I do not have a history of being sick. I rarely even have a headache, but I must confess, I give headaches. The last two weeks have been different for me. I have never experienced such a long stretch of sickness before. One day in the hospital and then two weeks in bed. What kind of experience is th...

Dear Rusty: I’m just trying to figure out how to determine whether to retire at 65 or 67 and, if I retire, approximately how much could I make outside of my Social Security without being overly taxed. Signed: Thinking About Retiring Dear Thinking: Deciding when to retire is serious business, because...

It’s been over a decade since this newspaper has entered the Louisiana Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Competition, an awards competition of all newspapers in the state. There are various divisions, separating the state’s papers from daily to non-daily and then by subscription numbers to...

I don’t often take political stances on Facebook. This is because I have friends on both sides of the isle, and I know that one side of the isle is al...

President Trump could have easily died last week. The bullet whizzed by his head close enough to injure his ear. Had his head been turning in a differ...

Dear Rusty: My wife and I are going to be taking Social Security at 62. She will be 62 on April 15, 2025. I will be 62 August 7, 2025. When should we ...