Columnist John Settle is puzzled, and he is asking a simple question: Are Councilmen Nickelson and Boucher leaking the audit report? "Loose Lips Sink Ships" This phrase was coined in Word War II by the U.S. Office of War Information. This was a...

North Louisiana is getting serious about enforcing existing gun laws, and that proved to be bad news for a Bastrop resident. U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Bastrop resident, Troydarius Jamal Jackson, 29, on September 4, 2019, to...

If you're thinking of not telling the truth when you buy a gun, you should reconsider that decision. Jerry A. Morgan, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell for making a false statement on a federal firearms transacti...

There seems to be a perception of an increase in crime, but columnist John Settle says this view is not supported by facts. Ok, I get it. Perception is often reality. In a few short years the internet has become the "know all, tell all" expert o...

Reader's response to John Settle's article about political signs in Caddo Parish was tremendous. So the columnist is making a rare response to issues addressed by local citizens below: Several readers have emailed me asking about political signs...