Ballots littered with too many confusing amendments Louisiana’s constitution has become a mishmash of unrelated, confusing amendments that have been tacked on over more than three decades to a charter that should be just a simple blueprint for state...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:
I saw, with shock and then sadness, the obit of “Bill” Fortenberry.
Since I have been so long away from Natchitoches (the last time I was there was 1971), I assume that just about anyo...
Natchitoches schools’ letter grades deemed unsatisfactory Louisiana public schools did not fare well on the letter grade report cards that were issued this year for the first time, but the fact that grades of A to F will make the performance of schools ea...
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor:
This is my second letter to the editor.
I wrote my first letter to the editor in January 2011, and it was published two weeks later, informing our citizens that I had discovered fluo...
A shout-out for Boogie Bird! “I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds or watching their peculiar habits...”
~ John James Audubon
I’ve written about birds ...
Don’t fail to visit the polls and make your vote count Gov. Bobby Jindal’s lack of significant opposition and almost certain landslide re-election to a second term has drained some of the excitement from this Saturday’s elections, but local voters have...
Mourning in America In 1911, Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum. Despite its seemingly eternal iconic status, prior to being stolen, historians assert the Mona Lisa was relatively unknown ...
Letter to Editor Dear Editor:
Orchids to the engineers behind the marvelous Natchitoches car show this last Friday and Saturday. Having participated for many years in shows all over the west coast and now here in ...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:
Almost unnoticed by many in our state, Gov. Bobby Jindal is feverishly going about his plan to sell some of our state’s biggest assets to private buyers. These include our state prison...
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