Summer Story Hour Hosted by the LaSalle Parish Libraries: • Week 1, Friday, May 31: Harvey Rabbit and Friends; Jena @ 10 a.m., Olla @ 2 p.m. • Week 2, Friday, June 7: Lady Chops; Jena @ 10 a.m., Olla @ 2 p.m. VBS at Pleasant Hill BC Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Jena would like to invite all child...

Homecoming at Pleasant Ridge Everyone is invited to attend Homecoming at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Olla, LA on Sunday, June 2, with the service beginning at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Robert McKeithen joins with the entire congregation asking that all former members and guests to please join them for ...

Unemployment rates released last week by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of April 2024 showed unemployment rates remain unchanged for LaSalle Parish at 3.7% (not seasonally adjusted rate). Statewide, the unemployment rate dropped from 4.4% in March to 3.4% in April below the nat...

Samantha Manning, Guidance Counselor at Jena High School, announced the following scholarship recipients in the Class of 2024 during graduation ceremo...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article appeared on the front page of the December 15, 1906 issue of The Jena Times. It was written by Henry E. Hardtner...

The Louisiana Senate last week approved a bill that would classify abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances, sending it to Gov. Jeff Landry’s...