Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) recently released the Spring 2026 President’s List. Among those named to this year’s list was Jena native, Sophia Jackson. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to th...

Northwestern State University in Natchitoches awarded 860 graduates during Spring 2026 commencement ceremonies Wednesday, May 13 and Thursday, May 14.Spring 2026 graduates are listed by town. Jena: Taylor Brown, Jacobie Wilson, Brittany Crooks, Ella Jensen, Alyson Overstreet, Rosalyn Hall, and Chels...

Northwestern State University in Natchitoches announced their Dean’s List and Honor List students for the Spring 2026 semester.Students on the Dean’s List must be enrolled full time and earn a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.99.From LaSalle Parish, Jena students Ella Jensen, Morgan Paul, an...

The LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office hosted its first-ever Camp 911 last week, a three-day youth summer camp designed to introduce local teenagers to c...

The Fourth of July is approaching, and this year’s holiday marks a special milestone: The United States of America is officially 250 years old. Folks ...

An unannounced tactical shakedown at the Catahoula Correctional Center in Harrisonburg June 11 resulted in little contraband items seized signifying s...