Editorial

Where do you stand on the leaf-raking issue?

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If you don’t like my opinions this week, you can take a flying leap…into a pile of festive autumn leaves.

Library attendance shifts to online services

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Statistics show attendance is shifting from in-house to online resources due to technological advances in how information from local libraries is consumed.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Enjoy a staycation

The U.S. Travel Association encourages people to plan their vacations days so that they don’t end up losing them.

Military code should be applied fairly and equally to all

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There is something wrong with this picture. It has been astounding to witness the very different treatment of U.S. Marine Corp Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller and Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is here and there is pink everywhere you look.

The rise and fall of the shopping mall

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My buddies Ayres and Klinger and I walked its crowded corridors for hours on Friday nights, hoping to meet girls.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I live in Lake Arthur. In August, I heard the monthly rate for garbage pickup would be increased. I had no problem with the increase, but I also heard that tree branches would no longer be picked up. This concerned me as I often have tree branches that fall during wind storms and heavy rain. I also have no way of hauling tree branches to Welsh. With that in mind, I decided to attend the City Council meeting on Sept. 1.

A little parish with a big heart

The south is a place that prides itself on hospitality but the generosity found in Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) is something all on its own.

Not long ago residents of Jeff Davis Parish found themselves in need due to the unfortunate circumstances of back-to-back hurricanes. Some are still rebuilding and have yet to go back to life as normal.

Jeff Davis residents were given a chance to repay the areas affected by Hurricane Ida for everything they did for SWLA last year.

State ranks second in heartworn diagnoses

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A recent study recently revealed that A our state ranks second-to-last when it comes to taking the simple and preventative measures necessary to keep our fourlegged friends safe from heartworms.

Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease and is caused by foot-long worms that live in the heart, lungs and associated blood vessels of affected pets, causing severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs in the body.