Long range strategic plan for Town of Jena adopted Tuesday

Officials call “Jena Vision” historical

After nine months of hard work and revisions to a scope of work to develop a long range strategic plan for growth of Jena and surrounding area, the Jena Town Council adopted the “Jena Vision” plan during a special meeting on Tuesday night of last week.

“This is a historical moment for the town of Jena,” Mayor Murphy McMillin...

Qualifying for school board seat this week

Qualifying for a seat on the LaSalle Parish School Board will be held for three days this week, according to LaSalle Clerk of Court Steve Andrews.

Gov. Bobby Jindal called a special election for March 27, 2010, to fill the unexpired term of the late W. O. Poole, school board member for District 1. If a run-off is needed in this election, it...

Students of the year announced for parish

LaSalle Parish students of the year have been announced and...

News and Features

First martins of '10 arrived here last week

The first purple martins for the new year arrived in La- Salle Parish on Wednesday, Jan. 27th.

Hattie Culp of Rhinehart reported seeing the martins at...

2010 Census offers many jobs in area

While LaSalle Parish’s unemployment rate continues to hover at about 6.5 percent, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Dallas region has begun in earnest the process of...

LaSalle gets ready for 'Relay for Life'

Residents of LaSalle Parish can expect to see a little more purple around town as the community prepares for the 2010 Relay For Life, the...

Jena Merchants Association President Evie Talley-Moser

Jena Merchants Association President Evie Talley-Moser, along with several JMA members, presents Jena Mayor Murphy McMillin with a check for $5,000, which was raised through...

Rev. Rodney Jackson, pastor of Aimoch Baptist Church

Rev. Rodney Jackson, pastor of Aimoch Baptist Church, presented a gavel to Etheree Poole, widow of the late W. O. Poole, during a recent service...

Gov. Jindal lays out vision for facing future

In an address to 500 members of the capital area business community last week at the Baton Rouge Business Report’s Leadership Power Breakfast, Governor Bobby...

New playground equipment for Jena Park

The Town of Jena has upgraded the play area at the Town Park by adding new playground equipment as noted in pictures on this page....

Jena Mayor Murphy McMillin signs a historical resolution

Jena Mayor Murphy McMillin signs a historical resolution signaling the passage of the Jena Vision plan by the town council at a special meeting last...

Reflections Of The Past

From The Files...

50 Years Ago
February 4, 1960

A district-wide potluck supper is being planned at the Boy Scout Camp on Searcy Feb. 12. The supper will...

TOP TROOP - Scouts from Boy Scout Troops 14 (Jena) and 422 (Vidalia)

TOP TROOP - Scouts from Boy Scout Troops 14 (Jena) and 422 (Vidalia) combined to win the “Overall Champion” title at Klondike Derby 2010 recently...

Commodity cookery winners announced

The annual LaSalle Parish 4-H Egg, Poultry and Pecan Cookery contest was held in the Extension Meeting of the LaSalle Parish Courthouse in Jena on...

Vanishing Icons

The Rolling Grocery Store

Even though the automobile and truck came along around 1909 or so, many people in rural areas didn't have the money to...

February 03, 2010
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