by Editorial Staff | Jun 20, 2023 | Livingston
Voters have short memories! But it wasn’t that long ago that the Livingston Parish School System sought to pass a perpetual sale tax which would have increased their total sales tax revenue by 225% when compared to 2011. Despite questionable activities on the part of...
by Michael Lunsford | Mar 22, 2023 | Livingston
Sometimes we stumble into that realm of all things everyone should be hearing about but aren’t. Last week, we put out a quick article about the Livingston Parish School system’s new 1¢ sales tax. The amount of effort they’re throwing at this tax is...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 15, 2023 | Livingston
We have all heard the common phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words.” But do we know from where the phrase originates? Many would attribute it to Confucius. While others would more generally claim it is Japanese or Chinese in origin. The truth be told… it an...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 14, 2022 | Libraries, Livingston
Some weeks ago, the Livingston Parish Council and President issued statements demanding that the library do something about erotica in their children’s section. Then the library board met and voted… to do nothing. Instead of fixing the problem, they used...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 19, 2022 | Libraries, Livingston
Some interesting information has come to light since our last update on the inappropriate and sexually explicit books in the Livingston Parish Library children’s and young adults (grades 6-12) section. As most of you who are following this situation are aware,...
by Michael Lunsford | Sep 9, 2022 | Libraries, Livingston
There’s a false narrative out there that if you don’t want your kids to see erotica in the library children’s section, just don’t check out the books! Our team has engaged in that debate quite a bit, and the other side never seems to really get...