Craig Franklin:

One of the cardinal rules that my dad, Sammy Franklin, taught me concerning local politics is to not get involved. It’s important for a weekly newspaper to be unbiased and stay neutral when it comes to local elections and none could be more important to stay neutral on than the LaSalle Parish Sheriff election.

With that said, I’m sure my dad would not be pleased with what I’m about to do. I’m about to break his rule and I’m going to announce right here in this editorial m...