Jim BrownJim Brown is a former Louisiana state senator, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Insurance and a regular contributor to The Gazette. President Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest recently as he proposed that the U.S. try to buy Greenland. Many political observers rolled their eyes. Buy another country? Has the Prez thrown out another wacky suggestion and is this …

Dr. Cathy Stockton, the new superintendent of schools in Union Parish, recently spoke at the Union Parish School Board Office about the proposed implementation of the first Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program at Union Parish High School. A CNA provides basic care to patients in healthcare settings. To become a CNA, individuals typically need to complete a state-approved training …

Early on New Years Day, a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd of party-goers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 15 individuals and injuring dozens of others, according to officials. Attached to the bumper of the pickup truck was an ISIS flag.The attack is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an …