By: Jim Brown Despite his conflict with President Trump, Pope Leo XIV is quite popular worldwide. There is talk of an American visit by the pontiff soon. He should come to Louisiana. More than half the population in South Louisiana is Catholic. There are over 500,000 Catholics in the greater New Orleans area alone. If the pope wanted to visit …

Antioch Baptist Church  3501 Hwy 828  Farmerville  318-368-3591  Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.  Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.  Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.  Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church  2144 Hwy 33 N.  Marion  Sunday School -11 a.m.  Sunday Worship -12 p.m.  318-608-6766  Canaan Baptist Church  502 Canaan Church Rd.  Spearsville  Sunday School -10am  Sunday Worship -11am  870-312-3440  Bro. Brian Williams  Conway …

 Ohio Statewide   LOUISIANA — The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Bossier City man who has not been seen in nearly a week.  Authorities said Jonathan Bohrer, 39, was last seen and heard from by friends in Bossier City on Wednesday. Investigators said Bohrer’s vehicle was later spotted traveling north on Highway …

 Boys and Girls Clubs of NLA  STAFF REPORT   Enviro Rentals Donates $5000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of North Louisiana  RUSTON, LA – On April 29, Farmerville’s Boys and Girls Club hosted a special check presentation as Enviro Rentals reaffirmed its dedication to investing in North Louisiana’s youth. Company representatives Jason Holmes, Jonathan Ware, and Wesley Pilgreen met with local …

 Gabe Kenley gabe@fgazette.com   Held on the second weekend of May every year, The Mayhaw Festival is a staple of Marion culture. Featuring much of the namesake treat, Mayhaw Jam is the premiere mascot of Marion. Marion and Mayhaw go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly.  At this year’s Mayhaw Festival Awards Ceremony, the Mayor of Marion, Danny A. Smith, awarded this …

By: Glynn Harris Lincoln Parish Park was born from the dream of a special man, the late Fredrick Hoogland. One day, in the late 1970s, he was inspired by something he saw. I interviewed him 20 years or so ago and wrote an article on his discovery.  “When I stepped up on a bluff that spring day and saw what …

By; Tuffy Fields Last week we witnessed a very unique athletic event that provided assurance that perseverance and not giving up can eventually lead to victory. The event I am referring to was not a complete human endeavor but a partnership between a human equine event. A horse was allowed to enter the Kentucky Derby race; one of the top …

By: Sallie Rose Hollis One of my classmates at our 56-year Farmerville High School reunion asked me, “Are you going to write about this in your column?”  “You know I’ll have to,” I said. “But I don’t know what I’m going to say yet.”  Truth is: I still don’t know. All the scenes, the sounds, the conversations are swirling in …