Each of us need a core set of basic needs to be met for survival. Food, water, and shelter come to mind immediately. After those needs are met, people need to feel safe and secure in their daily lives. If we don't the consequences can be devastating. I bring this up to emphasize the importance of being able to keep yourself and...

Well another year has almost come and gone. Today is Thanksgiving! We just finished "killing" the traditional Thanksgiving dinner with family. After my second plate I settled a recliner right next to the television, where I fell asleep watching football! My wife woke me at about 5pm ready to head back home. We packed up the truck and headed back to Baton...

From Here in the U.S. 01/10/08 As terrorist groups go, it has quite a résumé: Perfected the use of suicide bombers; Invented the suicide belt; Pioneered the use of women in suicide attacks; Murdered some 4,000 people in the past two years alone; and Assassinated two world leaders—the only terrorist organization to do so. No, it’s not al Qaeda or Hezbollah or...

Do you remember the "good ole' days" when it was common place to leave your doors unlocked and windows wide open all day and night? Well, I'm actually not old enough to say I ever experienced those days. But in speaking with my father and grandfather's those days did exist believe it or not! My grandfather often tells me stories of the...

Today we said good-bye to a true law enforcement hero and community leader. Harry Lee lost a long battle with Leukemia Monday and was put to rest today in Jefferson Parish. I have never met Sheriff Lee personally, nevertheless I felt like I knew him. From 1979 until Monday Harry Lee served as Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He has been an...

Well it's August 17th and it's back to school time again. This is an extremely stressful time for both parent's and their children. For many parents across the country this is the year that their child begins high school or college. For those of us with daughters this can be a bittersweet time. On one hand we are so proud of our...