It’s not unusual to find yourself choked up while at the dentist. As we all know, things happen. However, my most recent trip to Johnston and Murphy Dental Care took things to a completely different level.
We gathered recently in Thibodaux for the annual conference of the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association (LOWA). On Saturday night during the dinner and awards ceremony, I sat at a table with good friends Terry and Carol Jones from West Monroe. The last event that night was the popular raffle where we purchase tickets hoping to win prizes of merchandise provided by sponsors. I felt a slight tingle of excitement when one of my numbers was called. There were fishing rods and reels and all sorts of neat stuff. My enthusiasm dropped a bit when I was handed my prize. I got a cap and coffee mug.
Three turnovers proved to be quite costly for the Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers at the Bayou Jamb in Ruston Saturday, as the Tigers succumbed to Franklin Parish 7-0 at Joe Aillet Stadium.
The sun emerged from a thick wall of gray clouds to welcome the second day of the Bayou Jamb with open arms on Saturday, with the Lincoln Prep Panthers taking on the Red River Bulldogs at Joe Aillet Stadium.
Third Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Hampton is expected to rule today on a motion for a new trial filed by a Ruston man who was convicted of manslaughter in May.
This week some proposed changes to Louisiana’s learning standards for early childhood education became the latest chapter in the state’s ongoing political battle over perceived race-focused teaching in the classroom.
