My late father, Albert George “Ladd” Alexander, Jr. a Louisiana Republican political leader and political friend of President Reagan, would frequently say, only half-jokingly, “Each night I get on my knees and thank God Almighty that I don’t get all the government that I pay for.”He would definitely...

Being an editor of a community newspaper is perhaps one of the most interesting jobs on the earth. One minute, people are thanking you for coverage of an event and the next some are mad because you covered an event. It’s a constant state of ups and downs never knowing what the day will hold come pub...

The Louisiana-based congressional redistricting case, Callais v. Louisiana, was argued for a second time this past Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court. It is always interesting to me when Louisiana has a case before the Supreme Court.The case was first argued in March and centered on whether Louisia...

Last week, after demonstrating great patience with the conflict, President Trump offered a 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza and informed Hamas it ...

In my mind’s eye, I can still see my grandma’s little wrinkled hands rolling out biscuits and pushing each one into an old cast iron skillet. It is a ...

Your hometown community newspaper turned 120 years old back on March 23, but we waited until National Newspaper Week (Oct. 5-11) to officially celebra...