After many years of not having a fair or midway rides in Jena, residents of the Jena area were delighted to once again partake in the fun of a fair without having to drive to other cities. The North Central Louisiana District Fair Association (NCLDFA) brought the Spring Fair to the old Jena Fairgrou...

Last year, Jena couple Dewey and Erin Amyx were expecting baby number two, a second little girl with a due date of July 10. But in early April, health complications arose, and Blair was born on April 15, which marked the beginning of Blair’s 80-day stay in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). “M...

A long and exhaustive meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) Thursday, April 3, resulted in a deer feeding ban for much of LaSalle and Catahoula parishes. The Commission met in Baton Rouge to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) that has been discovered in Louisiana deer ...

Ten members of the Jena High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter qualified for the national conference in California this summer ...

A team of the LaSalle High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter qualified for the national conference in California this summer af...

Live and fried alligator, squirrel cutter calls, and wildlife feeders set the center stage for the 2025 4-H Wildlife Workshop held May 24, 2025.The ev...