What if Democrats were dog people, and Republicans favored cats? The shouting, preening, conniving, lying, hyperventilating and pretending in Washington, D.C., might sound like this:
Writing a newspaper or any column has always been interesting to me. I enjoy the process, sometimes do appreciate the deadlines, but always enjoy the visit I am privileged to have with the readers.
During the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 11, devastating storms ripped through our region, causing incredible destruction that resulted in damaged homes, businesses and, tragically, loss of life. Our thoughts continue to be with those who mourn and rebuild. Unfortunately, Benton Middle School was not left unscathed. Straight line winds estimated at nearly 110 miles per hour peeled the roof off of the sixthgrade wing, resulting in the total loss of seven classrooms and ultimately displac-ing 10 teachers and approximately 200 students.
As long as it follows its job description, Shreveport’s City Council shouldn’t have to tap the brakes on annexation for a year. And it doesn’t need to waste tax dollars on studying the fiscal impact of annexation in general.
When I was growing up north of Bossier City, there were two main roads: Benton and Airline. Today, the area has soaked up most of Bossier’s recent population growth. North of I-220, developers have built thousands of homes, hundreds of apartments, dozens of shops and a major shopping center. But the key roads are more or less the same. If you’ve tried to navigate the area around the interstate during weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., you know what the result has been. According to my calculations from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, traffic in the area is up 30% from 2001. When the traffic inevitably causes a wreck, things get exponentially worse.
LSU and Head Coach Ed Orgeron will have to restock the shelves in 2020 Following their historic, undefeated 2019 season, the LSU Tigers brass will have their work cut out
We humans tell stories. All of us. Every day. It’s as natural as breathing. We can’t not. Our stories aren’t fiction in the literary sense. So, not “Harry Potter” or
The country celebrated the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King this past week. I cannot propose to tell you what Dr. King would think if he were able to come
It’s time to put the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District out of its misery as an independent state agency. A state political subdivision since 1958, local residents mainly
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