Luke Britt

CHURCH NEWS

Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church2144 Hwy 33 N.MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12 p.m.318-608-6766Canaan Baptist Church502 Canaan Church Rd.SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463Another blessed …

Read More »

Case Farms acquires Louisiana complex

MORGANTON, NC. — Poultryprocessor Case Farms recentlyreached an agreement to acquirethe ownership of Foster Farms’Farmerville, La., Complex.According to informationfrom Foster Farms, the transactionfeatured a Fresh Chicken,Prepared Foods, and ProteinConversion facilities located inFarmerville along with a feedmill in Arcadia, La., and a hatcheryin Athens, La.

Read More »

Louisiana Democratic ‘dirt row farmer’ 2026

Louisiana Democratic‘dirt row farmer’ targetsSpeaker Mike Johnson in2026 electionDemocrat Conrad Cable, avegetable farmer from UnionParish, wants to take on America’smost powerful member ofCongress in the 2026 election inRepublican House Speaker MikeJohnson’s 4th District.“This isn’t about left versusright or Democrat verses Republican;it’s about the bottomversus the top,” Cable, 33, saidin an interview with USA TodayNetwork. “I want to representworking people who …

Read More »

Museum purchases building in Farmerville

The board of directors of theUnion Museum of History andArt has finalized purchase of thebuilding in which it has residedsince 2020. Building ownersPaul and Kelly Coburn and Sandyand Dr. Tom Dansby transferredtitle of the facility at 211N. Main Street, Farmerville, tothe non-profit museum organizationon Thursday, August 28.The majority of the $200,000required for the purchase wasprovided by local donors. Theremainder was …

Read More »

“Berry” Good eating in the outdoors

I am in regular communication with huntersfrom areas other than Louisiana and the South.These folks are constantly talking about finding“morels”, a mushroom that is apparently a delicacy.Reading their posts on hunting forums aboutfinding morels makes me think that locatinga batch of these mushrooms is nearlyas exciting as bagging a big gobbler.From what I can determine, morels arerare in our part …

Read More »

On Labor Day, let’s make more Louisiana workers owners

It was the middle of winter and I was working on anoil rig. A huge storm hit. It was wet and freezing and Icaught pneumonia.“This isn’t what I want to do for the rest of my life,” Ithought to myself.I quit. I had worked making pizzas for Johnny’sPizza House during high school and stillhad some good relationships with managers. Ithought …

Read More »

Twenty years ago Katrina tried to wash us away!

Just as most Americans remember where they wereon 9/11, those of us living on the Gulf Coast rememberthe fear and concern that enveloped our region twentyyears ago on August 29th. A lady named Katrina changedmany of our lives. In looking back, many Louisianansfelt that maybe New Orleans really was acity that care forgot, and the whole Gulf Coastwas thrown in …

Read More »