The following people were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail last week: Christi Simmons, 47, of Jena, was arrested February 26 by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office for contempt of court. David Thompson, 66, of Jena, was arrested February 26 by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office for ...

Jena Mayor LaDawn Edwards was excited to announce to members of the Jena Town Council during their monthly meeting Monday morning of this week that sales tax collections are significantly higher. The Mayor said that collections for January 2024 totaled $150,184.53 as reported by the parish sales tax...

In the early summer of 1917, officials of the Tall Timber Lumber Company, which was located at Good Pine, wanted a new shed built for an upcoming July 4th picnic. They asked Jack Snyder, who was the mill foreman, to take care of the job. The job was handed off to the mills carpenter foreman, Hosea W...

70 Years Ago March 11, 1954 Adept at biscuit making is Gloria Williams (below), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Williams of Olla. Gloria and other LaSa...

The spring Angola Prison Rodeo will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21, offering the best in prison rodeo excitement. The Angola Prison Rodeo ho...

XTO Superintendent Reflects on 42 Years During a summer in college in the late 1970’s, a young Dennis Molan was part of a workover gang with Justiss O...