U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to accept appeals in January 6 cases

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether to accept Jan. 6 case appeals—the most significant case being the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) questionable use of an evidence-tampering law to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants for felony obstruction of Congress.

Born again or something like that

Having been a critic of the Police Jury system, though not necessarily a critic of any particular Police Jury member, it still may seem strange that I have something positive to say about its staff.

Starting over

The people of Catahoula Parish voted for change in a big way. Two thirds of the wards were contested. Even though Johnie Carol Estes and Johnnie Adams kept their jobs with solid majorities, four seats on the nine-member Police Jury changed hands.Bobby F.

A Thanksgiving reflection

As we enter Thanksgiving week it may benefit us to take a deep breath and realize that although this past year was at times difficult, we have made it. We have persevered through another year and that is commendable, in and of itself.

Our issues with immigration and emigration

The population of Catahoula Parish has been a preoccupation of mine for some time. While the purpose of this column is to provide commentary on issues of local interest, it is increasingly difficult to separate our own situation from national, even international, trends.On November 9, 2023, the U.S.

Attack on Israel rips off scab of deep anti -semitism at woke college

Harvard and Yale are often held up as two of America’s most “elite,” “prestigious” and “diverse” institutions of higher education. Not so much.I don’t intend to criticize all current students or alumni of those schools. (In full disclosure, my nephew attends Harvard and plays on the football team).

Let’s have a revolution, Catahoula

It seems as if it were only last month that we were asked to amend the founding document of the State of Louisiana four times. Now, here it is November and all that is so last October. This is a brand-new month, and we have four brand new amendments to make. Why not? We should do this every year.

The “lawfare” by the left to remove Trump from state ballots is dangerous,undemocratic

They just never stop. May we be as committed to protecting and preserving our American ideals and beliefs as the national Left is to erasing them.As attorney and commentator, Mike Davis, has stated, “what is happening … is so much bigger than President Donald Trump. The “lawfare” (i.e.

An emergency is coming

A couple of weeks ago in a meeting of the Town of Jonesville, Police Chief Richard Madison raised the issue of ambulance service. He struck a note that should set off sympathetic vibrations resonating throughout every community in the parish.

School choice will soon find another opportunity in Louisiana

All the way back to the administration of Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana has viewed private-school choice statewide as very positive public policy that needed to be enshrined in state law to improve the quality of education of poor and minority children, and to provide the same educational choice...