“You are not ready for prison! Prison is not for you. Go to school and be something. Anything you can be.” These words spoken by an inmate who realized his choices in life led him down a path he was not prepared for and was not what he wanted. When this inmate along with two... + continue reading
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After more than a half hour of hearing arguments for and against adding four additional classrooms to the new Jena Elementary School, members of the LaSalle Parish School Board turned down the idea in a 6 to 4 vote during their regular May meeting held Monday night of last week. Board member... + continue reading
The Town of Tullos Council chose for the Tullos farmer’s market to be called “Tullos Farmer’s Fest” during the regular May meeting held on Monday night of last week. Under new business, Mayor Charles Newsom said there were several aspects of the market to be decided upon by... + continue reading
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Fifteen retiring employees of the LaSalle Parish School System were honored during a reception at the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church in Jena last Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Superintendent Roy Breithaupt joined Supervisors and Principals in presenting plaques to each of... + continue reading
4-H members from all the clubs in LaSalle Parish participated at the 2013 LaSalle Parish 4-H Activities Day held at the Jena Town Park. The theme for the day was “4-H’ers Make the Right Choice”. 4-H Agent Kim Evans welcomed all participants. Several activities were planned for 4-H... + continue reading
The Donna Contois Louisiana Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG-LA) 17th annual JAG Career Development Conference was held in Minden on April 12, 2013 at Camp Minden. Eleven students from Jena High School attended the conference. Torei Farris President, Kassie Deville Vice - President... + continue reading
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Payton Ryan completed the most successful road trip of his young racing career when he captured 7 wins at the Battle of the Bayou at Revolution Raceway Park in Louisiana and the Battle at... + continue reading
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There has been a pet dog in my life for as long as I can remember. When I was growing up, we always had one or two dogs. Although they were always good hunting dogs, they were pets at the same time.... + continue reading
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Heather Morgan (NES), Jessie McNeely (JJHS), Tandi Prince (JJHS), Arianna McCoy (JJHS), Chelsea Netterville (JJHS), Julie Smith (JJHS) and Shelby Stickle (NES). The students said they were... + continue reading
