The completion of parish school asphalt projects will soon be underway, along with several other projects, as the LaSalle Parish School Board approved several items in their May 27 committee meetings and June 3 full board meeting.The Board approved a motion to begin advertising for the 2025 summer a...

The LaSalle Parish School Board accepted the June Personnel Report from Superintendent Jon Garrett during their regular meeting held June 3 in Jena. The list includes new hires, transfers, administrator contracts, resignations, retirements and critical shortage hires, within the LaSalle Parish Schoo...

The Jena Fire Department will soon receive a major communication upgrade thanks to a $40,000.00 appropriation by the Louisiana Legislature. Mayor LaDawn Edwards was quick to thank Senator Glen Womack for getting the line-item into the state budget that appropriated the money specifically for communi...

The Jena Town Council accepted a low bid for the demolition of two buildings in the downtown area during the monthly meeting held June 2.The two build...

Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) are alerting residents about another text message scam that has the potential ...

Rylee Masters, a sophomore at Jena High School in Jena, is a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders to be held on June 25, 2025 – June 27,...