Teen dating violence awareness meeting held

Carolyne Hoyt, the executive director of NextSTEP of Central Louisiana, Inc., spoke to the Jena Lions Club last week at the Brisket House in Jena about their award-winning Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Initiative, STEP (Specialized Teen Education Program).

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October 25, 2022

About one in twelve teens experience physical and sexual dating violence, according to a 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is one of the reasons NextSTEP of Central Louisiana, Inc. has existed since 2005.

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Louisiana students have achieved some of the most significant academic progress in the nation, according to data released last week as part of The Nat...

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Jena Dixie Girls Softball Registration Underway

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Jeannie Smith, President of the Jena Dixie Girls Softball League, announced last week that registration is currently underway for the 2025 season. All...

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Winter Storm Unlikely to Hurt Crawfish Season

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As south Louisiana begins to thaw out after the historic arctic blast and double-digit inches of snowfall in many crawfish-producing parishes, many ar...