Ten years ago, I developed a sermon that dealt with things that I wished I would have known when I was young. It was not a traditional three-point sermon. This message had four points. They were, the experts are not always right, the majority is not always right, God is never wrong and the last was,...

70 Years Ago September 20, 1951 Books Would Roll Right To Your Area…A Library-On-Wheels is part of a parish-wide demonstration library, carrying library services to all sections of the parish. A LaSalle Parish Demonstration Library would include bookmobile service to rural communities. LaSalle’s Pol...

(Editor’s Note: This column by Sam Hanna Jr. was first published the week of April 29, 2019) Last month the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates for each state in the Union. The report was based on the population count throughout the United States as of July 1, 2018. Needless to say, the...

Andy Griffith, Gunsmoke and all the old western series that was popular during my growing up years are my favorite TV shows. The first time I remember...

In the Tom Hanks’ hit movie, “The Green Mile,” a rather large inmate on death row named John Coffey (like the coffee but not spelled the same) who had...

Before anyone wants to challenge me to a duel, a paint ball war, or wants to see me burned at the stake for this column, please remember one simple th...