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WINDING DOWN
The clock is ticking. We are in the waning days of hunting season 2015, Louisiana style. As always, it has been a memorable year, filled with highlights and even a few lowlights. A refreshing Arctic cold front just blew through, dipping temperatures to near freezing. Bundle up, and get out in it for some »
KLECKLEY CONSIDERS RUN
Staring down his final year in one of Louisiana’s most influential political positions, House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, is pondering his next move. While he’s had one post in mind for a while, another one came into view recently when Treasurer John Kennedy confirmed to LaPolitics that he was mulling over a run »
THE LA. ROOTS OF ELVIS’ SUCCESS
The La. Roots Of Elvis’ Success For some reason, KnowLA, the online encyclopedia of all things Louisiana, was recently promoting a story by Agnes Scott College scholar Tracey E.W. Laird on Elvis Presley’s history with the Louisiana Hayride musical program, which was held live and broadcast on radio and television half a century »
HOLLYWOOD AND POLITICS
The Academy Awards are just around the corner. Normally, I don’t pay much attention to the shenanigans of movie stars and celebrities. My youngest son, Billy, is the family movie guru; he is in film school at UNO, and can tell you the name of every winner since they started passing out Oscars in »
THE CULINARY YEAR IN REVIEW
It’s hard to believe that 2014 has already come and gone. Chelsea and I have tried some amazing foods this year in the course of all our food adventures. I’m a very repetitious person in that once I’ve found a dish I like on a menu, I tend to just settle in and always »
OUR HATS ARE OFF
Wow, it is the year 2015, and all is not well. The greatest country in the world has been experiencing some turbulent times lately. Confrontations between officers of the law and criminals are nothing new, but the attitudes of those they serve to protect are changing. It’s a very basic dynamic, and common sense »
A MATTERING LIFE
Early on I wanted to matter. As a kid I saw adults living dud lives and swore Not Me. And then…look how I’ve lived so much of it… I gave such energy trying to cheat myself towards status and reaching it I found status to be all bun and no burger. »
ESCAPING THE BOOM
Many Lake Area Residents Looking To Move To More Spacious, Quieter Areas Ahead Of Expansion The vast majority of Lake Area residents are encouraged by the thought of the economic expansion the next few years will bring. Residents, from those looking to enter a lucrative career in industrial construction and maintenance to »
KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON OIL
A decline in the price of oil, in concert with other factors like sluggish individual income tax collections and the use of one-time money, has already prompted midyear budget cuts in Louisiana and pushed next year’s anticipated budget shortfall to $1.4 billion. As oil prices continue to plummet, state officials are preparing for yet »
