My late father-in-law, Reverend Everette Mayo-aka: ‘Brother Shorty’, was a man of integrity and great faith. He often expressed his views on life with plain talk that resonated with the congregation and everyday people. He loved people and He loved God, and his memorable musings are alive and well o...

I was six years old the first time I stayed up until midnight – or at least it was the first time I can remember staying up until midnight. According to my mother, as a baby, I was allergic to breast milk, cow’s milk and all formulas and it was several weeks before they figured out the only milk my ...

We have seen two recent examples of the use of American hard power.The first involves the gradual weakening of Venezuelan dictator, Nicolas Maduro, whose fraudulent leadership of that country allows an invasion of drugs to be manufactured there and then pumped into the bloodstream of the U.S., contr...

This morning as I sat at the bar in our kitchen drinking a cup of hot coffee, I pondered on all the things that I needed to do and with not enough tim...

Thank Yous Extended: Special Editorial Without a doubt, the trip to New Orleans to experience the LHSAA State Championship is the direct result of the...

Well, it has certainly been a historic last few weeks in our fair town and parish. First, our Jena Giants football team plowed through all comers from...