Steamboat Park in Harrisonburg received new flag poles and new flags and a special dedication ceremony was held Thursday, July 2 with many in attendance. The new additions, located at the entrance to the old Ouachita River Bridge, were donated by the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office as part of Amer...

Update given to LaSalle School Board Maintenance Supervisor Travis Glenn updated members of the LaSalle Parish School Board during a committee meeting June 29 about four major summer projects currently underway. Glenn noted that while summer is halfway over, many of the projects are over the halfway...

The LaSalle Parish School Board, in a special meeting held June 29, set their annual property tax millage rates for the year 2026. Although they have the power to increase the amount in certain situations, the Board elected to keep the millages the same rate as last year. The 2026 millage rate for t...

Highlights from The Jena Times Archives 70 Years Ago July 5, 1956 Making Farming Less Hazardous: July 22-28, 1956, a week was expected to be devoted t...

Local districts will suffer with reduced funds Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry’s executive order to take $168 million from K-12 MFP funding was approve...

Seventh Judicial District Judge John C. Reeves will spend the final four months of his judicial career on unpaid suspension after reaching an agreemen...