Writer says be aware of changes in laws about child abuse

Dear Editor:Statistics: There are over 60 million adult survivors of child abuse in America: www.letgoletpeacecomein. org/facts/ I am writing to let the Louisiana public know of an upcoming event that has enormous benefit to one of the most vulnerable populations in society today—adult survivors of...

On the Road Again

We often hear someone say they just want to leave the world a better place than they found it.

Double Trouble

It was March 12, 1951. For comics aficionados, this date is important.

Louisianans worked 661 million more unpaid hours

As 2024 begins, employees are finding that their bargaining power isn’t what it used to be. About a year ago, job opportunities and rising wages were abundant, but now, those trends are reversing, with fewer openings and slower wage growth.

Why nothing is getting done in Washington

Poor ole’ Joe Biden. The current president really has his hands full.

Gov.-Elect Landry appoints secretary of La. Workforce Commission

Gov.-Elect Jeff Landry appointed Susana “Susie” Schowen as secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.Schowen brings a record of success to her new appointment with experience in economic and workforce development, education, and policy, building upon her successful tenure as vice president of...

A Small Town

A Southern Writer’s View of Then and NowYou learn things when you grow up in a small town. Things you don’t learn if you grow up anywhere else. Things that are special.I was born in a small town. But I didn’t stay. I left for the same reasons other folks leave their hometown.

Speaker of House leads delegation to the border to examine conditions

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson led a delegation of 60+ House Republicans to Eagle Pass, TX Jan. 3to highlight the ongoing failures of the Biden Administration’s border policies.

THE COUNTRY WRITER

It didn’t snow much in Ashdown, Arkansas in the 1960s. It doesn’t snow there much now. But when it did, and when it does, kids there know exactly what to do.Beg their moms to make snow ice cream.It was my mother who showed my sister and me that you could make ice cream out of snow.

Christmas Movies

I don’t know about you, but I’m a real movie buff. I have always really liked going to the movies.