An ambitious project to restore a rapidlyvanishing stretch of Louisiana coast that wasdevastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has beenthrown deeper into disarray amid claims by Gov.Jeff Landry that his predecessor concealed anunfavorable study that it was feared could imperilthe $3 billion effort.It’s a controversy that was even predicted by theprevious administration as it grappled with how tohandle conflicting …

In June 2024, a shooting took place in the middle of Farmervilleon Miller St. and North Main St in front of the Sonic Drive in. Nearlyone year later, on May 1st, 2025, 18-year-old Jakiron Tywon Mc-Guire of Ruston LA would be arrested for an outstanding warrantin Oklahoma, and would soon later be found in connection to theshooting in Farmerville, Louisiana.According …

Goldonna, Louisiana. Ever heard of it? That’s the small town/hamlet/village in rural Natchi- toches Parish where I grew up 88 years ago. Actu- ally, I didn’t grow up in Goldonna; we lived a mile out of town next to a red dirt gravel road that in summer, created a fine red dust that cov- ered everything. It was worse when …