Significant changes in felony sentencing in Louisiana

Governor Jeff Landry has moved at a dizzying legislative pace since being elected governor and one very significant change made to Louisiana law is what is referred to as 'Truth in Sentencing.'What is Truth in Sentencing?

God and Faith in America

I read an interesting article this past week entitled “America Isn't Sacred, Only God Is.' The article was written by Brian A. Graebe, a Catholic priest. The article makes the point that the frequent use by our elected leaders of godly language in civil or governmental matters is misplaced.

Calling 911

The Police Jury is going back to square one on the one cent sales tax that expires in March, 2025. I think it has a good chance of passing but I am not sure that it should.The tax will be a simple renewal of the old tax that gives 75% of the levy to the parish (Police Jury), 16.

Harris/Biden attack our democracy with assault on the independence of the Supreme Court

This past week President Biden, with the strong support of VP Kamala Harris, announced what can only be characterized as a reckless and dangerous plan to 'reform' the U.S. Supreme Court.It amounts to a direct assault on the independence and legitimacy of the judiciary in our constitutional scheme.

Tax talk

If this column today doesn’t put you to sleep, you may need to get a life. However, there is an important point behind it that concerns the outlook for revenue growth in Catahoula Parish.Sometimes one’s interpretation of the facts is a matter of point of view.

Netanyahu address to congress is a powerful display of leadership

The speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint session of Congress this past week was as inspiring as it was striking. His recounting of the slaughter of 3,000 Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, was gripping and heartbreaking.

How we hope to grow Catahoula

Put Saturday, August 31st, 2024, on your calendar. It’s the next Jonesville Main Street event. There will be booths and lots of interesting stuff to buy and eat that one expects will get even more interesting as time goes along and the project to revitalize Down Town Jonesville picks up speed.

Assassination attempt of Trump shouldn’t surprise us given the Left’s constant vilification of him

President Trump could have easily died last week. The bullet whizzed by his head close enough to injure his ear. Had his head been turning in a different direction, or at a different angle, he would likely have been killed.How did we get here?

Growing wisely

Because we are small in population, a great deal of Catahoula Parish’s charm is natural. Even the cornfields that stretch over the horizon between Jonesville and “T-Town” are a testimonial to the life and history of Catahoula. Those fields in the past were filled with cotton and milo.

With a great need for national unity, the Olympics approach

It is oppressively hot in most of the U.S. and certainly here in Louisiana. We are also in the midst of an acrimonious presidential race, now exacerbated by the assassination attempt of Pres. Trump (which I will address next week).