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Editorials

Good start to football season

Let’s face it, Lincoln Parish is football country. Don’t get us wrong, the Leader loves our other fall sports like soccer, volleyball and cross country running. And basketball season is

Fight break-ins: Lock vehicles

We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again: It seems the easiest lessons are the hardest to learn. Such as lock your car and remove valuables — even if

Election time: Participate

On your mark, get set, vote. Come Saturday, the long-awaited primary election will finally be here. And if local early voting numbers are any indication, polling places will be busy.

Don’t let flu bug bite

It’s that time of the year again. Cooler temperatures are not only announcing that we are slowly slipping into the fall season. Those cooler temperatures are also announcing flu season

More than a wig

About one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer at some point over the course of her life. In 2019, an estimated 268,600 new cases

Support fight against all cancer

Each October, everyone from professional athletes to school children and everything from food packages to cleaning supplies begin to take on a pinkish hue. That’s because October is National Breast

Take part in LPSB tax process

Even as early voting for the fall primary election continues, this week presents yet another opportunity for Lincoln Parish citizens to make their voices heard in the political process. On

Early voting: Easy way to participate

In the past, any Louisianan who wanted to vote before election day had to attest they were going to be out of town, hospitalized or otherwise were required to meet

State seafood industry hurting

IN OUR OPINION

The news for the Louisiana — and the Gulf Coast as a whole —seafood industry is not good.

Around 1 billion pounds of seafood, on average, is landed in Louisiana each year for commercial sale, with an estimated dockside value of $300 million. Louisiana seafood fuels the state economy and helps feed a global population.

But the industry has taken a big hit in2019. FreshwaterfromMidwestern floods earlier this year has killed oysters along the coasts of three states and cost Mississippi half of its blue crabs.

Out with the old bridge

It’s been a long time coming, but finally the old Tarbutton Road Interstate 20 overpass is coming down. Crews are set to being demolishing the bridge at 8 p.m. Monday.