La. Sport Hall of Fame weekend will be special event for the state

Dear Editor:One of the most exciting events of the year in Natchitoches, and for that matter in Louisiana as well, is on the horizon.Our state has a legacy of sports icons that is rivaled by very few states and 12 more names will be added to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame roll during the June...

Group applauds Governor for his stand on women’s rights

Today, Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) applauds Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry for standing with women and signing House Bill 608 the “Women’s Safety and Protection Act” into law.

Supreme Court will admit military spouses to La. Bar

Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jay B. McCallum administered the oath of office to Katie Jo Miller, Esq., who is the first military spouse attorney to take advantage of the opportunity to practice law in Louisiana under Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII, Section 15.This rule, titled Temporary...

We need to do more to serve our country!

I hope everyone enjoyed their recent Memorial Day weekend. Many Louisianans were vacationing over the long holiday or enjoying a cookout with family and friends. Many stores held sales advertising for us to have a “Happy Memorial Day.”

The World’s Madness

Reading the Wall Street Journal every day brings news of war, peace, weather related catastrophes, medical breakthroughs, faith and hope, despair and desperation, brutality within many nations, huge swings in financial markets, misery and untold suffering in real places like Gaza, Haiti, and...

Speaker Mike Johnson addressess several issues at press conference

At the May 22 House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed the baseless ICC arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and others, the Senate Democrats attempt to revive their failed immigration messaging bill, and Congressional Democrats supporting noncitizens...

Library pac supports plaintiffs suit against St. Tammany council

EveryLibrary Stands in Support of Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Against St. Tammany Parish Council.

To graduates: The world according to me!

Students all over America are graduating this week from kindergarten, grade school, high school, college and graduate schools. And there is always a commencement speaker.Most of you will never give a commencement address.

AG warns of toll scam texts

Attorney General Murrill’s Public Protection Division is alerting the public that the ‘overdue toll scam’ has reached parts of Louisiana.According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers are targeting drivers with text messages pretending to be from a tolling agency to collect ‘overdue toll...

LPB will air ‘Rewriting the Louisiana Constitution’

Gov. Jeff Landry has made it very clear to legislators his desire to move forward with a constitutional convention, something that hasn’t happened in Louisiana in over 50 years. But what exactly does that mean and what are the risks and rewards?