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Quit holding back

September 10, 2026September 8, 2026 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter This past Labor Day weekend, several class reunions were held across our area. Old classmates gathered together, laughed, shared old memories, took pictures, and talked about the good old days. For many, it had been years since…

Rusty Potter

Is your all on the alter?

September 10, 2026September 7, 2026 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore Scripture: “I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service (Romans 12:1, KJV).      As a fourteen-year-old piano student,…

Lisa Wilmore

Made for more

September 3, 2026September 1, 2026 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter Have you ever felt there must be more to life than what you are currently experiencing? More purpose. More growth. More opportunity. I believe that feeling is often a reminder that we were made for more. Many…

Rusty Potter

You are God’s workmanship made from scratch

September 3, 2026September 1, 2026 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore Scripture to Ponder: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.” My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,      It is inspiring to know that God strategically made us, knows all about us, and…

Lisa Wilmore

You can’t chase two rabbits at the same time

August 27, 2026August 26, 2026 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter There is an old proverb that says, ” If you chase two rabbits, you will catch neither one”. Growing up in Louisiana, I find that proverb makes perfect sense to me because rabbit hunting was something I…

Rusty Potter

“Defeated with your own lips”

August 27, 2026August 26, 2026 Free PressBlogs

By Lisa Wilmore Dear Hearts,      I greet you in the only name that matters, Jesus the Christ, our Lord and Savior who is our everlasting, eternal, and endless Savior. Glory to God!      Interestingly, the authors of The Power…

Lisa Wilmore

Keep it moving, the heat is on!

August 20, 2026August 18, 2026 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter August has arrived in Northeast Louisiana, and we are feeling it! Temperatures are climbing into the 100s, and the heat index can make it feel even hotter. When you step outside, you don’t have to wonder whether…

Rusty Potter

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Birthdays
-- Celebrating Birthdays Today: Theidia Breaux, Melonie Secrease, Tillman Givens, Jr., Cassandra Johnson, John Coleman, III, Katrina Ruff, Bennie Glover, Crystal Colston, Gary Abrams, Lawrencia Sims, Marlow Moore, Johnny Pookie Collins, Joyce Ann Pimpton, Shelton Matthews, Sr., LaQuentin Williams, Jamie N. Louis. (9)
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--- This week in 1974 Mr. James Brown gave a 12-minute acceptance to the welcome at a local church program. See Clipping. (52)
--- This week in 1974 Lavern Jones made the news with a "Kissing your mother-in-law" acceptance speech. Clipping and Photo. (52)
On this day in 2009, Ahvery Thomas was crowned Miss Grambling State University. (17)
On this day in 2015, Joiya Smith was crowned Miss Grambling State University. (11)

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Our Democracy needs committed people now more than ever

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Our Rich Black Heritage: The Forgotten Negro Organizers of “The First Official Monroe Chapter of The NAACP”

By Garry Blanson As Black citizens in Monroe, Louisiana, eagerly await the…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: “The 1978 Landmark Federal Civil Rights Class Action Lawsuit Decision on the Ausberry Versus the City of Monroe Court Case

By Garry Blanson Concerning Voting Rights and Municipal Elections in Monroe, Louisiana"…

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