Louisiana is among the top ten states in the nation that has witnessed the sharpest decline in drug overdose deaths. The report showed that the Pelican State has the seventh-highest decline in drug overdose deaths for the 12-month period from 2023 to 2024.The research c...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article was written by former LPA Executive Director Jerry Raehal and focuses on small town newspapers. The Jena Times is featured in this article as one of many success stories in America’s newspapers.)When Gerri Peterson was wrapping up her college degree, she had no ...

There has been an ongoing debate for many years regarding the advantages or disadvantages of focusing on one sport during teenage and high school year...

Hurricane season is ramping up. In Louisiana, we know the drill: It’s time to pick up some extra canned goods and batteries, make sure the generator c...

25 individuals ‘ rounded up and moved out’ to jail for drug warrants In one of the largest arrest warrant executions in over a year, the LaSalle Paris...