A bad week for America!

A number of current and former public officials took it on the chin this past week. Much of the criticism was justified, but there was overkill in several of the high profile cases.

Zuckerberg promises to end the censorship he denied was occurring

Only time will tell if this is a true 'Come to Jesus' moment or a self-serving change in Facebook's business model.'The truth will out!' William Shakespeare tells us, and it has.

Tripleheader

It’s a busy week. On Tuesday, January, 14th, 2025, the Catahoula Parish School Board held its first meeting of the year in the School Board offices in Harrisonburg. Michael Hefner from Geographic Planning & Demographic Services, LLC was on the agenda. Readers of this page may recall that Mr.

Remembering my dear old Dad!

In this week’s column, can I divert from my usual agenda of politics and current events? If he were still living, my Father would have reached the rip age of 110 this week.

Is this a turning point

Two major issues will confront the Catahoula Parish Police Jury in their first meeting of the new year on January 13th, 2025. One is the adoption of an annual budget and the other is the selection of a contractor to provide professional ambulance service with a unit stationed in the parish.

Terror attacks highlight that border security is National Security

'A nation without borders is not a nation.' As I write this, the FBI is still gathering information regarding the likely ISIS-inspired New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans. The individual, with an ISIS flag in his vehicle, crashed his truck into pedestrians, causing multiple fatalities.

Final Exam

I’m confused. No surprise you say? Let me plead my case.Geographic Planning & Development Services (GP&DS) did not have the actual student enrollment figures for 2024 at the time of issuing its original report to the Catahoula Parish School Board.

A dumb idea to buy Greenland?

President Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest recently as he proposed that the U.S. try to buy Greenland. Many political observers rolled their eyes. Buy another country? Has the Prez thrown out another wacky suggestion and is this really a good idea? Actually, yes.

Healthcare in Louisiana and the U.S. a real mess!

Avigilante killing takes place in New York City, and the shooter is called by some as a hero. The story of this murder has been covered nationally and internationally for over a week.

Foresight of Gov. Kathleen Blanco leads to Meta/Facebook facility

Iwas thrilled to read that Meta (Facebook) had selected Holly Ridge in Franklin Parish (near Monroe, Louisiana) as the site of its planned $10 billion Artificial Intelligence data center. Governor Jeff Landry stated that “this investment is a game changer for our state.