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(In honor of the recent passing of Phil Robert- son, I found this article I wrote about him 45 years ago on February 7, 1980 when I was outdoors edi- tor for the Shreveport Journal.) Joe Aillet should have realized earlier that he was fighting a losing battle. Phil Robert- son, his promising quarterback, had other things on his mind …

We often have a fortunate conclusion to a potential- ly bad situation. As the bad situation comes to a good ending a person may utter the phrase, “thank God” and breath a sigh of relief. Probably the event is very small and may only impact a single person thus invoking God’s support is not truly required; however, there have been …

Well here they go again. Political extremists who work behind the scenes in both national political parties have dusted off their old playbook by attacking the mili- tary record of both vice presidential candidates. Such at- tacks even have a name. It’s called swift boating. The name comes from the vicious assaults against former Democratic presidential nomi- nee John Kerry …

Antioch Baptist Church 3501 Hwy 828 Farmerville 318-368-3591 Early Worship – 8:30 a.m. Sunday School – 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m. Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church 2144 Hwy 33 N. Marion Sunday School -11 a.m. Sunday Worship -12 p.m. 318-608-6766 Canaan Baptist Church 502 Canaan Church Rd. Spearsville Sunday School -10am Sunday Worship -11am 870-312-3440 Bro. Brian Williams Conway …

Forty-six Members of LSP Cadet Class 106 Graduate Training Academy Baton Rouge – This morning, Louisiana State Police announced the graduation of its 106th Cadet Class, con- sisting of 46 cadets who have completed their journey to becoming Louisiana State Troopers. The graduation cer- emony was hosted by the Louisiana State Police Train- ing Academy and held at Istrouma Baptist …

Hosting Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans generated a state- wide economic impact of $1.25 billion, more than double the impact of the city’s last Super Bowl in 2013 and one of the larg- est in NFL history. That’s according to a new economic analysis released by Lou- isiana State University’s E.J. Ourso College of Business, which evaluated the event’s …

(Following is a chapter in my new book, “Fa- thers, Sons and Old Guns”. The book, containing 50 of the columns I have written over the years is available from Amazon.com) I met the old fellow once way back in the woods as he ground his pick-up to a rattling halt and stopped to chat when he noticed me walking …

Last week a very disturbing incident took place that discloses the rise in man’s hatred for man for no reason other than religion. Two members of the Israeli dip- lomatic mission in Washington were visiting the Jew- ish Museum when an assassin walked up and shot the couple dead. The man had recently bought an engagement ring and had planned …

We gathered at a Ruston coffee shop – a trio of former Louisiana Tech journalism professors who continue to live in the area and one who still has family ties here but now calls Asheville, North Carolina, home. Eddie Blick, Reggie Owens and I didn’t have far to drive. We three remain rooted in Ruston and Grambling. Ron White had …