Trump; Old Hickory and Louisiana

If you ever have a chance to walk into President Trump’s new oval office, the first thing you will see is a portrait of former President Andrew Jackson. A different painting of Jackson hung in the same location during the four years of Trump’s first presidency.

Antitrust law should put consumers first, not politicians

In recent years, I have noticed a troubling trend emanating from our court system, a trend that could have devastating effects on our economy: overzealous and legally questionable antitrust enforcement.

The Return of Duck Dynasty

Have you heard the news? This is big. Really big. In just a matter of weeks, Duck Dynasty will return to TV on the A&E network.

Earning big bucks in State Government

How do you put a dollar value on the worth of a public official?Attorneys working full time for the state are often paid more than $400,000 a year. So how do you justify such large increases?The governor has a whole slew of people making $200,000 or more. How about this idea?

THE COUNTRY WRITER By John Moore

A Southern Writer’s View of Then and NowMost of us can cite a handful of times when we knew that we were witnessing history.Something unique. Something profound. A shift in the tectonic plates of society.So it was on January 20, 2025.

Natchitoches generosity overwhelming

Dear Editor,The overwhelming generosity of the people of Natchitoches helped provide joy to children in need through Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts this season. Across the U.S., the Samaritan’s Purse project collected 10.5 million shoebox gifts in 2024.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

“It’s not fair!”This is an exclamation that parents usually hear from their children by the age of 3 or 4, when kids begin to develop a sense of what is right and wrong.

Reading in uncertain times

Our new President has just taken Office, and one of his priorities is to seek out the possibility of buying Greenland. Its closest neighbor is Iceland, so maybe Trump can get a twofer, a lagniappe deal for both countries.

Sen. Kennedy and colleagues join Cornyn in introducing Constitutional Carry Act

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and colleagues in introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Jan. 10.

A bad week for America!

A number of current and former public officials took it on the chin this past week. Much of the criticism was justified, but there was overkill in several of the high profile cases.