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Memorial Day Programs Set
A: Main, News
Memorial Day Programs Set
Olla & Jena Two Memorial Day programs are planned for Memorial Day weekend to honor the memory of fallen soldiers from this area and across the na...
May 21, 2025
LaSalle Parish STEM Competition Held
A: Main, News, Photo Gallery
LaSalle Parish STEM Competition Held
Second Annual Event A Success The LaSalle Parish School system hosted its second annual STEM Competition on Wednesday, May 14 at Jena First Baptist Ch...
May 21, 2025
Tullos Denies Business Permit
A: Main, News
Tullos Denies Business Permit
Approval would violate existing town ordinance A Tullos resident had a new business permit essentially denied due its violation of an existing town or...
May 21, 2025
Debate Over “Worst Road in Parish” Sparks Questions
News
Debate Over
Debate Over “Worst Road in Parish” Sparks Questions
Sparks Questions
By Craig Franklin Editor 
May 21, 2025
Police Jury’s finances to repair roads in short supply During April 14 meeting of the LaSalle Parish Police Jury, Blade Loop resident Lamar Joy create...
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Public Hearing Changes Jury’s Mind on Speed Limit
News
Public Hearing Changes Jury’s Mind on Speed Limit
By Craig Franklin Editor 
May 21, 2025
Comments from parish residents received during a public hearing last week swayed the LaSalle Parish Police Jury to alter their original intentions of ...
Newspaper Early Deadlines
News
Newspaper Early Deadlines
Staff Report 
May 21, 2025
Due to Memorial Day, deadlines for the May 28 issue of The Jena Times Olla-Tullos-Urania Signal will be earlier than usual. In order to meet our publi...
LaSalle Arrests
News
LaSalle Arrests
Submitted Article 
May 21, 2025
The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: Garland Dozier, 48, of Jena, was arrested Ma...
Olla Considers Selling Commercial Building
News
Olla Considers Selling Commercial Building
Decides to Lease the Parking Lot
By Reagan Franklin Assistant Editor 
May 21, 2025
Decides to Lease the Parking Lot Olla Mayor Rhonda Elliott and the Olla Town Council discussed what should be done with a commercial building and park...
LaSalle Parish Scholars Reception
News, Photo Gallery
LaSalle Parish Scholars Reception
Staff Report 
May 21, 2025
Fourteenth annual event held in Jena on May 5, 2024 The fourteenth annual LaSalle Parish Scholars’ Reception was held Monday, May 5, 2025, at First Ba...
The 71st Annual Chalk Hill Revival
News
The 71st Annual Chalk Hill Revival
Staff Report 
May 21, 2025
For the past 71 years, weeklong revival services have been held at the Chalk Hill Church during early June, ending with homecoming and dinner on the g...
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Gemar Takes Game to Next Level
B: Sports, Sports
Gemar Takes Game to Next Level
Staff Report 
May 21, 2025
Throughout his Jena High School baseball career, announcers at visiting stadiums nearly always pronounced his last name wrong. With a spelling that lo...
Parham Inks to Become a DCC Crusader
B: Sports, Sports
Parham Inks to Become a DCC Crusader
By Coach Greg Jones Sports Writer 
May 21, 2025
Mattie Parham, 2025 graduate of LaSalle High School, has signed a commitment scholarship form to become a member of the Dallas Christian College Lady ...
All-District Diamond Filled With Tigers & Giants
B: Sports, Sports
All-District Diamond Filled With Tigers & Giants
Staff Report 
May 14, 2025
Recently released All-District Team selections proved that LaSalle Parish softball and baseball teams are producing the top athletes in the district. ...
Jena’s Wyatt Wheeler State Runner-Up
Sports
Jena’s Wyatt Wheeler State Runner-Up
Staff Report 
May 14, 2025
Jena High School senior Wyatt Wheeler ended his high school track and field career with a state runner-up title last week at the LHSAA State Outdoor M...
LaSalle Parish Takes Softball Centerstage
A: Main, News...
LaSalle Parish Takes Softball Centerstage
By Craig Franklin Editor 
May 7, 2025
LaSalle Parish was the talk of the LHSAA State Softball Tournament in Sulphur this past weekend, as both the LaSalle Lady Tigers and the Jena Lady Gia...
Mission Accomplished: State Champions Once Again
B:LaSalle Lady Tigers State Champ. 2025, Photo Gallery...
Mission Accomplished: State Champions Once Again
State Champions Once Again
By Coach Greg Jones Sports Writer 
May 7, 2025
State Champions Once Again The LaSalle Lady Tigers are once again state champions of the Division IV Non-Select softball world and allowed them to mar...
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Complaining Fast Set For This Weekend
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
Craig Franklin:
Complaining Fast Set For This Weekend
May 21, 2025
We live in an American society that loves to complain. Don’t believe me? Take a moment and scroll through your social media feed and count the number ...
Kids Say the Cutest Things
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
Kids Say the Cutest Things
May 21, 2025
Children make life better on any day of any week - in any month of the year! They can put a smile on your face and merriment in your heart without try...
Trump’s Precedent-Shattering Middle East Trip
Columns/Opinions, Editorial
Trump’s Precedent-Shattering Middle East Trip
By Royal Alexander Attorney / Contributing Writer 
May 21, 2025
I don’t know that there has been a more significant trip to the Middle East by an American president. The Middle East, with its eternal hatreds, is a ...
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obituaries ›
Ronnie Bennett
Obituaries
Ronnie Bennett
May 21, 2025
Guy Ronald “Ronnie” Bennett, 85, ed to his Heavenly home on Friday, May 16, 2025, at The Oaks Nursing Center, Monroe, LA.Services will be held at ...
David Henslee
Obituaries
David Henslee
May 21, 2025
David Earl Henslee, 76, entered the gates of Heaven on Friday, May 16, 2025.Services were held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Bethany Baptist Ch...
Barbara Deville
Obituaries
Barbara Deville
May 21, 2025
Barbara Faye Brown Deville, 92, of the Nebo Community, LA, was received into Heaven on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.Services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, Ma...
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Photogalleries ›
2025 LaSalle Parish Honor Graduates
A: Main, News...
2025 LaSalle Parish Honor Graduates
May 14, 2025
The LaSalle and Jena high schools’ honor graduates include (left to right): Front row, Keira Chevallier, Madeline Loe, Allie Murphrey, Anna Volentine,...
Div. III Non-Select State Runner-Up
C: Sports, Photo Gallery...
Division III Non-Select
Div. III Non-Select State Runner-Up
Incredible Season Ends as State Runner-ups
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
May 7, 2025
Incredible Season Ends For the third straight season the Jena Lady Giants made the trip south this past weekend to Frasch Park in Sulphur, Louisiana t...
Giants Playoff Run Ends in Quarterfinals
C: Sports, Photo Gallery...
Giants Playoff Run Ends in Quarterfinals
By Austin Whatley Sports Writer 
May 7, 2025
For only the third time in school history, the Jena Giants baseball team earned their way into the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs. After the...
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