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- Roundtable: 'Jena 6' Teen Attempts Suicide
Mychal Bell appears at a news conference after leaving LaSalle Parish Courthouse in Jena, La., on Sept.
- Around the nation
PALM BEACH a ' Authorities say he took billions from investors, and now someone has taken a statue from him.
- Jena teen doing better, former attorney says
MONROE - Internal bleeding caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier this week is under control and Mychal Bell, 18, was doing much better Wednesday, but sources close to Bell are keeping his location ...
- Jena 6's Mychal Bell Shoots Self After Arrest
The Jena 6 , which included Mychal Bell , gained national attention when racial tensions in their Jena, Louisiana school escalated to the point of threats and taunts on black students being neglected and ...
- Mychal Bell of the Jena 6 Accidental Shooting Possible Suicide
Mychal Bell's reported accidental shooting on Monday, December 29, may not have been an accident.
- Lawyer: Jena Six teen shot himself out of despair
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- Mychal Bell in Trouble
Posted Dec 30th 2008 12:00PM by Jeff Douglas Filed under: BlackSpin , Jena Six , News This one is comes from the straight foolishness file.
- Hate-crime reports, prosecutions: Be very careful what you wish for
Hate crimes are evil. Hate-crime statistics, by contrast, can be whatever you want them to be.
- Officials to attend growth conference
Eleven elected officials from Louisiana are planning a trip to Albuquerque, N.M., at the end of January to attend a smart growth conference.
- Expect cell phone logjam at inauguration
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are planning to converge on the National Mall on January 20 to witness the historic moment when Barack Obama takes the oath of office.
- Drier, cooler weather in store
Rain drenched the area Tuesday, causing flooding in low-lying areas and playing havoc on traffic.
- At least 3 tornado spotted in La.
At least three tornados touched down in the Alexandria area on Tuesday, scattering debris and knocking down a large, cinderblock wall.
- At least 3 tornadoes seen in Alexandria, La. area
At least three tornadoes touched down in the Alexandria area Tuesday, scattering debris and knocking down a cinderblock wall.
- Davis - McLawchlin
Kristi Leigh McLawchlin and Michael John Davis exchanged marriage vows December 6, 2008 at the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home Flowers Chapel in Monroe.
- Two Years Later, Jena Six Youths Still Await Day in Court
Two years after a fight with a white schoolmate landed six black youths in Jena, Louisiana in jail, most of the young men have not had their day in court, and chances are that day will not happen this year, ...
- Speeding driver was taking injured co-worker to hospital
A Caddo Parish sheriff's deputy pulled a speeding truck over this morning, asked the driver what the hurry was and saw the reason: The passenger had lost part of his foot in a drilling accident.
- News of the Week-Friday
The so-called 'Obama Effect' on gun sales Updated: Even before Barack Obama takes office, he's already made an unintended improvement for one part of the economy.
- Commentary: We take two steps forward, then one step back
On Thursday, we ran an Associated Press story about the death of an Oklahoma woman at what was described as a Klan ritual in St.
- Civil Rights Group Rallies Against KKK Activity
Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters Cynthia Lynch, a 43-year-old woman from of Tulsa, Okla., was shot to death in St.
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City DescriptionJena (pronunciation: IPA: /ˈdʒiːnə/) is a town in and the parish seat of La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,971 at the 2000 census.
In September 2007, Jena became the focus of national news stories in the United States for a racial controversy involving its school system and a group of students known as the Jena Six.
Jena was named for Jena, Germany, where French Emperor Napoleon I won the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806.
Jena has gained international attention for supposedly being an example of the "new 'stealth' racism" and discrimination in the United States with focus through a National Public Radio prime time story on July 30. The town was also featured in a BBC documentary, This World: "Race hate in Louisiana".
Jena is located at 31°41′24″N 92°7′29″W / 31.69, -92.12472 (31.689993, -92.124781) and has an elevation of 167 feet (50.9 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.9 km² (5.4 mi²), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,971 people, 1,135 households, and 749 families residing in the town. The population density was 552.7 people per square mile (213.2/km²). There were 1,264 housing units at ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- La Salle Parish
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