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THE “SWEETEST” DAY
News, Photo Gallery
THE “SWEETEST” DAY
Treats given away across the parish Thousands of LaSalle Parish children enjoyed tons of delicious, sweet candy during Halloween events held this past...
November 5, 2025
LaSalle’s Economy Continues to Fluctuate
News
LaSalle’s Economy Continues to Fluctuate
3rd Quarter Sales Tax Collections Down Third quarter sales tax collections were released recently and showed a LaSalle Parish economy that is struggli...
November 5, 2025
Local CASA Coordinator Welcomed
News
Local CASA Coordinator Welcomed
When Alayna Durand talks about her work, there’s no mistaking the passion she has for its mission. As the new Volunteer Coordinator for CASA (Court Ap...
November 5, 2025
Veterans Day Events Set in LaSalle
News
Veterans Day Events Set in LaSalle
By Craig Franklin Editor 
November 5, 2025
The official LaSalle Parish Veterans Day program will be held Tuesday, November 11, at the Town of Jena Park Amphitheater and all veterans are asked t...
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Happy 250th Birthday Marines
News
Happy 250th Birthday
Happy 250th Birthday Marines
By Evan Davis Contributing Writer 
November 5, 2025
November 10 is a special day to a few, proud people. On this day, November 10, 1775, my Marine Corps came alive. It all started a few months after the...
LaSalle Parish Veterans Day Events Schedule
News
LaSalle Parish Veterans Day Events Schedule
TULLOS
November 5, 2025
TULLOS The Town of Tullos will deliver gift cards to veterans. For more information, call the Tullos Town Hall at (318) 534-6499. URANIA November 10th...
LaSalle Arrests
News
LaSalle Arrests
Submitted Article 
November 5, 2025
The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Samuel Mason Jones, 39, of Trout, was arrest...
Home Fire Safety Urged in Cold Weather
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Home Fire Safety Urged in Cold Weather
3 - 5 Feet
Submitted Article 
November 5, 2025
As Louisiana prepared for the strongest cold front of the fall season, the Office of State Fire Marshal reminded residents to practice safe home heati...
Legislature Delays Primary Election
News
Special Session Ends:
Legislature Delays Primary Election
By Courtney Bell, Avery White and Sheridan White LSU Manship News Service 
November 5, 2025
The state Legislature ended the special session last Wednesday by voting to delay the statewide primary election next year for one month while the U.S...
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Tigers Get ‘Trick’ Not ‘Treat’ on Halloween
Photo Gallery, Sports
Logansport 42 - LaSalle 8
Tigers Get ‘Trick’ Not ‘Treat’ on Halloween
By Deborah Mayo Contributing Writer, By Word Lindsey Sports Writer 
November 5, 2025
This past Friday’s week 9 game was in Logansport where the LaSalle Tigers took on the Logansport Tigers. The long two- and half-hour drive was paired ...
First-Ever District Cross Country Meet Held
Sports
Historic Event in Olla
First-Ever District Cross Country Meet Held
Staff Report 
November 5, 2025
For the first time in the history of LaSalle High School athletics, a district cross country running event was held with one of the host school’s runn...
Giants’ Domination Continues
Photo Gallery, Sports
Jena 46 – Caldwell 6
Giants’ Domination Continues
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
November 5, 2025
On Thursday night, October 30, the Jena Giants welcomed the Caldwell Spartans to town for another district matchup. The Giants were the talk of the Ce...
Giants Dominate Panthers
Photo Gallery, Sports
Jena 68 – Bunkie 45
Giants Dominate Panthers
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
October 29, 2025
Jena traveled to Bunkie last Friday night in another huge matchup between these two teams. These teams have been two of the premier programs in the Ce...
Tigers Fall Short In Natchitoches
Photo Gallery, Sports
St. Mary’s 28 - LaSalle 6
Tigers Fall Short In Natchitoches
By Word Lindsey Sports Writer 
October 29, 2025
It’s week 8 and it was Tiger on Tiger time as LaSalle went against their longtime district rival St. Mary’s. The battle at Turpin Stadium showed that ...
Homecoming Win Over Vikings
Photo Gallery, Sports
Jena 60 – Vidalia 28
Homecoming Win Over Vikings
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer, By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D 
October 22, 2025
The Jena Giants got a huge homecoming win last week against Vidalia, setting the stage for another epic showdown in Bunkie this Friday night that may ...
Jena Giant Center Makes All-Academic Team
Sports
Jena Giant Center Makes All-Academic Team
Staff Report 
October 22, 2025
Jena Giants senior and starting center Luke Smith was recently announced as a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s All-State Aca...
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1984 Prediction Coming True
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
Craig Franklin:
1984 Prediction Coming True
By Evan Davis Contributing Writer 
November 5, 2025
At the time of this newspaper’s printing on Monday, nearly all political scientists and journalists predict that Zohran Mamdani, the socialist/ commun...
No Vaccine for Temptations
Columns/Opinions
No Vaccine for Temptations
No Vaccine for Temptations
By: Rev. Randy Ray Sponsored By: JENA PHARMACY Brandon Poole, Pharm D 
November 5, 2025
Today, as I was driving home from Monroe, which is about a 45-minute drive, I began to think about fall being here upon us. When fall begins to arrive...
Historic Meeting with Chinese President
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
Historic Meeting with Chinese President
By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer 
November 5, 2025
President Trump has now returned from a precedent-setting summit with an overarching accomplishment: every time President Trump and Chinese President,...
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obituaries ›
Harris Mitchell Jr.
Obituaries
Harris Mitchell Jr.
November 5, 2025
Memorial services for Harris Rawlings “HR” Mitchell Jr. will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, November 9, 2025, at Sanctuary Family Worship Center, 1570 Jac...
Jennifer Gaines
Obituaries
Jennifer Gaines
November 5, 2025
Jennifer Lea Gaines, 53, of Winn Parish, LA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.Services are under the direction of Hixson Brothers F...
Patricia Coon
Obituaries
Patricia Coon
November 5, 2025
Patricia Ann Coon, 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 30, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.Services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Novembe...
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TRICKS and TREATS – Halloween Skate Jam
News, Photo Gallery
TRICKS and TREATS – Halloween Skate Jam
October 29, 2025
The Jena Skatepark Committee hosted the Tricks for Treats Halloween Skate Jam on Saturday, October 25 at the Jena Community Center where kids and adul...
The Wildest Show in the South
News, Photo Gallery
The Angola Prison Rodeo
The Wildest Show in the South
By Craig Franklin Editor 
October 29, 2025
(Times-Signal Editor Craig Franklin shares about his history with the Angola Prison Rodeo, dating back over 40 years.) It was in the late 1970s when I...
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