There was a time years ago when I worked as a journalist for Willamette Industries, creating and producing newsletters about how the company’s policies promoted good habitat for wildlife. One of the events I visited as an observer was watching as professionals in the industry deliberately set fires,...

Jacquelyn Brooks was only five years old when she sold her first goat for a bag of Funyuns and a jump rope. The sale began with the potential buyer asking for a price tag with Jacquelyn thinking it over for a minute then replying, “A bag of Funyuns.” “But what else?” the purchaser bargained, pressi...

By her own admonition, Karen Spencer (aka: The Goat Lady) is slightly goat-obsessed. Well, maybe the term ‘slightly’ is a misnomer, and a much stronger adjective is required. ‘Extremely’ or ‘radically’ goat-obsessed may be better descriptors when attempting to capture her love affair with her small...

Starting last Thursday, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism are launching a new ad campaign, “ My Louisiana,” to e...

Starting last Thursday, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism are launching a new ad campaign, “ My Louisiana,” to e...

There was a time years ago when I worked as a journalist for Willamette Industries, creating and producing newsletters about how the company’s policie...