Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. We have just been introduced to a future that is full of enjoyment, lollipops, life without stress, success without work, rainbows and unicorns. The new world order for America is not one of freedom to attempt to achieve, it …

Sallie HollisSallie Rose Hollis is a native of Rocky Branch and retired Journalism Professer from Louisiana Tech University. Contact her at sallierose@mail.com. The recent Olympics have set me thinking again about my potential competitive eating skills. Basically, I eat like a dog. Have you seen those Facebook reels where a dog totally wolfs down food in a nano second, without …

In loving memory of a man whose presence was a beacon of strength and wisdom, Thomas Larkin Bayles peacefully departed this earthly realm on August 12, 2024. He was born in the serene town of Farmerville, LA, one of 7 siblings, on August 3, 1933, to Gertie Williamson Bayles and Thomas Jefferson Bayles. Thomas was a devoted husband to Louise …