Why? What makes a normal law-abiding persondo some incredibly stupid things when it comes towildlife?I can’t point a finger at anybody else until I confessa crime I committed as a pre-teen on a beautifuloriole. This handsome black and orangebird was singing its heart out fromatop a big oak in my grandparent’s yardwhen I raised my Daisy Red Ryder to myleft …

Last week Iran had a pre-emptive strike launchedagainst it by the country of Israel. At risk if the strikehad not happened was the final development of severalnuclear bombs that would have certainly led to eitherannihilation or major destruction of Israel. We wouldhave seen in the future nuclear expansion inareas such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and theUAE. These countries would have …

Dreams precede everything; all actions and allcreations. Truly, everything does start with a dream.Dreaming is not an idle activity. It’s not an escape fromreality. Dreams are the foundation of all creativity.The type of dreaming I’m talking aboutdoesn’t just occur while you are sleeping. Thethoughts occupy your mind constantly, whileyou are awake as well as resting. These types ofdreams stick in …

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Girl Scout of Louisiana – Pines to the Gulf OpenNominations for 2025 Women of DistinctionLOUISIANA –The Girl Scouts of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf (GSLPG) is proud to announcethat nominations are now open for the 2025Women of Distinction awards. This prestigiousrecognition honors exceptional women whoexemplify courage, confidence, and character corevalues of the Girl Scout mission and who serve asinspiring role models …

Many rural Louisianans who were promisedaccess to fiber internet may be out of luck.Recent changes to the federal Broadband EquityAccess and Deployment program, originally set togrant Louisiana $1.3 billion for fiber expansion,will reverse the Biden administration’s fiberfirstapproach, and with it, the fiber expansion asplanned in rural Louisiana.Louisiana was set to start dispersing the grantfunds this year through the GUMBO 2.0 …

MONROE, Louisiana (June 16, 2025) – A newly released economicimpact study commissioned by Grow NELA shows just howtransformative Meta’s $10 billion artificial intelligence data centerproject in Richland Parish will be for Northeast Louisiana. The report,prepared by Ginovus, an independent and globally recognizedeconomic development consultancy, outlines powerful, quantifiablegains to jobs, wages, and tax revenues, underscoring the scaleof growth now underway across …

I have never, not once, been harassed by a snakewhen there is frost on the ground. Let the weatherstart to warm up and I have to watch where I step,sort of like it was when I was a barefoot boy growingup and we had chickens in the yard. You’remuch more likely to step in a chicken dabthan one left by …