The nine-member staff of the “Bulldog Bark” – the official newspaper of Georgetown High School – recently visited The Jena Times’ headquarters to learn more about the ins and outs of running a newspaper business. Visiting students began the day by touring the building, which included viewing old cam...

LEDD’s New Home Is Uniting Past With Future Perhaps no structure in Jena is more recognizable than the historic, downtown corner building that for over 100 years housed the Bank of Jena. With its corner arches with antique raised lettering that reads, “BANK OF JENA,” it has been the focal point of m...

With a name like River Book, it’s almost destiny that he would become a writer. His creativity is already shining as he has written and illustrated two comic books with a third in the works and he’s just in the fourth grade. River is the son of Josh and Brooke Book of Trout and attends Good Pine Mid...

Jena’s largest retail outlet has just completed a total store makeover and they celebrated with a huge grand re-opening event last Friday morning, May...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Nathan Nobles, 32, of Jena, was arrested May...

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