BPCC drives $501M economic across northwest Louisiana

Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) continues to serve as a powerful economic engine for Northwest Louisiana, generating $501 million in annual economic impact and supporting 6,774 jobs across the region, according to a newly released economic impact study conducted by Lightcast.

We all need heroes in our lives!

I’m a Tina Turner fan, but she got it wrong in her hit a few years back called “We don’t need another Hero.” The song goes on to say: We don’t need to know the way home, ooh All we want is life beyond Thunderdome.

Better Louisiana announces major workforce bills to be debated

In his opening remarks to the Legislature, Governor Jeff Landry made it clear that addressing Louisiana’s workforce needs would be a cornerstone of the 2026 legislative session.

What’s for Dinner? Horsemeat!

Louisiana has been called the Culinary Mecca of America. Folks in this part of the country can take just about anything edible and make it not just good, but quite exceptional.And when we say anything, we mean everything. Ther e is virtually no limit to what a Cajun will put in a gumbo.

AG releases list of major bills to move Louisiana forward

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has released a list of her major bills for the 2026 Regular Legislative Session to move Louisiana forward.This year’s priorities follow her highly successful 2025 legislative package.

OLD BETHEL NEWS

318-352-8898Bro. Wayne Salley brought the message from Romans 6:1-14. He said “When Jesus died on the cross, He died for us. You were on His mind, you were there. He said to look at verse 6-knowing, verse 11-reckon and verse 13- yield. It is so easy to sin today, if we are not in God’s word.

Don’t get tricked into dropping charges for Domestic Violence

Whether out of fear, courage or desperation, you’ve finally decided to call police on an abuser. Good for you! We know what a difficult step that is to take. At most, only about 40 percent of domestic violence incidents are ever reported to law enforcement.

Ask Rusty:

When Will I Get Full Credit for Delaying my SS Retirement? - AMAC FoundationDear Rusty: The time is nearing that I want to move from my current Social Security survivor benefit to my own SS retirement benefit at 70 years of age.

Live by Faith

“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who li ve, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

A Quinn Minute: School recess was the best

At our school, we ate lunch right before playtime. We’d line up single file to walk through the food line.The plate lunch often included gravyladen mystery meat – beef or possibly bird – plus mashed potatoes and something green or yellow.