September, 2025

• 3 September

  Attacking Crime in Louisiana

  President Trump is suggesting that the national guardcould be used in additional American cities besides thenation’s capital, and has included New Orleans on hislist. I have no problem with this, but we need to do a lotmore on our own here in Louisiana.There is a wave of irrational violence in cities all overthe state. Baton Rouge and New Orleans have …

  Read More »
• 3 September

  From reader nudges to quirky fact hunts

  It goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway): Thelate, great Ruston journalist Wiley W. Hilburn Jr., mydepartment head for 34 years, taught me a lot aboutwriting. And that includes column writing.I would often proofread his column, “Fragments,”a staple in two area newspapers for decades.In the process, we’d discuss his topics, hiswriting, how he got his ideas – indeed, a …

  Read More »
• 3 September

  Janet Farrar Reeves

  Read More »
• 3 September

  Where are the dinosaurs

  As a child dinosaurs came into vogue. Toy dinosaursets were sold from the Sears and Roebuck Christmascatalogues. The Peabody Museum, a part of HarvardUniversity, produced a set of drawings depicting lifeduring the Jurassic period and earlier. One could lookat the realistic paintings and visualize what itwould be like to live millions of years beforeman’s dirty little footprints trod the planet.Books …

  Read More »
• 3 September

  Regional Transmission Org. SPP/MISO and Ratepayers

  At last week’s Commission meeting, I asked howmuch our jurisdictional utility, SWEPCO, pays to be amember of the Southwest Power Pool (“SPP”), one oftwo Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs) doingbusiness in our state, but the SPP representatives inattendance were not able to answer that question. I havesince found the answer — $14 million per year. I havealso found out that our …

  Read More »
• 3 September

  CHURCH NEWS

  Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church2144 Hwy 33 N.MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12 p.m.318-608-6766Canaan Baptist Church502 Canaan Church Rd.SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463Another blessed …

  Read More »
• 3 September

  Case Farms acquires Louisiana complex

  MORGANTON, NC. — Poultryprocessor Case Farms recentlyreached an agreement to acquirethe ownership of Foster Farms’Farmerville, La., Complex.According to informationfrom Foster Farms, the transactionfeatured a Fresh Chicken,Prepared Foods, and ProteinConversion facilities located inFarmerville along with a feedmill in Arcadia, La., and a hatcheryin Athens, La.

  Read More »
• 3 September

  Louisiana Democratic ‘dirt row farmer’ 2026

  Louisiana Democratic‘dirt row farmer’ targetsSpeaker Mike Johnson in2026 electionDemocrat Conrad Cable, avegetable farmer from UnionParish, wants to take on America’smost powerful member ofCongress in the 2026 election inRepublican House Speaker MikeJohnson’s 4th District.“This isn’t about left versusright or Democrat verses Republican;it’s about the bottomversus the top,” Cable, 33, saidin an interview with USA TodayNetwork. “I want to representworking people who …

  Read More »
• 3 September

  Museum purchases building in Farmerville

  The board of directors of theUnion Museum of History andArt has finalized purchase of thebuilding in which it has residedsince 2020. Building ownersPaul and Kelly Coburn and Sandyand Dr. Tom Dansby transferredtitle of the facility at 211N. Main Street, Farmerville, tothe non-profit museum organizationon Thursday, August 28.The majority of the $200,000required for the purchase wasprovided by local donors. Theremainder was …

  Read More »

August, 2025

• 27 August

  “Berry” Good eating in the outdoors

  I am in regular communication with huntersfrom areas other than Louisiana and the South.These folks are constantly talking about finding“morels”, a mushroom that is apparently a delicacy.Reading their posts on hunting forums aboutfinding morels makes me think that locatinga batch of these mushrooms is nearlyas exciting as bagging a big gobbler.From what I can determine, morels arerare in our part …

  Read More »