Jan 29, 2025 · Eleen Elizabeth Thompson Williams, 89, of Aimwell, LA, passed from this life to a Heavenly one on Saturday, January 18, 2025, peacefully in her home.Services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, January 24, 2025, at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Jena, LA, with Pastor Terry Doughty and Judge Jim Peters offi...

Dec 31, 2024 · James Allen Farmer, 74, of Trout, LA, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Dec 31, 2024 · I believe these stories capture the importance of prayer at Christendom’s Celebration of the Miracle of the first Christmas.

Dec 31, 2024 · Last month Lisa and I celebrated our 43rd anniversary. Yes, I know that putting up with me for 43 years has been a monumental task. But I will confess that she has done an outstanding job. Forty-three years, means 43 Christmases. With all those Christmases there have been many memories of traditional Christmas celebrations and some not so traditional.

Dec 31, 2024 · James Walter Capps, 65, of Jena, LA, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 20, 2024, at his home with his only son by his side.

Dec 31, 2024 · The following individuals were arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parish Jail during the previous week: James D. Sanders, 60, of Jena, was arrested December 24 by the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office for domestic abuse battery.

Nov 6, 2024 · The Giants traveled to Caldwell for another edition of their rivalry this past week. This would be the 49th meeting between the two teams with Jena holding a 25-23 edge in the rivalry. This would be probably one of the least hyped Jena-Caldwell games in recent memory. Part of that would probably have to do with Caldwell coming into the game with a 0-8 record and the Giants coming in...

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Nov 13, 2024 · It was JHS Homecoming 2024 for the Jena Giants this past Friday night and they did not disappoint the fans and alumni, blowing out the Buckeye Panthers 46-6.

Oct 30, 2024 · The Giants entered week eight of their season with a big district test against the Bunkie Panthers. Last year, the two teams met in Bunkie with both teams being undefeated and it was the Giants who ruined Bunkie’s perfect season with a 38-22 win. This year, Jena would enter the game with a 20-game district win streak on the line which Bunkie snapped with their 41-0 victory over the Giants...