I don’t remember the first time I met Beulah Laster, other than it was during the late Mayor Elton Pody’s administration back in the 1980s. But I remember precisely when
For as long as I can remember, my grandmother kept a small, framed picture of her older brother on her dresser. Erasmus Gale Cross, Rab for short, was the second
So let’s talk about school shootings. Not the active shooter variety, in which a gunman randomly fires at everybody in his path. But the kind where an individual somehow gets
The next person who tells you justice is totally blind wasn’t sitting in the courtroom when 3rd Judicial District Judge Bruce Hampton sentenced John Nichols to two consecutive life terms
Lincoln Parish voters, you’ve got this. You’ve endured months of robo calls and pulled reams of fliers out of your mailboxes. If you live in Police Jury District 7, you
I’ve had it clear up to my Grinchgreen topknot. It’s Oct. 2, and Christmas trees are out at Walmart. Been out for a week or more. Unassembled. Assembled. Predecorated. Plain
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana hit the proverbial nail on the head with its opening assessment of the proposed stateconstitutionalamendmentson the Oct. 12 ballot. “Here we go again,”
The fact that the Lincoln Parish School Board appears to be on the cusp of asking voters for a new half-cent sales tax isn’t surprising. What’s interesting is the journey
I suppose this is the day I’m expected to write about where I was and what I was doing when two hijacked jetliners full of innocent people slammed into the