One of the most expressive phrases of all communicative efforts is, “You’re getting on my last nerve.” This simple utterance of five words has conveyed more in a few seconds than long dissertations of wisdom or pages of self-help books could ever express. It needs no explanation and when accompanied...

When my daughter, Cameron is in her last quarter at Louisiana Tech University, it was a great sense of relief when we paid that last quarter’s tuition. It has been difficult for me to keep up with all the different classes she has taken. It really would not have mattered much even if I knew the name...

“There’s tons and tons of history here.” That’s Kelly native John Preston talking about the area in Caldwell Parish where he grew up. I recently met with Mr. Preston and his wife Linda to hear about some of that history.The backstory is that a man named Richard Wooten was one of the first settlers i...

A young neighbor just asked me if I remembered dating.I have been married for years, but I recall the excitement of first dates. I had many of them, b...

“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way (life) is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls....

This week is our annual Profile edition of the newspaper. It’s the one edition of the year where we offer “free” advertising for all LaSalle Parish bu...