I don't usually write a letter to the editor,but I felt I had to this time, since our beloved governor and our legislature are sticking it to us. Our governor doesn't have the guts to veto the legislative pay raise bill. I voted for him last election, but I will vote for Blanco before I vote for him again.

While other seasons may be winding down or already over during these hot summer months, one season is about to officially kick into gear in the scorching heat.

First, let me emphasize that this note is from a friend, not an opponent. I have worked for you, your vision and election to office for years, and have supported everything that you said you believed in.

Public servants, NO! Public con-artists, YES! Make that self-serving, conniving con-artists!

With this week’s virtual passage of a pay raise for state legislators, many members of the public are lashing out against lawmakers who supported the hike.

A representative from Secretary of State Jay Dardenne’s office said Thursday that since Monday, when the bill was approved, around 10 calls have come into the office requesting packets to begin recall drives.

A killer tornado in Iowa slammed into a Boy Scout leadership training camp last week, bringing out the best in a group of teenage boys who put their rescue and first aid training skills to work in the twister’s aftermath.

After two weeks of hemming and hawing, it seems like the will of the people was yet again tossed aside, as the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate voted to amend a Senate bill calling for a large pay raise for legislators.

The talk of Louisiana lately has been our state Legislature’s move to adopt a bill that would double the salary of a legislator. And by the looks of things, it may very well become a reality.

With all of the new construction in terms of residential and commercial buildings as well as those of new schools, one project that has been five years in the making saw the first dirt turned Thursday morning.

Rock ‘n roll giant Bo Didley was a ‘stand-up-when-they-say-sit-down’  kind of a guy.

With his demise last week at age 79, America lost a music rebel with a cause.

One of the most heinous acts to ever be committed in Ascension Parish finally came back to the doorstep of closure Friday, as admitted killer Shon Miller Sr. changed his plea in the 1999 shooting deaths of his wife, child, mother in law and a teen in Gonzales.