A Penny for Your Thoughts - The Jena Times

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By Deborah Mayo Contributing Writer on

March 26, 2025

A Penny for Your Thoughts

One of the current debates on Capitol Hill involves the fate of the lowly US penny and whether it should remain in circulation in today’s currency. One of the early coins produced by the US Mint, the history of the penny is as old as the country itself.

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LDWFC To Vote on Banning Deer Feeding

By Craig Franklin Editor

April 1, 2025

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LDWFC) is set to consider a motion to declare an emergency and ban all deer feeding, fo...

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Local Olympians Power Up!

The 2025 LaSalle Parish Special Olympics a Huge Success

March 26, 2025

The 2025 LaSalle Parish Special Olympics a Huge Success Nebo Elementary student Gabriel Wells is all smiles during the walking race and is encouraged ...

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Fire Chiefs Consider Parish Wide Fire District

Is it beneficial? Would services improve? Why the change? Questions answered about innovative proposal

By Craig Franklin Editor

March 26, 2025

Is it beneficial? Would services improve? Why the change? Questions answered about innovative proposal Last year, three Louisiana parishes created par...

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ACE Teachers Honored and Commissioned

By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor

March 26, 2025

Eleven LaSalle Parish educators were recently selected as the district’s first group of ACE teachers and were honored with a reception Friday, March 2...

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Live From Jena: Fox News Channel

By Craig Franklin Editor

March 26, 2025

Residents of Jena awoke Friday morning, March 21, to discover the FOX News Channel was broadcasting live from their hometown. The conservative news ne...

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Low Early Voting Turnout

Election this Saturday

By Craig Franklin Editor

March 26, 2025

Early Voting for the March 29 election ended Saturday, March 22 with a very low in-person turnout, as reported by LaSalle Parish Registrar of Voters A...