Bully Good Show: Two Louisiana hunters harvest black bears where Teddy Roosevelt hunted

The recently concluded Louisiana black bear hunting season, administered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), produced an impressive harvest by 10 hunters in northeast Louisiana. For two of those hunters, Fisher Brown and Perry Pitre Jr.

Letlow files legislation to strengthen agriculture disaster assistance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the outset of the 119th Congress, Congresswoman Julia Letlow has filed two pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening disaster assistance for livestock and crawfish producers and providing increased flexibility for farmers with soybean crops covered by federal crop insurance.

Harrisonburg High School recognized by Lt. General Bill Nungesser

Lieutenant General Bill Nungesser wrote a letter to HHS’ prinicpal recognizing Harrisonburg High School’s status as a “Top Gains” school.. He commented, “It is great to see that your leadership in providing an exceptional education for your students has not gone unnoticed.

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No money, no good answer; School Board and parish must deal with reality

For over thirty years, Catahoula Parish has dealt with dissension concerning school closures. In 1994 the Catahoula Parish School Board (CPSB) voted to consolidate Enterprise High School and Manifest grades sixth through eighth into the Harrisonburg schools, projecting a savings of $330,000.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Jonesville Parade

Jonesville Main Street Celebrity Waiter Dinner served up a good time

Louisiana Main Street (LMS) here we come! That’s what The Jonesville Main Street Community (JMS), is shouting now one step closer to being classified as an official member of LSM. The success of the January 11, 2025, Celebrity Waiter Dinner put JMS over the required lagniappe fund raising amount.

Louisiana becomes first state to secure federal broadband expansion approval

(The Center Square) — Gov. Jeff Landry announced on Monday that Louisiana is the first in the nation to receive federal approval for its $1.355 billion Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment plan.

Bird Flu

When I attended vet school over 30 years ago, we were warned that the danger of a pandemic caused by Bird Flu was a real possibility and threat. The danger would be if it mutated so it could spread from human to human. So far it hasn’t happened.

Council on Aging commodities

COUNCIL ON AGING in Jonesville distributed monthly commodities. Volunteers and Catahoula Parish Sheriff Office employees loaded vehicles with goods.