Jena Elementary School’s “Terrific Kids” for the month of January are pictured as follows: PreK, front row (left to right) Lynnox Bailey, Allie Farhand, Ryker Barber and Taylor Shafer; Kindergarten, second row (l to r) Violet Knight, Benjamin Johnson, Addilyn Blasingame and Liam Cartwright; first gr...

Highlights from The Jena Times Archives 70 Years Ago Honors for best-groomed Jersey animal at the annual state livestock show held recently in Baton Rouge went to Richard Tannehill, shown above with his cow. For his award he won a trophy presented by an Alexandria dairy. Young Tannehill is the son o...

The 2025 District 2-C All-District Basketball teams were recently announced, with many from neighboring parishes included on the teams.For the girls, Calvin High School (CHS) Basketball Coach Stephen Turner was selected as the Coach of the Year.He was joined on the All-District squad by:First TeamCa...

Voters in LaSalle Parish approved the four Constitutional Amendments during the statewide election Saturday, March 29, however, the amendments were de...

Thanks to a large grant received last year by Hardtner Medical Center (HMC), twenty LaSalle Parish fire and law enforcement personnel are now official...

A Bald Eagle was sighted inside the city limits of Jena last week as the population of the National Bird and iconic freedom symbol continues to grow. ...