On Friday, July 14, attendees of the #thrive Arts Youth Summer Camp will perform the musical Annie JR.* at The Strand Theater located in downtown Jena. The performance is free to the public and will begin at 6 p.m. The #thrive Arts Theater Camp was an eight-day camp where 27 students learned about ...

Several parish baseball and softball All-Star teams participated in state tournaments this past weekend with others set to begin play this weekend. Among the teams who earned berths in the state tournaments included teams from Jena and Northwest LaSalle Dixie Baseball and Softball leagues. The Jena...

The Northwest LaSalle 10U All-Stars are shown above, left to right: Kneeling, Austin Richmond, Andrew Powell, Harper Coleman; Standing, Jace Sumrall, JT Sauce, Beau Doughty, Jackson Steen, Casten Stowe, Kayse Martin, Haddon Roark, Ayden Walters and Jackson Maxwell. The Jena 5U All-Stars are shown a...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is alerting the public that the current mix of sizzling summer temperatures, extended cloud...

Having lost power for several hours last weekend due to a storm, memories emerged of a column I wrote years ago for Louisiana Conservationist magazin...

The orchard oriole is a bird that has always fascinated me. The black and burnt orange color combinations of the male balanced with the olive green a...