Hurricane Laura wrecked southwest Louisiana a year ago, leaving marks of devastation that remain evident today in blue-tarped roofs, damaged homes and boarded-up businesses that still dot the region.
“Terror in Kabul.” That’s what a certain news channel branded its coverage of the two powerful suicide bombs that exploded in the sea of U.S. soldiers and Afghani civilians surrounding the Kabul airport.
The other day I drove to Bossier City to cover the groundbreaking ceremony for the new home of the Louisiana Tech Research Institute, which is basically the home of a bunch of defense- and cyber-re
My God, it’s been 45 years, but it seems like yesterday. For me it was a time to look forward to. My military enlistment had four weeks left and I would soon venture out into the civilian world with a young wife and expectations of a bright future.
You don’t get a $17 million federal Department of Transportation grant just because the money’s there and you think you deserve it. Nor do you get a $17 million federal grant because you’ve successfully maneuvered the process and your application is perfect.
