I had hoped the Supreme Court would hear this case, and on an expedited basis. That’s because the issues presented in the case lie at the very core of our Constitutional separation of powers.

Catahoula Parish and Communist China share a difficult problem: They both have a lot of fat people. Or at least they have people who really would not mind losing a little weight. In fact, China, with a population of about 1.4 billion, has 600 million who are overweight, of whom there are 200 million who are obese. Imagine that: China has almost twice as many people who are overweight as there are people living in the entire United States. Furthermore, according to the Wall Street Journal (“World’s Obesity Capital Is Hungry for Ozempic”, 02/20/2024), general officers in the Army of the People’s Republic of China are complaining that many recruits are now too big to fit inside a tank. The shame of it all.

I have been asked that question many times but have never addressed it in an article. The subtext of this question is usually something like this: “How do you represent people you think may actually have committed the crime?”

Police Jury Vice-President Micah Hughes took charge at the Police Jury’s meeting this past Monday, February 26, 2024. President Rodney Sones had to attend to a family health emergency, a circumstance with which I have experience and considerable sympathy.

I strongly support and commend Gov. Landry’s efforts to address the crisis of violent crime in Louisiana. However, I respectfully suggest that one proposal is ill-advised and does nothing to advance that goal. Senate Bill 8 seeks to “create the office of the state public defender within the office of the governor for the delivery of indigent defense services.” My interest stems from the fact that roughly half of my current law practice is comprised of work I do at the Caddo Public Defender Office. In that capacity, I have witnessed firsthand what is required to manage a public defender office in one of our state’s largest parishes. My concern is twofold.

If census estimates show that Catahoula Parish is continuing to lose population, as it seems likely to do, there is another alternative to increase the efficiency of our government: consolidation. Consolidated government combines the administration of both urban and rural areas of the county (or parish in our case) under one governing body.

learned that one of the supplements advertised on TV is made with grapefruit, which I cannot have. This is a time to be cautious.

I have recounted before the numerous ways—fearful of the Climate Change Religionists and the Green New Deal lunatics—that the Biden Administration has undermined and damaged the U.S. oil and gas industry, including in Louisiana.

There should be an Oscar for “Best Police Jury Meeting”. It’s still early but the meeting this Monday, February 12, 2024, would surely get the first nomination of the year. It was almost an hour and a half long (about average for the Town of Jonesville’s monthly gathering), and with a packed house. In fact, it might have been the best in what has been nearly a decade (well, seven and a half years) of my covering the Police Jury. The reasons for my high estimation of this past Monday’s assembly unfolded almost by accident.

Where did the time go? Why does it still hurt? Why does it remain fresh in my mind? These are Ws of grief that I ask myself daily since Millie has been gone. Seven years have come and gone, and I still find myself wanting to call her, finding clothes for her when shopping and wishing she were with me when I travel.