Back when I was a kid, the world was a kinder place and life was simple. Things weren’t over scrutinized, and people were more laid back and relaxed. For instance, when the fall season rolled around, every school-aged kid I knew, including myself, looked forward to October, dressing up in their favo...

I early voted this past Thursday in Shreveport. It went smoothly as I was ushered in, through and out.I thought about how such a simple but powerful act is a mere reflection of so much more. The right to vote—to determine the laws we live under and the kind of country we live in—has been afforded to...

When State Representative Gabe Firment called me over a month ago asking if I would meet with a Baton Rouge Advocate reporter to assist with a news story, my immediate reaction was “no.” It’s not that I have an issue with The Advocate or the reporter of whom I had never met, I, like many in LaSalle ...

‘The problem is not that people are taxed too little; the problem is that government spends too much’ Many of us who were born and raised in Louisiana...

The response of our federal government in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact upon six states has been as disastrous as the hurricane it...

My grandson Abram came to visit several days this week and during one of his visits, I found myself seated at the kitchen bar with him having an intel...