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The Lasalle Parish Sheriff’s main office is located in the Parish Courthouse in LaSalle and handles all of the criminal, civil and tax division operations, as well as police protection throughout the parish. There are five part-time and 37 full-time employees, with 14 of the 33 deputies providing 24-hour patrol throughout the parish.
Lasalle Parish has x fire stations with at least xxxx volunteer firemen located throughout the parish. Fire rating is 6 in City and Town and 8 in the remainder of the parish. |
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There are two hospitals in LaSalle Parish to serve residents. LaSalle General Hospital in Jena has 67 beds and five doctors. Hardtner Medical Center in Urania has 49 beds and eight doctors. The medical field in the parish also includes three dentists and two nursing homes with a total of 221beds. Both hospitals have their own ambulance service. The Alexandria-Pineville area, 35 miles south of Jena is a regional medical center with the very latest medical technology available. Currently, over 200 doctors practice in the immediate area. Hospitals there include the Central Louisiana State Hospital, Huey P. Long Regional Medical Center, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Briarwood Hospital, Rapids Regional Medic Center, River North Treatment Center and St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. These medical facilities offer an array of specialty medical services including: advance cardiac care, chemical dependency services, cancer treatment centers, womenµs health services, as well as psychiatric care services. |
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LaSalle Parish has five ball parks, a golf course and country club in Jena, three swimming pools and several tennis courts. Boating, tubing, and fishing on local rivers and lakes are also major activities for visitors and residents of the parish. Several recreation buildings and a new museum are also available in the parish. |
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Alexandria, only 35 miles to the south, is a rapidly expanding regional shopping mecca. Anchor stores at the new Alexandria Mall include J C Penney, Mervynµs, Sears and Dillardµs. Several other large malls and shopping centers include Samµs Wholesale Club, Walmart and other retailers. |
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Communications in the area include two local weekly newspapers (The Jena Times‹Jena and The Olla-Tullos Signal) established in 1905. Metropolitan daily newspapers from Alexandria and Monroe are also circulated in LaSalle Parish. There is one AM (KJNA) and one FM (KJNA) station in Jena. Many Alexandria and Monroe stations are available in LaSalle Parish. Television stations can be received from Alexandria or Monroe including all four networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX). Cable service is also available in the parish and provides up to 30 stations. |
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| Lasalle Parish enjoys a complete seasonal cycle with pleasant spring and fall seasons. Winter months are usually mild with cold spells of short duration. Snowfall is less than 2" per year. The summer months are quite warm, with an average daily maximum temperature in July and August of 93 degrees. |
| Lasalle Parish is located in east centralLouisiana, It is bordered on the north by Caldwell Parish, on the east by Catahoula Parish, on the west by Grant and Winn Parishes; and on the south by Avoyelles and Rapides parishes. It covers a land area of about 640 square miles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highways |
From Lasalle Parish, a manufacturer can realistically expect third-day truckload service to major markets in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Within this 31-state area are 69 percent of the nationµs population and 70 percent of its manufacturing plants. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This road is on the Federal Aid Primary program (FAP, 50ft. ROW with 24 ft. paved surface). To the north of LaSalle Parish this highway connects with I-20 in Monroe. It moves north through Bastrop into Arkansas toward Pine Bluff. To the south it connects the parish with Alexandria and I-10 in the southern part of the state. This highway is well used and maintained for commercial traffic toward I-20 and the southern part of the state. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This road is on the Federal Aid Primary program (FAP, 50ft. ROW with 24 ft. paved surface). It which runs southeast and northwest through the central part of the parish and extends east to the Mississippi River. To the west of Winn Parish, it connects with U. S. Highway 71 and State Highway 1, both major arteries to large metropolitan areas such as Shreveport to the north. This highway is well used and maintained for commercial traffic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This road is on the Federal Aid Secondary program (FAS, 50ft. ROW with 24 ft. paved surface). It extends from Texas to the eastern border of the state through the central portion of LaSalle Parish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LaSalle Parish is served by the Union Pacific Railroad. The tracks run east and west, paralleling U.S. 190 and I-12. Rail rates in Louisiana for many commodities tend to be lower than those in the other states because of the competition from barge carriers. Union Pacific Railroad handles a significant volume of containers, TOFC and carload traffic between New Orleans and mid-America. In LaSalle Parish the tracks head north to St. Louis and south to New Orleans. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Facilities |
While LaSalle Parish has no navigable waterways, its location between ports on the Mississippi and Red Rivers should not be overlooked. Various state and federal agencies are working together to bring a viable water transportation route back to the Red River, which is only a few miles from the southern portion of the parish. Planners are committed to building ports on the river, which can contribute significantly to the parishµs economic potential by enhancing access to the Port of New Orleans and other ports on the Gulf Coast.
Cargo can be delivered by barge from Louisiana to all of mid-America via the 19,000 mile Mississippi River System. Louisiana also sits at the center of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway system that rims the northern Gulf of Mexico. Further, the state itself has 4,500 miles of navigable waterways served by 25 harbor and terminal districts, many of which can issue low-interest industrial revenue bonds to finance manufacturing and storage facilities. Also through the state there is a port construction and priority program that may assist in funding port facilities. |
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| Louisianaµs lower Mississippi corridor is the leading port area in the world with a total annual tonnage of over 345 million tons. The port area stretches 230 miles inland on both banks of the river with more than 110,000 acres of large, affordable deepwater sites with barge and ship access. There are several campus-type industrial parks suitable for warehouse/distribution operations, offices, sales/service facilities and light manufacturing/assembly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jena Airport is located one mile south of downtown the town. It has a 3,800 foot hard surfaced runway. Olla also has an airfield with a 3200 foot runway and limited facilities just east of the town. Esler Regional Airport in Alexandria is the only Commercial Airport in Central Louisiana. The number of people using this airport has increased 44% since 1985, allowing over $1.8 million in general site improvements in recent years. The airport is served by five commuter airlines: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Northwest Airlink, American Eagle and Continental Express. These airlines offer many daily flights to destinations including New Orleans, Memphis, Houston, Monroe, Dallas, Baton Rouge and Shreveport. Another commercial airport is Monroe Regional Airport which is less than 60 miles away. It has runways of 7,000 and 5,000 feet and is served by LµExpress, American Eagle, Northwest Airlink and Delta Airlines. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delivery |
Nationwide passenger and parcel service are provided by Greyhound Bus Lines. Emery/Purolator, United Parcel Service and Federal Express are available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carriers |
42 freight carriers service the area including: SAIA Motor Freight Line, Roadway Express, Red Ball, Consolidated, Jones Truck Lines and Yellow Freight Lines.
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