Jena

Jena is a town in, and the parish seat of, , United States. The population was 4,155 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Town with 2,870 residents
  • Description: parish seat of La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: “Hemp Creek”, “Hemps Creek”, “Jena (Luisiana)”, “Jena, LA”, and “Jena, Louisiana”
  • Postal code: 71342

Places of Interest

Highlights: LaSalle Detention Center.

Prison
Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center… is situated 2 miles northwest of Jena.

Jena

Latitude
31.68323° or 31° 40′ 60″ north
Longitude
-92.13375° or 92° 8′ 2″ west
Population
2,870
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US JNA
Open location code
8639MVM8+7G
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Jena” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جينا”
  • Basque: “Jena”
  • Catalan: “Jena”
  • Cebuano: “Jena”
  • Chechen: “Джена”
  • Chinese: “耶拿”
  • Czech: “Jena”
  • Dutch: “Jena”
  • French: “Jena”
  • German: “Jena”
  • Gilaki: “جینا (لۊئيزيانا)”
  • Gilaki: “جینا”
  • Haitian: “Jena, Lwizyana”
  • Haitian: “Jena”
  • Hausa: “Jena”
  • Hungarian: “Jena”
  • Irish: “Jena”
  • Italian: “Jena”
  • Ladin: “Jena”
  • Malayalam: “ജെന, ലൂയിസിയാന”
  • Mazanderani: “یینا”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jena”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jena”
  • Norwegian: “Jena”
  • Persian: “یینا، لوئیزیانا”
  • Persian: “یینا”
  • Polish: “Jena”
  • Portuguese: “Jena”
  • Romanian: “Jena, Louisiana”
  • Romanian: “Jena”
  • Russian: “Джена”
  • Serbian: “Јејна”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jena, Louisiana”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jena”
  • Silesian: “Jena (Luizjana)”
  • Silesian: “Jena”
  • Slovak: “Jena”
  • Slovenian: “Jena”
  • South Azerbaijani: “جنا، لوئیزیانا”
  • Spanish: “Jena”
  • Swedish: “Jena, Louisiana”
  • Swedish: “Jena”
  • Talysh: “Čena”
  • Tatar: “Джена”
  • Ukrainian: “Джена”
  • Urdu: “جینا، لوزیانا”
  • Volapük: “Jena”
  • Welsh: “Jena, Louisiana”
  • Welsh: “Jena”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Midway and Webb Quarters.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Mary Catholic Church and Renfrow Cemetery.

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