Author: Will Phillips
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Demand for gas remains low, possibility of going lower in last quarter
Louisiana gas prices have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.84/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,436 stations. Gas prices in Louisiana are 1.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 43.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The cheapest station in Louisiana is…
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With Congress’ COVID-19 negotiations on hold, Trump issues executive orders to extend relief
President Donald Trump’s end run around Congress on coronavirus relief is raising questions about whether it would give Americans the economic lifeline he claims and appears certain to face legal challenges. After negotiations with lawmakers on the next package of pandemic economic assistance hit a wall, Trump used what he said were the inherent powers…
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Minden Medical Center opens doors to visitors starting today
Today Minden Medical Center announced that it will once again be accepting visitors for patients. This is only limited to certain departments, with most being limited to one visitor at a time after partaking in a COVID-19 screening at the front door. They will also not be allowing visitors in the COVID unit or with…
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State Senator Robert Mills Works to Protect Religious Liberties of Patients During a Declared Public Health Emergency
District 36 State Senator Robert Mills (R – Benton) has authored a bill that adds members of the clergy to the list of mental health support personnel allowed access to patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and adult residential care homes during a state declared public health emergency. The senator is also calling on Governor Edwards…
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Louisiana Gov. Edwards urges full federal funding for COVID-19 National Guard deployment
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is urging the federal government to pick up the full cost of deploying the National Guard in the state to help with COVID-19 relief through the end of the year. The federal government had been fully funding the Guard deployments during the pandemic and plans to…
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Last-ditch virus aid talks collapse; no new help for jobless
WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive collapsing Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money ended in disappointment on Friday, making it increasingly likely that Washington gridlock will mean more hardship for millions of people who are losing enhanced jobless benefits and further damage for an economy pummeled by the still-raging…
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The Mystery Revealed
Max Hutto is a Baptist Minister and a resident of Minden. More information can be found at www.upwardlook.org. “He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure that He planned in Him” Ephesians 1:9 HCSB God has made known the mystery of His will that was once hidden but…
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You Can’t Change the Beginning… But You Can the Ending
Submitted by Bill Crider, Chaplain at Minden Medical Center The older I become, the more I find myself thinking of that statement. C.S. Lewis, in one of his many books, wrote those words to describe his early life when he was a world-known atheist in his younger life. But he became one of the most…
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Hidden Potential
Submitted by Columnist Bernard Harris When we are younger our parents love to quote for us the golden rule from Matthew 7:12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.” This quote is not only positive and well recognized it is in most cases completely ignored. Everyone in our world is…
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Gov. Edwards Releases Statement on Court’s Decision to Uphold the Mask Mandate and Bar Restrictions
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards released the following statement in response to Judge Janice Clark’s ruling in the 19th Judicial District to uphold the mask mandate, bar restrictions and limits on gatherings to no more than 50 that he implemented on July 11 in response to the impact of COVID-19 statewide. “I am pleased that…