Columns

Will Ozempic chew up the food industry?

“Are ya haaawngry?”
In the 1990s, that question by the late Harold Rowland became a running gag after church every Sunday, as he inquired where I, my wife and my parents would be eating.

Was there ever a sentinel oak?

I have become intrigued by the story of an oak tree that stood at the mouth of the Calcasieu River centuries ago.

Zigler made a fortune from ‘worthless’ wells

George B. Zigler went to Jennings in 1901 thinking he had only months to live. Instead of dying, he built an enduring legacy as an astute businessman and beloved philanthropist.

Where are the plans from the candidates?

The Louisiana gubernatorial election is less than two weeks away with six major candidates for governor showering television stations across the state with TV ads. One candidate is a Democrat and the other five are all Republicans.

School choice exploding in conservative states

In January, Iowa became the first state to pass a universal school-choice bill in 2023. Last week North Carolina became the tenth state to approve universal school-choice, despite their Democratic Governor Roy Cooper veto threat.

‘Bidenomics’ is a hard sell to Americans

Every presidential campaign requires a slogan – a pithy message in six words or less to convey a candidate’s vision, principles and qualifications to serve as leader of the free world.

The newspaper that never was

National Newspaper Week (October 1-7) compels me to acknowledge my journalistic catastrophe of fifth grade.

The hospital and the cucumber truck

A scary accident in October 1945 is at least partially responsible for the establishment of Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Lafayette.