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Jim BrownJim Brown is a former Louisiana state senator, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Insurance and a regular contributor to The Gazette. How do you put a dollar value on the worth of a public official? Attorneys working full time for the state are often paid more than $400,000 a year. So how do you justify such large increases? The governor …

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Most people who care about DV are aware of the term “safety plan” and how it can help someone prepare to leave an abuse situation safely. But, an emotional safety plan might be a term that is not familiar; it is the idea of developing ways to move forward from a violent past.After leaving an abusive partner, starting fresh and …

As of the 2024 election, the word “tariff” has been a hot topic for politicians and citizens alike. President Donald Trump, on his campaign trail, would bombastically promote that he would push to increase tariffs on incoming goods from other countries. Trump insisted that the purpose of this was to promote American businesses. This nationalist ambition is unrealistic at best …

Funeral services for Katherine Elizabeth Marchant, age 82 of Farmerville, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Farrar Funeral Home with Danny Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Taylor Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Katherine attended school in Virginia. She met her husband and married and they began traveling all …

Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Ames, age 92 of Farmerville, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 19, 2025 at First Baptist Church in Farmerville, LA with Rev. Kurt Auger and Rev. Hank Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow at Beulah Cemetery Spearsville, LA, under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home.  Born in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, Juanita was a …

BUSSEY BRAKE – Anglers are catching some really big crappie on jigs and shiners fished really slow in deep water. No report on bass. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole at 323-8707. OUACHITA RIVER – The river is still low. A few catfish are being caught. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707. LAKE D’ARBONNE …

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. When it was announced early last year that a season on black bears had been set for this past December, the announcement was met with mixed results. Some thought it a shame for anyone …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. At the end of the COVID epidemic the world began to open up. One industry that had shut down completely was the cruise lines. When the industry was allowed to resume operations it was slow to build back its …

Sallie HollisSallie Rose Hollis is a native of Rocky Branch and retired Journalism Professer from Louisiana Tech University. Contact her at sallierose@mail.com. Facebook memes often provide delectable food for thought. (Well, at least some of them do.) I’ve written about those idea-inducing posts before.One that I stumbled upon earlier this month stopped me in my scrolling tracks:“Life is short, and …