PUTIN THE PLAYERIn 1989 the world turned upside down. After thirty-five years of fear, simulated nuclear attacks and worriesof a world war like was never experienced, the worldwas free to sigh a breath of fresh air as the Soviet Unioncollapsed. The collapse was no slow methodicaldecline; it was quick and it was complete.In East Germany, the geographical area underSoviet control, …

Paper ballots and limited absentee balloting in ourelection? That’s what the president is calling for. Doeshe have a point? The overwhelming majority of democraticcountries require paper ballots in their elections.According to the Pew Research Center, paperballot are used in 209 of the 227 countries thatre democratic.. For example, the AssociatedPress reports that voters in France “use the samesystem that’s been …

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 …

BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov.Jeff Landry has paid a fine andadmitted to accepting nearly$13,000 in unreported flights,closing an ethics case that criticssay highlights his disregard fortransparency and his growingcontrol over the very watchdogsmeant to hold him accountable.The Louisiana Board of Ethicsvoted Friday to approve asettlement requiring Landry topay $900 for failing to report aprivate jet trip to Hawaii in 2021,along …

President Donald Trump said he will deploytroops to New Orleans, the first such deploymentto a Red state.After his deployment of the National Guard ledto a significant decrease in the crime rate, the presidentfeels emboldened to recreate his strategy inother cities around the country. While he has floatedChicago and New York City as his next top targets,both in heavily Blue states, …

MONROE, La. (KNOE) – Chronic Wasting Disease is quietlyspreading through Louisiana’s deer population, and state officialssay it’s no longer just a distant threat.CWD is a fatal brain disease that affects deer, and it can take upto two years before symptoms show. That means a deer might lookperfectly fine when you spot it in the woods, but it could be infected.“Just …

Our state is oiled and primed to launch huntingseasons for this year. Doves become legal in ourpart of the world on Saturday, September 6.The first of the three-way split seasons opens inthe North Zone (see wildlife and fisheries regulationsas to the location of the line separatingNorth from South zones) September6-28 giving hunters the chance to engagein the year’s first hunting …

President Trump is suggesting that the national guardcould be used in additional American cities besides thenation’s capital, and has included New Orleans on hislist. I have no problem with this, but we need to do a lotmore on our own here in Louisiana.There is a wave of irrational violence in cities all overthe state. Baton Rouge and New Orleans have …