Tristan Baurick  Verite News   Sen. Bill Cassidy has dropped a controversial proposal to transfer nearly a quarter of Kisatchie National Forest to Grant Parish.  The Louisiana Republican faced backlash from conservation groups and even the parish government that would have received about 140,000 acres under a proposed bill drafted by Cassidy’s office. Last week, the Grant Parish Police Jury voted …

STAFF REPORT   The family and community of Farmerville proudly celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of Ms. Tiana Janise Jones, whose educational journey continues to inspire excellence, determination, and perseverance.  Tiana is the daughter of Lapaquelyn Jones and Tyron Ferguson, granddaughter of Margie Jones, and great-granddaughter of Irma Jones. Her family proudly celebrates this remarkable achievement and the dedication that has carried …

By: Glynn Harris (After seeing lots of buzzards lately, here’s a chapter from my book “Fathers, Sons and Old Guns” that triggered a memory.)  If ever there was a creature on God’s green earth that runs the gauntlet from good to bad to ugly, it has to be the vulture, or what most of us call the buzzard.  First the …