This newspaper has been a proponent and advocate for our parish hospitals since their establishment – from the early days of small hospitals in the towns of Jena, Olla and Urania, to the creation of hospital service districts, first in north LaSalle and second in the Jena area.Although they don’t re...

Dear Editor Does the average Louisiana citizen have a legal right to follow the internal workings of government in Louisiana? Not just in Baton Rouge at the state capital, but in deliberations that take place by school boards, city councils, police juries and any other sanctioned public body? For mo...

If you chew with your mouth closed, don’t smack your food, floss your teeth with regularity, and practice other socially acceptable hygiene habits, you can probably thank your mother. If you know how to engage in polite or civil conversation, maintain a good work ethic, and can control your temper, ...

The thing I remember most about going barefoot as a kid in the hot summertime was the 1,032 stickers I got in my feet before ‘barefoot season’ ended. ...

From the days of my youth, I recall with great fondness the presidency of President Ronald Reagan. Full disclosure—my brother Tom was working on the W...

As a Hospice Chaplain, once a year I have the privilege to speak at our annual Memorial Service for the patients we have lost in the past year. Tonigh...