Johnny Dollar  editor@fgazette.com   The Union Parish Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet Thursday night, May 28, before a capacity crowd as business leaders, elected officials, community leaders and citizens gathered for one of the parish’s premier annual events.  Featured speakers for the evening included United States House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jay B. …

By: Glynn Harris “Okay”, said Matt Loetscher, “we’re on top of the brush pile. Drop your shiner straight down and you ought to get a bite.”  Loetscher’s comment was directed at me and I did exactly what he suggested. The shiner had no sooner descended to the brush pile when I felt the bite. Setting the hook, I hauled the …

By: Tuffy Fields Over the past few years there has been discussion about the role of NATO and if it serves a purpose in the modern world. Though it has been demonized on several occasions the truth is that it did serve a purpose and it still does. America has paid more than any other nation and it has taken …