December, 2024

• 16 December

  Public Officials – Conflicts – Ethics – Perjury Accusations

  

  Public Officials – Conflicts – Ethics – Perjury Accusations For those in our reading area who might think its ok for public officials to be abusive, not do their jobs properly, not tell the truth and enrich themselves at the expense of the taxpayers, we offer the following article from St. John Parish for consequences that result from public official …

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• 12 December

  Town of Farmerville Unanswered Questions

  

  The Town of Farmerville [TOF] town council met Monday evening at 5 pm at the old town hall. The meeting was interesting to say the least and a bit unhinged at times. All members of the council were present as well as the town clerk, the town attorney, most of the police force and the mayor.The meeting was called to …

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• 9 December

  Fishing Report

  

  BLACK BAYOU – No report. Spraying to kill moss. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing is best flipping soft plastics along the wind rows and tree lines. Early mornings, topwater lures are working. Some nice sized crappie are hitting shiners and jigs around deep brush along the flats. For latest information, contact …

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• 9 December

  Triple play has nothing on fishing trifecta

  

  Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. Baseball’s triple play, though rare, is a thing of beauty. Here’s one way it can be accomplished. The batter hits a hard line drive in the hole to the shortstop who stabs it, steps …

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• 9 December

  Finding gratitude in the corners of home

  

  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 time seems ripe for a count-your-blessings column.I admit: I’ve actually taken this stroll before. Once, years earlier, I sauntered through our house, eyeballing everything, thinking of how this or that was a blessing in my life. And …

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• 9 December

  Edwards and Duke – the race from hell

  

  Jim BrownJim Brown is a former Louisiana state senator, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Insurance and a regular contributor to The Gazette. It was 33 years ago this past week that perhaps the most consequential and controversial election in the nation’s history took place here in the Bayou State. Edwin Edwards and David Duke squared off in a run-off election …

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• 9 December

  Meta chooses NE Louisiana for AI Center

  Richland Parish, LA – Northeast Louisiana is set to experience a generational economic transformation as Meta unveils plans to invest over $13 billion in a state-of-the-art data center in Richland Parish. This groundbreaking project is projected to result in 500 or more direct new jobs, more than 1,000 indirect jobs and 5,000 construction workers at peak. A project of this …

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• 9 December

  Taxes – Confusion – Chaos

  

  The Union Parish Police Jury (UPPJ) met last evening with vocal citizens expressing their anger and concern over the recent increase in taxes caused by the reassessment which the UPPJ imposed in August of this year. The gathering was much larger than the normally small group attending most meetings. There was standing room only with extra security and overflow outside …

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November, 2024

• 29 November

  Fishing Report

  

  BLACK BAYOU – No report. Spraying to kill moss. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Pressure from lots of fishing because of D’Arbonne and the river being down. Bass fishing is best flipping soft plastics along the wind rows and tree lines. Early mornings, topwater lures are working. Crappie are still hitting shiners and …

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• 29 November

  In quest of a limit

  

  Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. I have hunted squirrels for over half a century and over those scores of seasons, I can probably count on one hand the times I’ve brought home a limit. Frankly, I don’t remember the …

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