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ENTERGY ON NOTICE – Frustrated landowners form statewide coalition to fight major transmission line

Affects LaSalle, Caldwell & Richland Parish A group of 10 landowners gathered Thursday night, Aug. 27, at a private property facility in LaSalle P...

September 2, 2026

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GET READY FOR THE SHOPPERS Sales Along 84 Sept 10 – 12

The countdown is on. With only about two weeks left before the fourth annual Sales Along 84 kicks off, organizers are sending out an urgent call to bo...

September 2, 2026

Catahoula News, News

Diversion Levee Road to Close

Levee board to close Diversion Canal Road to through traffic in April, 2027 The Tensas Basin Levee District will close a stretch of Diversion Canal Ro...

September 2, 2026

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Labor Day Monday

Staff Report

September 2, 2026

Early paper deadlines Due to the Labor Day holiday Monday, The Jena Times Olla-Tullos-Urania Signal announced this week early deadlines for the Septem...

News

Open for business, again

September 2, 2026

The first few weeks of school are an exciting time. For students, it could be the excitement of a new teacher or a new schedule or a new school or get...

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Another illegal alien detained in Jena

Staff Report

September 2, 2026

Another illegal alien was captured by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO) last week, in what continues to be a regular occurrence in the parish...

Arrests, News

LaSalle Arrests

Submitted Article

September 2, 2026

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: (more…)

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September is Family Meals Month

Jennifer Duhon, MS, RDN, LDN LSU AgCenter

September 2, 2026

Bringing Families Back to the Table September is Family Meals Month, a national celebration that encourages families to enjoy more meals together and ...

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State to receive at least $180M in landmark Meta settlement

By Nolan McKendry The Center Square

September 2, 2026

Louisiana is set to receive at least $180.9 million from a sweeping multistate settlement with Meta and could collect another $67 million if other maj...

Community Events, News

Community Events

September 2, 2026

Thrive Graphic Design Camp The LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office Camp Thrive will host a Graphic Design Camp on Mondays for 5th-12th graders starting Se...

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NO SMOKE, JUST FACTS

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 26, 2026

State fire officials, local chiefs address recruitment crisis at NLFA meeting The Northeast Louisiana Firefighters Association (NLFA) held its monthly...

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New era begins for #thrive

By Morgan Tarpley Smith #thrive Program Assistant

August 26, 2026

LEDD passes baton to Sheriff’s office The Strand Village Project’s #thrive out-of-school program leadership have officially passed the baton to the La...

Sports

Block High School Bears

Staff Report

September 2, 2026

(left to right) Front Row: Dominique Atkins, Markez Crumpton, Ahlija Mayes, Aiden Long, Zyden Green, Marquese Bullitts; Second Row: Kobe Gholar, Javro...

Photo Gallery, Sports

- JENA GIANTS -

GIANTS DEFEAT OAK GROVE

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

September 2, 2026

The Jena Giants looked good this past Saturday afternoon, defeating the Oak Grove Tigers 24-12 in a matchup featuring two teams that made deep postsea...

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- LASALLE TIGERS -

HIGH ENERGY, BIG PLAYS

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

September 2, 2026

The LaSalle Tigers’ jamboree matchup against rival St. Mary’s last Friday night delivered exactly what early season football should: high energy, mist...

Photo Gallery, Sports

New District, New Opportunities

By Word Lindsey Sports Writer

August 26, 2026

Tigers ready for 2026 football season The wait is nearly over for the LaSalle Tigers as preparations continue for another exciting football season. Wi...

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Giants excited to get season started

By Austin Whatley Sports Writer

August 26, 2026

The Jena Giants are coming off the greatest season in school history where they made the trip to the Superdome in New Orleans for the first time in pr...

Sports

Dome Reps

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 26, 2026

Eight Months of Preparing for a Return to the Superdome with a Different Outcome Every day, without fail, it happens the same way. The Jena Giants fin...

Sports

Giants Face Brutal Early Schedule on Road Back to New Orleans

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 26, 2026

If the Jena Giants needed any reminder of the standard they have set for themselves, their 2026 football schedule provides it in the very first week. ...

Sports

From Broken Fences to Brillant Finery

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 26, 2026

How a Community Rebuilt Guy Campbell Memorial Stadium When Jay Roark walked out of the field house for the first time as head coach of the Jena Giants...

Sports

EARN RESPECT

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 26, 2026

Two words define the 2026 LaSalle Tigers Two words have come up every day during practice for the LaSalle Tigers. At different points, different times...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Craig Franklin:

NDAs: A Public Danger

By Craig Franklin Editor

September 2, 2026

As someone who has witnessed back-room politics for decades, this new form of political public secrecy has me more concerned than any smoke-filled roo...

Victory for parents’ control of education

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Royal Alexander:

Victory for parents’ control of education

By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer

September 2, 2026

As the school year begins, I was reflecting back upon the scourge of Fauci’s China Virus and the friction that erupted between schools, school distric...

Columns/Opinions, Editorial

Deborah Mayo:

Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie

By Deborah Mayo

September 2, 2026

I remember the first time I ate boiled crawfish – or crayfish if you’re sophisticated and cling to proper terminology. I was 11 years old, and thousan...

Obituaries

LaSonya Brown

September 2, 2026

In loving memory of LaSonya Rena Brown.To know her was to love her. We will always cherish her big smile and even bigger heart.Gone but never forgotte...

Obituaries

Virginia Kay Lindsey

September 2, 2026

Virginia Kay Lindsey, 69, of Urania, LA, passed peacefully from this life to her heavenly home on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at her home in Urania.Se...

Obituaries

Molly Randall

September 2, 2026

Marlene Molly Randall, 78, of Rosefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by her devoted family on Monday, August 24, 2026, at LaSalle Nursing Home i...

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Memorial scholarship presented to ULM

By Craig Franklin Editor

August 26, 2026

In memory of Dr. Emily Doughty The president, administration, faculty and numerous nursing students of the University of Louisiana at Monroe gathered ...

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Young Elvis Impersonator Brings Music, Smiles to Nursing Home Residents

By Reci Tradewell Staff Reporter

August 26, 2026

For 17-year-old Jeremiah Wilson, Elvis Presley’s music is more than a collection of songs, it is a way to brighten someone’s day. Wilson, a senior at ...

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NEW CATAHOULA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

By Kimberly Franklin Staff Reporter

August 19, 2026

The Catahoula Parish School Board voted Tuesday night, Aug. 11, to name Cari Ann Nicholson as the parish’s next school superintendent, following nearl...