For more than six years, a small group of lawyers have promised a handful of parishes a big payday by suing Louisiana’s oil and natural gas companies. Some took the bait, even though energy companies have operated lawfully here for decades, employ tens of thousands of Louisianians and contri…

Last month Louisiana State University experienced a scare as the school reacted to a possible armed intruder. Thankfully, the alarm had been raised because of a plain clothed off-duty police officer.

I will conclude my “Mission to Meridian” in my next column. Now, hopefully for your enjoyment and enhancement here’s a true story from my Cajun past as told to me by my Mother.