“Prices are going through the roof,” my father used to say. This was when he’d bought a house whose monthly payments were $25. “That astronomical amount after an American Indian sold all of Manhattan for $24 worth of beads,” he was quick to add. Even back in the early 40’s it seems prices were risin...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the June 16, 1993, issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) Several years ago, almost every community over the parish had correspondents who reported the happenings every week from their community to the...

I must confess I sometimes get so busy that certain things have slipped my mind. I don’t do this intentionally, but I try to prioritize things in my life. With so many things going on, it is tough to keep up-todate with everything, even personal items. This is not true with the Gracious Mistress of ...

What is a miracle? And who decides what a miracle is? Is there some special committee that looks at various events in history and classifies them as b...

One of the necessities of life has now become the Smartphone. It is called a Smartphone because one must be smart to operate one. That leaves me out. ...

70 Years Ago March 5, 1953 Although uniformed men in service of the United States are not required to have a fishing license in the state of Louisiana...