Schools in LaSalle Parish will dismiss for summer vacation Thursday, May 23.This includes all schools in the LaSalle Parish School System and Temple Christian Academy.While students will enjoy their summer break, it’s not as long as previous years due to the new fourday school week. By not attending...

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail last week: Jarvis Harrison, 45, of Jena, was arrested May 11 by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office for possession of CDS I, possession of CDS II and possession of drug paraphernalia.Jessie Poole, 42, of Jena, was arrest...

Former LaSalle High School educator Cullyne Brady is still in love with her longtime hometown of Olla. Despite having been gone from the parish for over 20 years, receiving The Jena Times each week allows her to keep in touch with so many she loves. “A few years ago, for her birthday, I purchased a ...

I have written often of my mother and her mother and the influences that they had on the lives of my siblings, cousins, and me. Not as many words have...

For the past 70 years, weeklong revival services have been held at the Chalk Hill Church during early June, ending with homecoming and dinner on the g...

Dewayne Bailey, General Manager and CEO, along with the Board of Directors of Concordia Electric Coop. Inc., are pleased to announce that they will be...