New superintendent D.C. Machen's first action after being sworn in Thursday night was to appoint Scott Smith as his assistant superintendent.

"My first official duty is to name who will be stepping into the office I occupied," said Machen. "Throughout

(Smith's) career, he has demonstrated he knows what is necessary to push the school system forward."

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Fibrebond employees are victims

Area manufacturers are still taking a pounding in employee cutbacks and closures, causing many to fall victim to a rising national statistic caused by economic woes — unemployment.

Recently experiencing workforce reductions — Fibrebond.

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Veterans put importance of America’s 233 birthday in perspective

This Fourth of July, America is a nation experiencing an unpopular war, economic difficulties and divisive politics etc.

We have been tasked with uncertain thoughts about the direction our country is headed, and our own personal futures.

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Louisiana’s “Click it or Ticket” slogan is no longer just for drivers and front seat passengers.

With the legislative session now over, a number of bills are in the process of being implemented, such as the state’s new seat belt law, which Gov. Bobby Jindal recently signed in to play.

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