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The news you need
I can hardly watch the television news or read the newspapers anymore. And if it weren’t for Facebook, so many stories would never even surface. But you have to be careful with that, too, because the facts aren’t always facts and the people who run Fakebook cannot be trusted. So where’s the news you need? … Continue reading
Where did the doves, hunters go?
Will the great desire to get outdoors during the pandemic and hopes for bigger populations of doves increase the number of dove hunters in 2020? Will groups even be able to enjoy the “social” aspect of opening day group hunts? Nobody knows the answer to that, but we do know this: Louisiana’s dove season opens … Continue reading
No football? Uh oh…
It’s a testy time, for sure. And here’s something else to worry about. The next week to 10 days, we should find out when, or if, there will be any sort of football season this year. I’ve gotta tell you, we better start making some contingency plans just in case there is not. And it … Continue reading
Thank you
Every prayer should start with a “Thank You” to God for our blessings. Even on a challenging day or one where it seems that nothing is going right, God’s blessings are still there, large and small. The the hope of Eternal Life can overcome any of today’s challenges. “So do not fear, for I am … Continue reading
Duck talk already?
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) recommended a two-zone, two-split East-West boundary option for the 2021-25 waterfowl hunting seasons to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) during its August meeting Thursday (Aug. 6) in Baton Rouge. It’s a change from three zones — which included a COASTAL ZONE the past several years. … Continue reading
Greatest purchase of all time
Here’s the receipt. Here’s your “tip”: Do it! If it is your sincere desire to receive Jesus into your heart as your personal Lord and Savior, then talk to God from your heart. Here’s a Suggested Prayer, then seek out a Christian friend or minister to discuss where to go from here. “Lord Jesus, I … Continue reading
Stewart was rolling on the river!
West Monroe’s Tyler Stewart had a big week last weekend, finishing in fifth place out of a 200 angler field the FLW’s Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Super Tournament on the Mississippi River out of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Stewart caught 50 pounds, seven ounces over the four days to bring home a $22,000 paycheck. The Mississippi River … Continue reading
Struben, Carter Shine in TBF
In case you haven’t noticed the last couple of years, high school bass fishing has become a big deal. It just got a whole lot bigger for two local anglers. Gage Struben & Hagen Carter representing West Ouachita High just won the Central Division Championship in the TBF Jr World Championship tournament. That qualified the … Continue reading
Here it is
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 3:12-14
The Road to Bussey Brake
Rays of quiet emotions broke through with the daylight as I made the drive up Bonner Ferry Road, across the Bayou Bartholomew Bridge past fields of sunflowers and soybeans into the overlapping oak and pine canopy tunnel. The road to Bussey Brake. To the left was the levee; to the right, the twisting bayou. Folks … Continue reading
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