The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Zana Nugent Cruse, 28, of Tullos, was arrested December 1 by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office on an arrest warrant from another local agency. Kimberly Denise Gregory, 48, of Jena, was arreste...

In the fall of 2023, the State of Louisiana passed the School Safety Act. Part of this law included implementing a panic emergency notification system in all K-12 public schools. Through funding by the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Rave Panic Button...

Fifth grade students at Good Pine Middle School used The Jena Times newspapers during one of their brain breaks leading up to the recent Thanksgiving holiday. A brain break is a short, structured activity that gives students a mental and physical break from regular classroom work or lessons, helping...

Following a public hearing held December 2, the Jena Town Council officially adopted their 2025 Budget showing budgetary figures back to normal follow...

The Urania Town Council voted to advertise for the sale of a town pick-up truck during their regular monthly meeting Monday, December 2, as the vehicl...

A Jena man on parole was arrested on drug charges after agents performed a residence check over the Thanksgiving holiday.Louisiana Department of Proba...