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James Bollich has lived every day, and more than a few nights, of the last 76 years with memories of Bataan.
The Philippine peninsula fell to Japanese forces five months after the United States entered World War II. Bollich was among 76,000 American and Filipino defenders who retreated to Bataan, a finger of land on the western edge of Manila Bay, in a last-ditch effort to hold the islands.

Voters statewide will be asked to decide yes or no on six proposed amendments to the Louisiana Constitution on Nov. 6.
These amendments address a number of serious issues. In particular, Amendment No. 2 would require unanimous verdicts in all felony cases.
Unlike so many incidental proposals for changes to the Constitution over the years, Amendment No. 2 addresses an issue of historic proportions in that the current non-unanimous jury law is rooted in the 19th century cultural settings and sets the state apart from the rest of the nation.

The St. Martin School Board and former Superintendent Dr. Lottie Beebe have agreed to terms of a settlement connected with her abrupt dismissal last month.
Beebe, who had served as superintendent since July 2013, was working on a month-to-month basis following the board’s failure to renew her last contract, which expired on June 30 of this year.