At lunch a few weeks ago an old friend asked, “What lessons did you learn from your school years?” Well, here are five that stuck to me like glue. What lessons did you learn? 1. Bells rule our life. The last high school bell, for instance, alerts us that we need to prepare for a career. Every year w...

There’s a hidden secret in LaSalle Parish. Oh, I know there are many secrets in our sleepy little parish often lying in the darkness of night or in secluded social media pages, but this one is worth sharing for the whole world. I had just about forgot about this secret until I was reminded about it ...

It’s hard to believe that this newspaper is celebrating its 117th birthday today without Sammy J. Franklin leading the celebrations. Daddy’s seventh child (this newspaper) brought him great joy throughout his 54 years raising her and during his time as her “father” he raised her right. He always wen...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the May 15, 2019 issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Frankl...

Throughout our nation’s relatively short history, powerful people -- kings, communist dictators, tribal tyrants, warmongering corporatists -- have alw...

Nearly a year to this date, I wrote an editorial that appeared in this space where I compared all of the “free” money that was flowing from Washington...