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...

Every year in July, people fly to Pamplona, Spain to run with the bulls and take a chance on being gored by an angry 1500-pound bull. In my younger days I was a thrill-seeking person but never considered running with the bulls. Heck, that’s a long way to go to take a chance on rearranging your backs...

“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...

I address two topics today: an important U.S. Supreme Court decision and a Trump Administration directive.The recent Supreme Court decision appropriat...