Louisiana is working to make good on its commitment to responsibly reduce the time students spend taking state tests. The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced changes to grade 3-8 social studies testing that will cut assessment time in half, while more closely aligning with the state’s...

70 Years Ago Demonstrating his home-made chemical weed control spraying is Bill Brasher (above) on his farm at Summerville. There are two type of spraying equipment used to control weeds in pasture - the boon type, demonstrated above by Mr. Brasher, and the cluster type. Farmers interested in weed c...

UNIFIED RELAY RACE: HEAT ONE – Jonesville ES, 1st; NES, 2nd ; Sicily Island, 3rd HEAT TWO – HHS, 1st; JES, 2nd HEAT THREE – GPMS, 1st; OES, 2nd ; FES, 3rd HEAT FOUR – LJHS, 1st; JJHS, 2nd HEAT FIVE – LHS, 1st; JHS, 2nd COED – WHEELCHAIR RACE HEAT ONE – Lennox Patten, 1st; Alayna Nowlin, 2nd HEAT TWO...

The LaSalle Parish Special Olympics will be held Thursday, March 20, at Guy Campbell Memorial Stadium on the campus of Jena High School.Opening ceremo...

History was made Saturday, March 15, as Louisiana’s first National High School BBQ Association Club (HSBBQ), Jena High School’s Jena Pitbosses, captur...

On Sunday, March 23, The Jena Times Olla-Tullos-Urania Signal will turn 120 years old. LaSalle Parish’s oldest continuously operating business publish...