The year was 2021. Coming off the never-to-be-forgotten Covid year of 2020 when all high school baseball, softball and other sports were cancelled, the year 2021 would be a year of destiny for both of LaSalle Parish’s high school softball teams.It was on the same day, Saturday, May 1, at nearly the ...

Automobiles, cars, SUVs, vehicles – whatever label you choose – have come a long way. These sleek, modern roadsters that are driven today have far outpaced their vehicular ancestors that weighed a ton, compared to the size of a small motorhome and had steering wheels that required weekly workouts to...

The other day as I was getting out of my truck I dropped what was in my hand. As I bent over to pick it up I noticed the front tire on my truck had some wear in it and thought to myself “I need to get my tires rotated.”The next day I went to my local oil change place that happens to balance and rota...

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, 19...

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 a...

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...