Gov. Jeff Landry signed a sweeping package of auto insurance reform bills last Wednesday, promising to lower the cost of coverage in Louisiana by cracking down on what he calls “frivolous lawsuits” and strengthening oversight of the insurance industry.Landry called the new auto insurance laws “the l...

The Louisiana House passed a bill early last week that changes how the state treats embryos created through in vitro fertilization.The bill, which passed 82-14, establishes legal protections and reshapes how IVF is regulated.The bill originated in the Senate, and an amended version was carried in th...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) recently released an update regarding the allocation of $67.5 million in supplemental funding aimed at enhancing the preservation and maintenance of roads, highways and infrastructure across the state. Among the list of statewide proj...

The Strand Village Project #thrive will offer a free art and technology camp this summer in Jena and Urania. The #thrive Tech: Photography & Mixed Med...

The nine-member staff of the “Bulldog Bark” – the official newspaper of Georgetown High School – recently visited The Jena Times’ headquarters to lear...

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 ove...