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Louisiana politician forecast the LSU BrianKelly buyout debacle and now has freshadviceLouisiana Public Service Commissioner FosterCampbell forecast the fate of fired LSU footballCoach Brian Kelly and the debacle of his contractbuyout before Kelly coached his first game for theschool.Campbell, who represents Shreveport and almost1 million northern Louisiana constituents, wrote anopinion piece after Kelly’s hiring in 2021 predictingLSU would rue the …

My first hint that I wanted to becomea writer began in high school. Sort oflike that first yellow bloom on a tomatoplant, my English teacher, my aunt LillianMontgomery picked up onsomething like that tiny bloomthat gave her a hint that her gangly,awkward nephew might possiblyhave an inborne ability tostring words together in a meaningfulway.I resented Aunt Lillian at firstbecause she …

My first hint that I wanted to becomea writer began in high school. Sort oflike that first yellow bloom on a tomatoplant, my English teacher, my aunt LillianMontgomery picked up onsomething like that tiny bloomthat gave her a hint that her gangly,awkward nephew might possiblyhave an inborne ability tostring words together in a meaningfulway.I resented Aunt Lillian at firstbecause she …

America has been going to war for 250years. When Johnny marches off at the pleaof a needy nation he is accorded all the accoladesdeserved of a volunteer going to war.With only one exception, that sameveteran is welcomed home with allthe gratitude a nation can heap onthe men and women that gave up aslice of their lives so that freedomcan remain …

I’m getting deluged with calls, texts andemails. What the heck is going on with mytwo favorite teams in college football? Ofcourse they’re talking about the deluge ofcriticism taking place at LSU and theUniversity of North Carolina. I havefollowed both of these college teamsfor years, but cannot remember somuch well-earned criticism.First come the Tar Heels. I love myalma mater at Chapel …

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2 Mississippisheriffs, 12 officerscharged in drugtrafficking briberyscheme, officials sayJACKSON, Miss. (AP)— Federal authoritieson Thursday announcedindictments against 20people, including 14 currentor former MississippiDelta law enforcementofficers, that allegethe officers took bribesto provide safe passageto people they believedwere drug traffickers.The yearslong investigationswept acrossmultiple counties in theMississippi Delta regionof Mississippi and Tennessee.Two Mississippisheriffs, WashingtonCounty Sheriff MiltonGaston and HumphreysCounty Sheriff BruceWilliams, were amongthose arrested.Some bribes

Louisiana Republicans move electiondates with hopes of redistricting for 2026midtermsState Rep. Candace Newell, D-New Orleans, saysRepublicans in the Louisiana Legislature are likelyto dilute Black voter strength if a pending U.S. SupremeCourt ruling allows them redraw the state’ssix congressional districts. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature gave finalapproval Wednesday to pushing back 2026 primaryelection dates, capping a one-week …