Jim BrownJim Brown is a former Louisiana state senator, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Insurance and a regular contributor to The Gazette. Several business groups in Louisiana, including the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, have suggested that the state do away with the election of judges and the undue influence of campaign funds. Their proposal would be to follow …

On Sunday, June 16, Olivia Grace George, winner of the coveted Miss Watermelon Festival Pageant in 2023, was crowned Miss Louisiana! This follows Melissa Le, winner of the coveted Miss Watermelon Festival’s Teen Pageant in 2023, being crowned Miss Teen Louisiana in the same night! These two promising young ladies will both be advancing to the next pageant level respectively …

There have been several major crimes and car accidents over the course of the first few weeks of June. Multiple incidents of shootings, including what was mentioned last week about a drive-by that has been currently updated, as well as a new case involving three separately arrested juveniles. As for crashes, just recently* there was a major crash involving three …