Cleanup begins as water project is completed For two nights last week, the Town of Jena’s water was completely shut off as contractors completed the final phase of the town’s massive water project. After months of digging up the town’s old, asbestos water lines and replacing them with new, often tim...

TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds SensiblySM), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, is unveiling its “royalty” for 2024. TOPS royalty are women and men who have officially recorded the largest weight loss from their highest weight at TOPS by the end of 2024 and reached their goal weight, r...

As the final school bell rang signaling the end of the 2024-2025 school year, it also signified the end of the first ever, LaSalle Parish Newspaper in Education (NIE) program. The program allowed all LaSalle Parish School System employees to receive a free, digital subscription to The Jena Times Oll...

LEDD’s A Greater LaSalle Strand Village Project #thrive Arts Camp held its 39th camp recently, which focused on photography, graphic design and other ...

It was another exciting day at the LaSalle Parish Libraries as children gathered for a one-of-a-kind, art-themed adventure during this year’s Summer R...

The Centennial Cultural Center in Olla hosted their annual Art Camp last week, the second camp held so far this summer. Over 30 students attended the ...