A Louisiana law requiring the 10 commandments to be posted in every school isn’t dead, yet, but it should be.On October 6th the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit agreed to rehear the case en banc, vacating…
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Snaps of the City
Between October 2 and October 8, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Birthdays October 9th – October 15th
October 9-Willie E. Young, Tonya Wilson, Gerald W. Smith, Jr., Requil McNeal, Rachelle Jefferson, Jesse Young, Marcell Higgins, La’Tethea Jackson, Evelyn Brice, Darrick Spol Sidle, Ruth E. Smith, Edith Gordon, Delois Peevy-Gibson, Betty M. Modique, Ceclia Smith, Oscar Menyweather, Lashay…
Grambling State Student Leadership Initiative inducts ninth cohort
Grambling, La. –October 5, 2025 – Grambling State University (GSU) President Martin Lemelle, Jr. has often said the institution he leads is building. The university is building on its infrastructure. It’s building on its course and degree offerings – and…
Death Notices for the week of October 6th
Tommy Hearns, 70, transitioned from this life on Sunday, October 5, 2025, in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 3 pm to 6 pm in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home. Funeral…
“He without sin, let him first cast a stone…”
By Lisa Wilmore Dear Hearts, God awakened me at 5:00 AM Tuesday morning with a burden on my heart. It is impossible to ignore the brokenness in our world, especially when Christian brothers and sisters fall short of God’s glory…
A cow and a new gate
By Rusty Potter I spent many of my teenage years helping my dad, Mr. Earnest Potter, raise cattle. The early mornings and long evenings taught me more about life than I ever realized at the time. One lesson, in particular,…