The frigid weather, ice encased trees, and the icicles presently hanging from my front porch roofline remind me of days from yesteryear: specifically, times when winter storms came and hung around longer than wanted. Weather warnings weren’t as accurate or timely as today’s forecasts, so we were unc...

I address the Trump tariffs because he has deployed them as a vital tool of economic and foreign policy.First, there is no nation, no economy, the rest of the world is more desirous of selling its goods to than the U.S. Our strong free-market system provides millions of Americans with discretionary ...

My heart broke last week after learning the Catahoula News Booster was closing its doors and ceasing publication after 173 years of service. As its publisher, Kim Cloessner, sat in my office with tears in her eyes, it was almost the same feeling I’ve had many times before sitting with a family membe...

Because there has been so much discussion lately regarding the importance of Greenland to U.S. national security, I wanted to address the topic.Greenl...

I recently had the pleasure of visiting with a fairly new resident of the Jena area and it reminded me once again about how good we have it in LaSalle...

There are two very important cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, one that will affect the nation and one our beloved Louisiana, especially.The first ...