Biden WithdrawsAfter a lackluster performance at the first presidential debate by incumbent President Biden, concerns arose regarding the president’s poor articulation of words and record-breaking age. Biden is currently the oldest United States President to be in office at 81 years of age. On July 21, 2024, Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election. Biden is the first incumbent …

Farmerville, Rodeo Drive Parish Dump Site where the Metz Motel was dumped near a residential area without asbestos containment. Photo by Gazette 2024. Last week the Gazette reported that a November 2023 grant request by the Town of Farmerville represented to the United States Government that the town needed A$396,000 to address three projects dealing with environmental cleanup. The grant …

Elmer Ray Black, 81 of Spearsville, LA, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 at his residence. Elmer was born on April 19, 1943 in Spearsville to the late Penelope Geneva Holley Black and Leslie Marlon Black. He was a longtime member of Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon formany years. He was a retired truck driver, …