Johnny Dollar editor@fgazette.com   Carson McKoin faces sentencing Dec.2; jury acquitted him on a separate firearm count  MONROE- A federal jury convicted Carson McKoin, 23, of Monroe, of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal wildlife agents after he fired a shotgun toward an approaching patrol boat during a duck hunt at the Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge.  The jury returned its verdict Aug. …

By: Glynn Harris I’ve done a bit of snooping around the Louisiana High School Athletic Association records and quite frankly, I’m a tad disappointed. Louisiana athletic teams have picked a wide array of mascots to represent their teams, but there is one that is sorely missing.  There are dozens of Tigers; an equal number of Bulldogs; bunches of Lions, Bears, …