Jena Giants to play for State Championship For the first time in Jena High School history, the Jena Giants football team will be playing for a state championship. Jena, #1, beat Union Parish, #12, last Friday night 30-6 in the semifinal game to advance to the championship game. The Div. III Non-Sele...

Town of Jena agrees to 10-year payment for new meters The Jena Town Council approved a financial plan to pay off new electronic water and gas meters during their monthly meeting held December 1. Last month, the Council voted to purchase the new meters at a price tag of just over $1 million. The new ...

Math and biology teachers in LaSalle Parish will no longer be required to be certified in their subject to receive a $5,000 stipend. The change in the Differential Compensation Plan (DCP) was adopted at the LaSalle Parish School Board’s (LPSB) December 2 meeting and junior high and high school math ...

The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has officially adopted Louisiana’s amended insurance fraud law as its new national benchmark, an...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: John Bradly Cruse, 35, of Olla, was arrested...

The Town of Jena’s annual nighttime Christmas Parade has been moved to next Friday, in light of the Jena Giants football team winning their semifinal ...