Friday After Five

This Friday, April 25, 2025, starting at 5:00 P.M., the Downtown Jonesville Crew will be rocking out at another Friday After Five event with games, music, dancing and the sort of general misbehavior for which they have become so famous.

Maine persists with transgender delusion while suppressing debate about it

President Trump Defends Women from Danger and Unfairness, Restores Biological Truth to Federal Government I continue to be amazed at the state of Maine's resistance to returning to the original, correct, and traditional view of Title IX: that it does not allow biological male athletes to compete as...

Unless we spike military spending, and fast, the next major war could be catastrophic

President Donald Trump likes big round numbers and he’s endorsed one — $1 trillion — for the US defense budget.This is the right idea, and we’ll need even more soon enough.

A win for the Police Jury

Tammie Edwards, former Assistant Secretary of the Police Jury, has been promoted to Secretary-Treasurer. As I have said for years now going back to when Pattie Mizell was Secretary-Treasurer, the most important job in the Police Jury system is that of Secretary-Treasurer.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor:Caring for a loved one living with dementia often takes a significant toll on families. Louisiana has more than 95,000 individuals living with dementia and an estimated 168,000 family members and friends serving as caregivers providing 256 million hours of unpaid care.

Louisiana and the turmoil in the Catholic church

We all know that there is a crisis in the Catholic Church right now. Allegations of sexually abusive clergy are pouring in worldwide. Unfortunately, the roots of this terrible tragedy engulfing the Catholic Church have strong ties to the Bayou Sate.

Trump’s tariffs will level the playing field

We have all heard the roar of criticism of President Trump's tariffs imposed on April 2nd. Let me begin by saying that Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs didn't start a trade war; Instead, they are the response to a 50-year trade war against the U.S.

Make our schools great again

It has been at least four years since I saw a school board budget. At the time, the total expenditure for the year was a little over sixteen million dollars, the greatest part of which came from the state. That makes the Police Jury budget look like chump change by comparison.

Bennett Johnston, A special politician

As is the case in just about any profession, you will find members who are either work horses, or show horses. That is certainly true with those who go into the field of politics. Particularly those coming from the state of Louisiana.

For deterrence and self-defense, Trump’s DOJ rules to restore gun rights

President Trump hammered many campaign promises during his 2024 presidential campaign and protecting 2nd Amendment rights was prominent among them. To that end, this past week the Trump Administration took a major step in the area of gun rights.