The official LaSalle Parish Veterans Day program will be held Monday, November 11, at the Town of Jena Park Amphitheater and all veterans are asked to participate as well as residents who will honor them for their service. Veterans are requested to ride in the annual Veterans Day Parade, set to roll...

(Editor’s Note: The North Central Louisiana District Fair opens its 116th edition today, Wednesday, Nov. 6, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 9. The following story appeared in the November 8, 2008 edition of The Jena Times.) The year was 1908. The first automobile had been built but was not in mass p...

Jena Elementary and Fellowship Elementary Pre-K students enjoyed trick-or-treating in the gym of Jena Elementary School Thursday, October 31. Several area businesses and organizations set up booths and offered candy, treats and smiles!

LaSalle Parish 4-H’ers completed the Great Pumpkin Workshop on October 28, 2024, at the LaSalle Parish Courthouse in Jena.Several LaSalle Parish 4-H J...

Enrique (Kiki) S. Camarena was born on July 26, 1947, in Mexicali, Mexico. He graduated from Calexico High School in Calexico, California in 1966, and...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Christopher Bartke, 45, of Ball, was arreste...