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State senator working on anti-Semitism law for 2025

Louisiana State Senator Valarie Hodges said last that she is working on legislation for the 2025 regular session that will include a definition of antisemitism with respect to the growing violence on college campuses.During the 2024 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, Sen.

Serve your country, then get swiftboated?

Well here they go again. Political extremists who work behind the scenes in both national political parties have dusted off their old playbook by attacking the military record of both vice presidential candidates. Such attacks even have a name. It’s called swift boating.

Cajun Pastors and Into the black night

Boudreaux-Thibodeaux jokes are part of Louisiana folklore. Most of the jokes are corse and irreligious. Here’s one for those of you who are not acquainted with the Cajun duo.Rev. Boudreaux, and his buddy Thibodeaux, were co-pastors of the local Cajun Baptist Church.

THE COUNTRY WRITER

A Southern Writer’s View of Then and NowAs a child growing up in Ashdown, Arkansas, we had two main grocery stores. Shur-Way and Piggly Wiggly. Or as my dad called it, “Hoggly Woggly.” A trip to the store was like each TV commercial had come to life.

Basement campaign updated to Harris teleprompter campaign

The basement campaign has been updated. Kamala Harris isn’t in the cellar of the Naval Observatory campaigning via Zoom calls a la Joe Biden in 2020.No, she’s speaking to adoring crowds fired up by pop stars. She’s identifying herself with the latest trends (she’s “brat’” now).

The Painter

From 1948 until 1953, David was the president of Columbia University in New York City. During his tenure as president of the university, David hired an artist, Thomas Stephens, to paint a portrait of his wife. As the painter worked, David, who had no previous interest in painting, became spellbound.