Summertime and the living is easy. In our part of the world, most of the “easy living” takes place behind four walls under air conditioning. It’s just too hot and muggy for outdoors activities and we resolve to wait for the first cool days of fall before taking to the woods and waters again.  This can be tough on the …

The build up of military forces in Saudi Arabia was code named Desert Shield. This build up was remarkable as troops from countries that had previously been sworn enemies teamed up to throw the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. The Dhahran airport had been packed with people trying to leave Arabia and Aramco did not want the expat labor force …

When I read the obituary for Hulk Hogan recently, I didn’t expect to be struck by the writing. But there it was – one of those rare, unforgettable descriptions that I would have clipped out and carried with me to my classroom.  From People magazine: “A perennially tanned and oiled-up Florida boy with peroxide hair and a matching handlebar mustache, …

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 CHICOT STATE PARK NAMED LOUISIANA’S TOP SPOT FOR NATURE THERAPY (SURVEY)  3.017 respondents surveyed on the most relaxing spots to seek solitude.  Chicot State Park (Ville Platte) the top choice, followed by Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area (St. Francisville) + Lake Martin (Breaux Bridge).  Infographic included.  Modern life is hectic – and for many Louisianans, anxiety and burnout are daily …

 HOMER MAN KILLED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE CLAIBORNE PARISH CRASH  Claiborne Parish – Earlier today, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 2 near Liberty Hill Road. The crash claimed the life of 68-year-old Michael Coleman of Homer.  The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero, driven by Coleman, …

 WHAT’S NEXT FOR META’S GIANT LOUISIANA DATA CENTER PROJECT? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.  Meta – the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – announced plans last year to build its largest-ever artificial intelligence data center in a rural part of northeast Louisiana. State officials welcomed the project as a boon for economic development in an impoverished part …

Folks who live in other parts of the good ole U Sof A don’t know what they’re missing when it comesto sitting down at the table, especially during summertime.This time of year, we have food available to usthat folks up north don’t appreciate andprobably wouldn’t even if they sampled it.Their taste buds are more attuned to stuffthat’s been sauteed or …

The morning of the invasion of Kuwait was surreal inSaudi Arabia. I drove into the Arab town of Abqaiq andit was business as usual. It was the Muslim Saturdayand the town was sleepy with very little activity. Therewas no expanded security at the gate as I returned tocamp and I started to question if I had reallyheard that there had …