The Jena Fire Department will soon receive a major communication upgrade thanks to a $40,000.00 appropriation by the ...

A 19-year-old Jena man was caught selling illegal drugs in the middle of the day at the Jena Town Park last week, according ...

Last Friday, excitement filled the LaSalle Parish Libraries as they hosted the second event of the Summer Reading Program—The ...

H’ers brought to summer camp May 26 – 29, 2025. LaSalle Parish fourth through sixth grade 4-H members dove into summer fun ...

Approximately 30 individuals demonstrated across the street from the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena Sunday ...

The Busy Bee Garden Club Yard of the Month for May 2025 was the lawn of Tack and Stacy Robinson of Jena. The monthly award is ...

LaSalle Parish cowboys and cowgirls who qualified for the Louisiana High School Rodeo Association State Finals represented ...

For three days last week, several students participated in the 2025 Special Summer Camp in Olla. The camp’s theme was ...

Standout Jena High School 2024-2025 sophomore pitcher Collin Jensen will take his skills to an elite state All-Star game next ...

In the late summer of 2020, in the midst of all the BLM protests and the frustrations of Covid 19 pandemic, The Jena Times ...

For the 26th year in a row, the LaSalle Parish School Board’s (LPSB) Business Department has been recognized with one of the ...

Elaine Keene Smith, 74, of Olla, LA, passed peacefully on Thursday, June 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Rapides ...