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This article ran ten years ago. So much haschanged and so much remains the same.“Three weeks ago Israel’s Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu was in a political battle tomaintain his seat as the leader of the sovereignJewish country of Israel. It is no secretthat Netanyahu and President BarakObama are not the best of friends andunfortunately this is affecting the relationshipsbetween the two …

For those who do not live in the deepest of thedeep southern states, you may not realize thatNew Orleans, the Queen city of the South, hasbeen under siege. No, not from hurricanes. Thesiege has been from within. New Orleansis known as the City that care forgot. Butit’s hard to let the good times roll in theBig Easy when the dice …

Antioch BaptistChurch3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30a.m.Sunday School – 9:45a.m.Morning Worship –10:45 a.m.Bethel TemplePentecostal Church2144 Hwy 33 N.MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12p.m.318-608-6766Canaan BaptistChurch502 Canaan Church Rd.SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827MarionSunday School – 9:45a.m.Sunday Worship – 11a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463A blessed day at DeanBaptist Church. Therewas 5 new additions toDean …

(Monroe, Louisiana) –A teenager in Louisianawas killed while huntingon SaturdayKALB reports that the17-year-old hunter wasin a deer stand as stormsmoved into the region,and it is believed that hewas struck by lightning.The hunter was notfound until that night,after not returning home,but storms moved induring the afternoonhours, and that is whenofficials believe he wasstruck by lightning whileout hunting.

People protest what they view as“anti-democratic” actions of PresidentDonald Trump and other Republicansin Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Saturday,Oct. 18, 2025. (WRKF/Alex Cox)About 1,000 people gathered to protestPresident Donald Trump and hisadministration during Saturday’s “NoKings” Day rally in Baton Rouge.

Judiciary Commission of LouisianaAnnounces Elected Officers and Appointees(See the full Press Release at https://judiciarycommissionla.org/)New Orelans, La. – The Judiciary Commission ofLouisiana has announced the election of officers andappointees to serve for the 2025-2026 term. ThirdJudicial District Court Judge Bruce Hampton hasbeen elected to serve as Chair, and Third CircuitCourt of Appeal Judge Sharon D. Wilson was electedas Vice-Chair. In addition …

It all started half a century ago andmy friend, the late Kinny Haddox,wrote about the birth of high schoolbass tournaments, how it got kicked offand the part he played in gettingthis circuit up and running.Louisiana Sportsman magazineran an article written byHaddox about the first everdocumented high school basstournament. Know where it washeld? At Jake’s Boat Dock onLake D’Arbonne 50 years …