Ask many retailers what they regard as the catalyst for a successful year, and it won’t take them much time to give an answer. It’s Christmas season.

L ocal and parish governments need certain amenities to attract and retain residents in their communities.Along with police protection, they need fire protection, which has become more challenging for ...

Essie Chambers began her career as an independent producer and won awards for her work, but this week she won a prestigious literary award.The Pittsburgh native was the recipient of the 18th annual ...

The 2025 Louisiana Legislature brought insurance reform, although it’s only the beginning, state Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter said.He also touted the “no pay, no play” bill lawmakers approved.House Bill 434, ...

A teenage boy approached his youth minister and asked him, “How can God forgive a sinner? Isn’t He repulsed by all the hatred and jealousy that fills people’s hearts and minds?”The youth minister ...

A single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on La. 1 in Oscar took the life of a pedestrian, according to Louisiana State Police.The crash just north of U.S. 190 claimed the life of Sunan Shows, 74, of ...

“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” Isaiah 40:8, NIV• “I saw God today,” as the hiker explained his experience to a friend, “It seemed like God stopped ...

T oday’s students have it a lot better than I had it in high school, and I couldn’t be happier.As a member of the Class of 1986 at Plaquemine High, we had vo-tech classes like Auto Mechanics and Home ...

INDIANAPOLIS – The first rules publication for high school flag football is now available for purchase from the National Federation of High Schools.The 2025-26 NFHS Flag Football Rules Book is ...

“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to ...

Roy’s Jewelry: Timeless Craftsmanship, Community Spirit, and the Elegance of a True Local Institution There are jewelry stores — and then there is Roy’s Jewelry, a New Roads staple where craftsmanship ...

The advantages of a district championship and a high seeding in the power ratings allowed Catholic-Pointe Coupee a week off, but now it’s back to work for the Hornets.The No. 4-seeded Hornets begin a ...