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 to an informal campaign that wanted to tell farm people how to be more safety conscious. The goal was to reduce the number of lives lost and the injuri...

Local districts will suffer with reduced funds Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry’s executive order to take $168 million from K-12 MFP funding was approved by a majority of legislators June 24, setting in motion panic in many school districts, including local rural school districts who are struggling fi...

Seventh Judicial District Judge John C. Reeves will spend the final four months of his judicial career on unpaid suspension after reaching an agreement with the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana to resolve multiple allegations of judicial misconduct. The Louisiana Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25,...

The Centennial Cultural Center in Olla hosted their annual Art Camp last week, the second camp held so far this summer. Over 50 students attended the ...

Upward Soccer Registration Early Registration for Upward Soccer is live now until August 1 and will have a discounted fee of $90. Students who will be...

On June 30 through July 2, the Centennial Cultural Center in Olla hosted its annual camp for children with special needs. Each year, the camp features...