As we enter Thanksgiving week it may benefit us to take a deep breath and realize that although this past year was at times difficult, we have made it. We have persevered through another year and that is commendable, in and of itself.I always try to remind myself of something I heard years ago (I do...

As many of you know Lisa and I have been in a yearlong remodeling project where we have converted our den into a new kitchen. The deadline is Thanksgiving Day when we will have 35 to 50 people here for Thanksgiving lunch.Am I ready? The answer is no. We have installed the cabinets, all the appliance...

North LaSalle Parish History Tidbit In a recent conversation, I was told that a house on Loop Road is the oldest house in Olla. The house in question was the residence of Charles Carroll Elliott and his wife, Mary Elnor Cox. I started trying to see what else I could find out about this, and came acr...

Craig Franklin:I was reminded once again this past weekend that the freedoms we cherish here in the United States did not occur by accident and they c...

Once again, the subject of my daddy must be preserved and celebrated in print. He turned eighty-six this October and I marvel at the width and depth o...

Harvard and Yale are often held up as two of America’s most “elite,” “prestigious” and “diverse” institutions of higher education. Not so much. I don’...