Voters reject Tangipahoa Sheriff’s taxproposal again; analyst says post-electionmessage may have backfiredHAMMOND — For the second time this year,Tangipahoa Parish voters rejected a sales tax thatSheriff Gerald Sticker said was critical to boostingstaffing and wages inside the sheriff’s office.Saturday’s proposal, a three-quarter-cent salestax that would have raised nearly $25 million a yearfor the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, failed57% to 43%. …

One of the things I really enjoy as anoutdoors writer is interviewing Louisianadeer hunters who have been successfulin downing a trophy buck. I getto vicariously sit in the standwith them as if I’m looking overtheir shoulders as they describejust what they see, includingwhen the buck steps out.Afterward, I transcribe whatthey tell me and convert their descriptionof the hunt into a …