The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Perry Beard, 37, of Jena, was arrested March 31 by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office for simple criminal damage to property. Donald Vandersypen, 57, of Bastrop, was arrested March 31 by the Ol...

Several churches in the northwest LaSalle area joined together Sunday night, April 6, for a special night of music and scripture reading in the Olla Community Easter Celebration Concert. The event was held in the LaSalle High School auditorium where, for nearly two hours, songs were sung celebrating...

A team of the LaSalle High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter qualified for the national conference in California this summer after great performances at the state conference. The state FBLA conference was held March 24-25 at the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA, where students from ...

LaSalle Parish continues to demonstrate it has a very strong workforce as unemployment rates were released recently for January 2025 showing the paris...

Jena Elementary School’s “Terrific Kids” for the month of January are pictured as follows: PreK, front row (left to right) Lynnox Bailey, Allie Farhan...

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 R...