It was a hot summer day years ago. My high school friend had just started a marketing job making lots more than minimum wage. He connected me with his boss, who reluctantly hired me. The job was selling home products doorto- door. My trainer told me that “If you just ring doorbells, you will sell so...

Crawfish – you either love them or hate them! For those of us who love them, it’s just a few short days before the crawfish water will be boiling and the smell of unique seasonings will begin to fill the air across Louisiana. It’s crawfish time and the popular ‘delicacy’ and unique taste of crawdads...

If you drive through the towns of Jena and Olla, you can’t help but notice a barber shop here or there. The shops are usually filled with people –specifically of the male gender - congregating to get a haircut. You get a sense of community just peering in the windows at the patrons and their expres...

Jena Junior High and Goodpine Middle placed at the ALAS Regional Archery Bullseye Tournament last month in Alexandria. LaSalle Parish was represented...

For nearly 50 years, Black History Month has been celebrated in the U.S. The story took root when Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard- trained historian, an...

General Armstrong Custer was very active during the Civil War. He held several positions while serving in several key conflicts. He was a West Point g...