Statistics reported by central Louisiana’s economic development agency Louisiana Central recently showed that 85% of all jobs in LaSalle Parish come from small businesses that employ fewer than 20 people. Based upon this one piece of data, small businesses are very important for the overall economy ...

Dear Rusty: I recently I heard the tail end of a radio program which was discussing “signing up for my Social Security account.” I am now 76 years old and have been receiving my SSA monthly amount directly into a credit union account for years. Since the time when I applied to begin receiving Social...

The term “wilderness” is a central part of the Scripture. Anyone who has read or studied the Bible has heard the story of the Children of Israel wandering in the wilderness after God delivered them from the slavery of Pharaoh in Egypt.When we hear the word wilderness we think of a bad place. We see ...

Many years ago, I read a book by Peter Lord titled Hearing God. In this book he takes part of it and deals with things that prevent us from hearing Go...

As Thanksgiving approaches, it may benefit us to take a deep breath and realize that although this past year was at times difficult, we have made it. ...

This Thursday, our nation will stop and celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a unique holiday that began in the United States and one that is often missed wi...