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By Mike HandbackRealtree.comIt’s mid-December, and a buck tag is still burning a hole in your pocket. Most of your buddies have killed their deer, and you’re starting to worry. Maybe even panic.I’ve hunted hard like I always do every year. What am I doing wrong? Did I miss the rut? Will I get my buck?Take a deep breath and look …

BLACK BAYOU – No report. Water at 323-8707 for latest information.BUSSEY BRAKE – The crappie have moved deep with some good fish caught on shiners and jigs. Bass are fair flipping jigs or slow rolling spinners around the trees. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole at 323-8707.OUACHITA RIVER – Crappie have been best fishing jigs or shiners around submerged …

Ruston’s Jeff Perot was deer hunting in Richland Parish on December 28. What caliber was he toting? He wasn’t carrying a rifle; he was armed with his camera as he has contracted with a landowner to spend time on his land and photograph as many deer as he can to give the owner an idea of just what he has …

I don’t normally write a sports column, but a few words would seem appropriate after Alabama’s football coach Nick Saban announced his retirement last week. Simply put, love him or hate him, Nick Saban was the nation’s best college coach in recent years, and maybe the best college coach ever. Jim Brown Now, many LSU football fans don’t want to hear …

When I was in Navy bootcamp we spent many hours in classes learning the fundamentals of being a good sailor. While much of this information has been locked in the recesses of the gray matter between the ears, some tidbits seem to remain present in my everyday memory. Thomas Fields One of these learnings was the mission of the United …

Editor’s note: The following is an editorial submitted by Congressman Clay Higgins. Higgins is a republican who represents Louisiana’s 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Louisiana Legislature has convened for an important special session that will determine the future of our state’s electoral processes. This includes a critical vote on Governor Jeff Landry’s bill to implement closed …

Photo taken by Austin Klais Attention Landowners! If you live in Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse,Ouachita, Union, and Webster Parishes:The LDWF, Quail Forever, the USDA-NRCS, and other partners are offering a program for enhancing private forestland for wildlife. The AR-LA Open Pine Landscape Restoration RCPP will provide support for these parishes for the next 3 years for enhancing your turkey …

Downsville Mayor Reggie Skains, made sure Union Parish was represented in Baton Rouge at the Jan. 7 inauguration of Gov. Jeff Landry. At right, Skains with his granddaughter, Emma Lou Ford, and Louisiana’s new Health Secretary, Dr. Ralph Abraham and his wife, Diane. Skains attended the inaugural ball with his daughter, Paula S. Ford (not pictured) and his granddaughter, Emma …

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A proposed Louisiana congressional map with a second majority-Black district, which could deliver another U.S. House seat to Democrats, received bipartisan support and advanced through a legislative committee Tuesday.During the second day of Louisiana’s special redistricting session, lawmakers took their first in-depth look at proposed congressional boundaries, backed by newly inaugurated GOP Gov. Jeff Landry. Under …

State lawmakers have passed a series of new laws that took effect Jan. 1. Many of them may not seem to impact your daily life but could in the months to come.Louisiana Political Analyst Jim Engster said the marquee item as far as new bills that went into effect at the first of the year is the bill banning gender-affirming …