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 …

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 …

Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828, Farmerville318-368-3591Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship – 10:30 a.m.Weds. – 6:30 p.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 827, MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 …

Louisiana State Police DetectivesInvestigating DeSotoParish Sheriff’s OfficeDeputy-Involved ShootingDeSoto Parish – On August24, 2025, at approximately 3:30p.m., Detectives with the LouisianaState Police Bureau of Investigationswere requested by theDeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Officeto investigate a deputy-involvedshooting that occurred on Interstate49 near Louisiana Highway

Champions of Change is an inspiringpresentation of first-hand accounts of successcharacterized by extreme challenges, but overcomeby determination and the sheer will to reform. TheWillie Davis Jr Recreation Center was the hostlocation.This community based event featuredmotivational speakers who challenged studentsand young adults to not be limited by circumstanceswhich seemingly erase the influence of an earlypositive parental upbringing.Champions of Change featured keynotespeakers …

Radiance Technologies Announces $370 Million MicrochipFacility in North Louisiana to Bolster and Secure NationalSupply Chains The company is expected to create 150 direct new jobs. LED, Louisiana Tech and Radiance are partnering to build thenew manufacturing facility. Construction is expected to start in spring 2026 and be completedin summer 2027.RUSTON, La. — Radiance Technologies, a leading defense contractor,announced it is …

(Following is the title chapter, “Fathers, Sonsand Old Guns”, of my most recent book. The bookis currently available at Amazon.com)It began for the boy along about the Christmasof his sixth or seventh year. Dawn was still an houror more away when the youngster creptout of bed. Peering sleepily around thecorner through the living room door, hiseyes scanned the brightly-wrapped packagesspangled …

As of Aug. 11, the dog days of summer are officially behindus – at least, according to the calendar. But somebodymight want to tell Louisiana.The “dog days” – that slow-cooked stretch ofheat and humidity – are often misunderstood.Many folks assume the phrase refers to anypoint in summer when it’s so hot the dogs (andpeople) are too worn out to move …