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April 4, 2023
The official journal of LaSalle Parish is under new ownership following the purchase last week by The Franklin Group, LLC from the succession of Sammy J. Franklin. Sammy Franklin was owner, publisher and editor of The Jena Times Olla-Tullos-Urania Signal for 54 years and was regarded throughout the ...
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April 4, 2023
It was midday a week ago Saturday when Daryus Clarke was doing his job as a clerk at the Plug Smoke Shop in Queens, New York. Three individuals dressed entirely in black walked into the store. One had a gun. As reported by CBS New York, they took “$100 in cash and $50 worth of merchandise ... and sh...
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March 28, 2023
James W. “Jimmy” Arbogast III has officially announced his candidacy for Sheriff of LaSalle Parish, subject to the action of voters at the fall electi...
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March 28, 2023
LaSalle Parish has the second lowest jobless rate in the state at 2.8 percent for January 2023, only bested by West Feliciana Parish at 2.6 percent. A...
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March 28, 2023
Are you looking for some company from happily fluttering butterflies and softly humming bees on your balcony or in your garden on a sunny summer day? ...
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March 28, 2023
My doctor, we’ll call him Dr. Jones because he still prescribes my medication, missed his calling. He should be doing stand-up comedy at the Improv. H...
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March 28, 2023
Jena Elementary second grader Gatlin Cobb celebrates as he crosses through the finish line arch for the JES relay team to take first place in their un...
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March 28, 2023
I’ve always been a journalist as far back as I can remember. Back then though, my journalism experience took the form of a purple unicorn diary and a ...
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March 28, 2023
Railroad crossings are a common part of Louisiana’s roads, but drivers who don’t pay attention around tracks are putting themselves and others in dang...
