Black males in Louisiana and across America face daunting odds even before they are born.
Will Sutton
There's so much presidential campaign news these days as we inch closer to electing our next president in November — after millions of votes are tallied.
At college campuses across America, new, returning and transfer students are already headlong into another academic year of concentrated learning mixed with new and renewed friendships.
Election Day is barely 50 days away, and early voting in Louisiana starts Oct. 18. At least 2 million Louisianans are expected to cast their ballots either by voting absentee, voting early or voting on Nov. 5. More than 2.1 million voted in the 2020 presidential contest.
Ronnie Moore was a young man when he participated in planning and pulling off demonstrations and protests to demand jobs, civil rights and freedom in Louisiana. He ended up in a rural jail. Columnist Will Sutton and some college students took a Donaldsonville jail tour with Moore recently.
I really thought Gov. Jeff Landry's national anthem athletic stance had moved from a national bonfire to the remnants of what's left after a small campfire — a few embers from twigs and flickering coals smoldering as the guv realized that this is a no-win situation.
Agnes Moore Cain was watching the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night when Oprah Winfrey spoke. She was excited to see the internationally famous actor, director, producer, talk show host and media mogul.
For the first time since it was announced that WDSU meteorologist Damon Singleton is retiring Friday, Singleton has talked publicly and made a public appearance.
When he was a graduating senior at St. Augustine High School in 1980, the school yearbook included a photograph of Damon "Sing" Singleton, his name, his nickname and his desired profession: meteorologist.