Two weeks ago, we announced that this newspaper was observing its 120th birthday. The very first issue of The Jena Times was published on March 23, 1905, five years before LaSalle Parish was created. In celebration of our birthday, we redesigned our masthead or flag (name of newspaper at top of fron...

I have never met anyone who loves doing laundry: male, female, old or young. I, too, fall into this category – laundry is not my forte. I have often asked myself how I can so fervently enjoy shopping for and purchasing new clothing items and yet disdain the very thought of keeping them in tip-top co...

There are times that I really hate change. Most of us work within a comfort zone, and when we get outside our comfort zone, we become distressed. This week I have definitely been outside of my comfort zone. Therefore, I am in distress.One of the most used modern technological devices today is the co...

Recently I had a person asked me if in my fifty plus years of ministry had I changed any of my beliefs. I responded with a resounding yes. There are s...

Some of your honey - do’s become no can do’s Just realized that you have gone through one more mowing season.Hair on your head is disappearing yet hai...

Did you ever notice that the people who bowed down for that thug George Floyd, who wore masks and glared at anyone who didn’t mask up, who got the poi...