NOLA Bug Lady wins Caroline Dormon Award

Linda Barber Auld, the NOLA Bug Lady, will receive the Caroline Dormon Outstanding Louisiana Naturalist Award Saturday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the Bayou Room of the Abe Pierce III Convention Center at the Monroe Civic Center.“I am excited and honored to receive the award,” Linda Auld said.

Mayor: Is Lee Posey being truthful about his plans to rescind the Utility Rate Adjustment?

Dear Editor:I am writing in response to the blatant mistruths offered up throughout this election cycle by my opponent, Lee Posey.Lee Posey is making statements to intentionally mislead the residents of Natchitoches.

Secretary of State hires and promotes

Sec. of State Nancy Landry announces several new hires and promotions within the Department of State.Shanda Jones will be chief of staff in addition to her role as undersecretary of management and finance, while Quincy Mouton, who formerly was small business liaison, has been promoted to deputy...

The 4-day workweek---Karl Marx would be proud

Karl Marx would be proud.

Love fund is for Cecil Ballard

Dear Editor:I have a love fund set up for Cecil Ballard of Provencal. Cecil is the man who was beaten severely with a baseball bat around March 15-16. He is in a hospital in Baton Rouge still in ICU.

Cassidy co-sponsors Legislation to make homeownership affordable for some

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) cosponsored the Homes for Every Local Protector Educator and Responder (HELPER) Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jon Ossoff (DGA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), to create a first-time homebuyer loan program under the Federal Housing...

March Madness means big bucks for college athletes

Are you all fired up and into March madness? It’s my favorite sports time of year. Now I understand you may disagree, but I’ll take the college basketball tournament over any other sporting event, even the Super Bowl.

Louisiana ‘Strikes a Blow’ for Free Speech

The case is Murthy v. Missouri, a suit brought in federal court in Monroe, Louisiana by a number of states, including Louisiana. The basis of the suit involves states and individuals whose Covid posts were censored who then sued federal government officials for violating their free speech rights.

Reader concerned about sex abuse legislation

I want to shout out to my fellow social workers, “Happy Social Worker Month”!

Common Sense

Throughout Louisiana, it’s common knowledge that the Bayou State has the highest insurance rates in the country when it comes to ensuring both homes and automobiles.This is not new news. This current unworkable insurance market has been the same old, same old for a number of years.