The event was held at the Jena Community Center Thursday, September 18, where sportsmen enjoyed a meal and purchased raffle tickets for a variety of items, including guns, hunting apparel and other hunting related merchandise. Money was also raised through a silent auction and a live auction for var...

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Summer 2025 President’s List: from Jena, Tabitha Tarver and Jacob Braun.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above...

For many years, LaSalle Parish claimed dominance in the unemployment figures north of Interstate 10, as it continually had the lowest jobless rate of all central and north Louisiana parishes. However, new data shows that is no longer the case.According to July 2025 unemployment numbers recently rele...

When Marilyn D. White was growing up in Tullos in the 1950s and 1960s, she never envisioned her family and acquaintances living in the small oil boom ...

Two people recently died in Louisiana after eating raw Gulf oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Now that we have re...

The Louisiana Department of Health is confirming the fifth death this year from Vibrio vulnificus and continuing to urge residents to take precautions...