Not long ago, Tom and I were in the Jeep, and as it often happens, the radio was tuned to the Elvis channel on Sirius XM Radio. Immersed in the music, very little was being said.
On April 22, Lincoln Parish lost a man who was a visionary in the truest sense. Fredric Lee Hoogland was the founder of one of the most popular attractions, not only for Lincoln Parish but for the surrounding area and regions far removed from the hills of north Louisiana.
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SHREVEPORT (AP) — Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed her by.
The Dixie Center for the Arts and the North Central Louisiana Arts Council are seeking artworks that depict our historic Dixie building. These works do not need to be new, nor do they need to be available for sale. We want to create an exhibit that showcases this Lincoln Parish landmark throughout time. The exhibit will be displayed in the Dixie Lobby through the end of July.