Louisiana summers are no joke. On days where temperatures hit triple digits for long stretches and humidity tops 90%, it can be difficult to be in the heat for more than a few minutes. However…
With Vice President Kamala Harris’s selection of extremist Gov. Tim Walz, of Minnesota, as her running mate, both parties have now shown their middle fingers to large swaths of Middle America.…
As Louisiana students head back to school, we are looking for audience input on the challenges our state faces to improve education. Recent LEAP scores show that Louisiana students have made s…
COVID is still a thing.
Last month, the Tangipahoa Parish Council voted to ban the sale of the herb kratom, a move that we have seen across the country. It’s the latest example of local officials wrestling with a hea…
Each day, a 5-year-old girl follows me around like a ghost.
Summer is that magical season for kids, when they get a break from school to enjoy free time with family and friends. But for far too many, it’s the hungriest time of year as families struggle…
Curtis Jackson loves Shreveport enough to invest in the Port City — and to bring the funk.
After the Champagne bottle shattered on the hull of Edison Chouest’s vessel, the ECO Edison, Jennifer Scalise and U.S. Rep. Troy Carter shared an exuberant high-five. This bipartisan celebrati…
As a former teacher, I’m saddened by the proliferation of misinformation in the world today. It really irks me to see lies being presented as truth.
We have allowed politics to influence and infiltrate our lives like never before.
The Republican Party is a very important part of our political system. Although I am a registered Democrat. My husband was a lifelong Republican as was his mother and grandparents. However, I …
Why would anyone want to bring a gun to the French Quarter? You and your gun are not wanted in most retail shops and museums. It's illegal for you to carry it into a bar. Where are you going t…
David Bohnet’s letter regarding the Ten Commandments and the ACLU is replete with inaccuracies which I am compelled to clarify.
The public records law is clear and unequivocal when it comes to the governor's office.
Decisions are currently being made that will determine the future of the families of Plaquemines Parish and southeast Louisiana, Decisions concerning their future must be based on accurate and…
Thinking of the upcoming presidential election I asked myself one question: Am I better off today since Joe Biden was elected? And the simple answer to that is no, I am definitely not better off.
Unfortunately, at some point in our lives, we are going to have to have to depend on the men and women of law enforcement to help us navigate whatever situation befalls us.
I wondered if anyone else found the irony in the paper on July 24. An article on the front page addressed the inability of Entergy to provide reliable electricity to our area, supposedly due t…
Many times in a news report, the last paragraph reveals the real meaning of a story.
Excellent article by Stephen Marcantel on what led to the standoff in Jeanerette where an officer was killed as law enforcement tried to serve a warrant on Nyjal Hurst.
If an ordinary young man with no known mental health issues can legally carry an AR-15 close enough to a political rally to shoot at a former president, it is time for all of us on every side …
Whatever creed or religion or non-religion you subscribe to, striving to follow The Ten Commandments benefits all as instruction given by our Creator (of which we all have one) so that we can …
Early last week, the National Association of Black Journalists announced it would host former president Donald Trump for a question-and-answer session at its national convention at the Hilton …
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