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Welcome back, Bussey Brake

Woo hoo! I got a big bucket check this week. The check had no monetary value, but was a valuable check off my “bucket” list. I got to spend a morning on Bussey Brake getting an on-the-water look at what “new” Bussey is like to provide a preview for lakedarbonnelife.com readers. Thanks to the Louisiana … Continue reading →

Made anew

There’s a lot of buzz in the area over the re-opening of the new Bussey Brake Reservoir. The old, worn out lake has been made anew by restocking and improvements that is giving it new life. You can be like Bussey, too. Isaiah 40:31

A win any way you look at it

Lisa Crow was disappointed when she saw that Farmerville didn’t win the national HomeTown Takeover contest this year, sponsored by the popular HGTV show “Hometown” and hosted by Ben & Erin Napier of Laurel, Ms. Lisa and her husband, John, found out about the contest this spring and quickly put together an entry for the … Continue reading →

Gonna get Googan?

When Kenny Kavanaugh first got in the sporting goods business at K&M Coffee, Corks and Camo on the shores of Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville almost two years ago, he quickly learned that everybody had a good idea about what he needed to stock in the store. Some were good ideas. Some weren’t so good. But … Continue reading →

Now

Bussey to reopen July 15

The much anticipated opening date of the Bussey Brake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Morehouse Parish has been determined. The newly renovated WMA will become available to the public on July 15 when the gates open at 6 a.m. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fisheries staff from Monroe have been working … Continue reading →

Have fun; but be safe!

This is important, folks. It’s great to have a good time, but if you see somebody who is dangerous or out of control, call it in. The life you save may be your own! Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division (LDWF/LED) agents will take part in Operation Dry Water from July 3 … Continue reading →

Fireworks and Watermelons

Yes, Lake D’Arbonne Country fans. There will be fireworks and watermelons. This year’s Fourth of July fireworks on the lake will go on, although a day early. And while the watermelons may not be fresh out of the patch, the festival will go on in downtown Farmerville without missing a year. Here’s the scoop. The … Continue reading →

Truth strengthens love

1 Corinthians 13:4-6 “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; love is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.”

Another fishing dimension?

“Imagine, if you will . . . You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension of sound, of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance. You’ve just crossed over into… “ Where? C’mon. You know the answer: The Twilight Zone.” Okay, … Continue reading →