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Flight 777

On June 1, 1943, in the midst of World War II, Leslie, a film producer, along with his business manager Alfred Chenhalls, boarded a civilian British Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-3 airplane for a flight from Lisbon, Portugal to Bristol, England.

Civil Rights leader gets American Democracy Award

Sec. of State Nancy Landry is pleased to announce that Louisiana native Johnnie Jones, a veteran of the Second World War and key figure of the Civil Rights Movement, has been posthumously named the 2024 Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award winner.

How to lower auto insurance

Louisiana legislators met last week to find legal solutions that will lower the cost of automobile bill insurance throughout the state.Hey, all you guy and gal lawmakers. There are no new laws that will make any difference.

Don’t ever argue with your mother!

Jerome “Jerry” Silberman was born in 1933. When Jerry was eight years old, his mother had a heart attack. When she was well enough to return from the hospital, her doctor escorted her and Jerry’s father back to their home. This was in the era when doctors made house calls.