Students enrolled at Temple Christian Academy, LaSalle Parish’s only private, Christian school, will begin their 2026-2027 school year on Tuesday, August 4. An Open House is planned at the school on July 30, from 3:30-6:30 p.m. for students and parents to meet with teachers, tour the campus and get ...

District 32 State Sen. Glen Womack, R-Harrisonburg, told a crowd at the LaSalle Economic Development District’s Legislative Update Forum that lawmakers navigated a budget shortfall to protect infrastructure spending and economic development funding during this year’s session. “LaSalle Parish always ...

Sen. Womack, Rep. Riser & Rep. Firment recap session LaSalle Parish’s state legislative delegation was in Jena Tuesday night, July 21, to participate in the LaSalle Economic Development District’s (LEDD) annual legislative forum. The event was held at the historic Strand Theater where LEDD members a...

Students in the Catahoula Parish School System will begin their 2026-2027 school year on Tuesday, August 11. Teachers and staff will report and take p...

Qualifying for the November 3 election begins Wednesday, August 5 and continues until Friday, August 7, at the Catahoula Parish Clerk of Court’s offic...

What started in July 2025 as a group of residents hoping to bring a skatepark to Jena has grown into a registered nonprofit organization working to ra...