By: Tuffy Fields I have been very fortunate in my life. Iwas trained as a heavy equipment operator inthe Naval Construction Forces; the Seabees.Then I worked overseas for sixteen years.During these times I saw road constructionat it’s best. Last week I observedthe Union Parish Police Juryutilizing some pretty unique pieces ofequipment that put down a maintenanceroad that was second to …

By: Sallie Rose Hollis By the time you’re reading this, summeris over.Except it isn’t.Labor Day has come and gone, traditionallybringing down the curtain onsummer even though the season itselfwon’t officially end until Sept. 22.And if September in North Louisianafollows its usual script, Mother Naturemay not acknowledge the changefor quite a while after that.We humans do like our markers.We decide when …