National Beta members from Union Parish Elementary are celebrating their first-ever Louisiana Elementary Beta State Convention held January 17 – 18, in Lafayette. Eleven Beta members in the 4th and 5th grades at Union Parish Elementary attended the convention along with almost 5,500 other members from elementary schools all over the state. The National Beta State Convention allows students the …

The term “DEI” is used significantly often in modern politics. This acronym stands for “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”. In the 2024 election, Donald Trump used the term “DEI Hire” to describe his political rival, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, who is mixed race Jamaican and Indian. The designation of “DEI Hire” was meant to be derogatory in that it implied Harris …

Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. I was drawn to a verse in the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Sound of Music that ends “These are a few of my favorite things”. No, I’m not putting in a plug for the vocals …