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July 26th, 2021

First Bossier dedicates facilities, celebrates God’s victories

BASELA names Sheridan as new director

Israeli archaeologists find 3,100-year-old inscription linked to book of Judges

Diverse plan gone wrong (Cartoon: Fletch)

God wants joy for you (Cartoon: McKeever)

July 23rd, 2021

Louisianans urged to wear masks amid another COVID wave

LA pulmonologist appeals to adults to get vaccinations

As pastor, judge, McCallum serves God, Louisiana

Louisiana Notables

Seeds planted, harvest reaped in Coushatta

Plagiarism scandal embroils SBC President Ed Litton

Lawmakers defect, Fairness in Women’s Sports fails

LBC seeks resolutions, nominees for committees, boards

July 22nd, 2021

The heart-cry of the embattled pastor

American, Southwest post quarterly profits, boosted by travel surge, federal aid

More than two thirds of India may have Covid antibodies, new survey shows

Court says mandating ‘preferred’ trans pronouns is free speech violation

D.C. mayor painted ‘Black Lives Matter’ on the streets, erased ‘Cuba Libre’

Demi & Tim Tebow set out to use platforms to combat human trafficking

U.S. weekly jobless claims hit two-month high

Promise Keepers scores big comeback in Dallas

Kennedy releases statement on infrastructure package, spending

Louisiana dad shot, killed by teen boy sneaking into house to visit underage girl

July 20th, 2021

Hubble Space telescope is back in business – releases stunning new images

Ben & Jerry’s slammed by Israeli PM, Netanyahu after announcing boycott of ‘Occupied Palestinian Territory’

Twitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over ‘misleading’ COVID info

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos makes history with all-civilian suborbital flight

Sixth Texas Dem tests positive for COVID after fleeing state to block GOP voting bill

Tokyo 2020 chief Muto doesn’t rule out 11th-hour cancellation of Olympic Games

July 19th, 2021

Israeli archaeologists find 3,100-year-old alphabetic inscription

Real estate values surge 25 percent since onset of pandemic

LA County sheriff will not enforce new mask mandate

Shots fired outside D.C. ballpark, Padres, Nationals evacuate famly, friends from stands

‘Defund the police’ advocate, ‘Marxist Squad’ member, spent $70,000 on private security

ICE sends busloads of illegal immigrants to Shreveport, more possible

July 16th, 2021

Louisiana conservatives win: Veto override session is set

Archaeologists find section of first temple-period city wall in Jerusalem

NASA Perseverance rover investigates ‘garden pavers’ in Mars lakebed

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rise 0.6 percent in June

Disney moving thousands of jobs from California to Florida: ‘Business-friendly climate’

Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts of Germany

July 15th, 2021

Judge: US Air Force mostly to blame for murders at FBC Sutherland Springs

House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of 2022 race

Massive flight delays, cancellations prompt finger-pointing

Amazon to hire over 100,000 US veterans and military spouses by 2024

Cuban American protesters shut down expressway in Miami, blame Biden for lack of support

Federal appeals court strikes down law barring gun sales to people under 21

July 13th, 2021

Dumpster diving homeless man discovers bloody horrors at Louisiana abortion facilities

Revolutionary idea (Cartoon: Fletch)

Target on his back (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Stellar app idea (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Inflation climbs higher than expected in June as price index rises 5.4 percent

‘God Bless Abortions’: Christ of the Ozarks statue vandalized by activists

Israeli archaeologists uncover rare ‘Jerubbaal’ inscription from time of biblical judges

Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter to build expansion featuring Tower of Babel

Billy Graham home in NC mountains for sale

July 12th, 2021

Former Governor Edwin Edwards has died at 93

July 9th, 2021

Letlow visits Louisiana College, says higher ed success equals state’s success

Mindset change (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Making friends (Cartoon: Fletch)

Prayer for wisdom (Cartoon: McKeever)

Study: Highly potent cannabis may cause memory issues for marijuana smokers, vapers

Job openings stayed at record high of 9.2 million in May

Ohio passes bill allowing religious hospitals, doctors to refuse procedures that violate convictions

‘We’re coming for your children’: San Francisco gay men’s choir sings in viral video

Japan declares state of emergency, Olympics still on but without fans in Tokyo

Louisiana teen Zaila Avant-garde correctly spells ‘Murraya’ to win Scripps National Spelling Bee

Seven large-scale solar projects, worth nearly $1 billion, possible for rural Louisiana

July 8th, 2021

LC lunch to highlight new ministry for college students, young adults

Video: Kennedy condemns critical race theory in Fox interview

July 7th, 2021

Groups battling human trafficking celebrate shut down of porn site, XTube, warn Pornhub is next

U.S. service sector activity cools in June; employment measure contracts

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home, official says

Bloody July Fourth weekend leaves 150 fatally shot in more than 400 shootings nationwide

WAPO Fact Checker: ‘Three Pinocchios’ to White House for claiming GOP defunded police

LC convergence media students earn regional, national recognition

MBTS president condemns sermon plagiarism

Chick-fil-A continues reign as America’s favorite restaurant

WASHINGTON TIMES: Southern Baptist leader Ed Litton faces more questions on plagiarism allegations

July 6th, 2021

Louisiana College named one of most affordable programs for teachers

Supermarkets are stockpiling inventory as food costs rise

Israel uses first-ever AI drone swarm in battle to hunt down and blitz Hamas terrorists

Teachers union declares war on parents who oppose Critical Race Theory

Hobby Lobby’s ‘One Nation Under God’ ad draws support, criticism

Former La. Gov. Edwin Edwards places himself in hospice care

Make it about the lost

Checkout line talk (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Small talk (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Internet restraint (Cartoon: McKeever)

July 3rd, 2021

Gov. Edwards issues list of vetoed bills with explanations

July 2nd, 2021

‘God is so good’ says Mississippi State star senior Tanner Allen after historic College World Series win

Wisconsin birth certificates now have ‘gender-neutral’ options

Survey: Only 10 percent of unemployed workers seeking jobs

Private payrolls rise 692,000 in June, topping expectations

Mississippi River diversion, $2 billion project, aims to restore delta

NASA to study Louisiana’s shrinking deltas, home of 40 percent of U.S. wetlands

Six factors explain Louisiana’s delta losses

Supreme Court declines to hear Christian florist’s appeal about exercising her faith at work

Supreme Court rules against California’s attempts to get conservatives’ donor lists

July 1st, 2021

Supreme Court rejects DNC discrimination claims, upholds Arizona voter fraud prevention measures

FEDERALIST: SBC elites may be woke, but Southern Baptists are not

June 30th, 2021

GREEAR: Litton had permission to use ‘Bible whispers’ against homosexuality sermon

LITTON: Greear’s sermon ‘resonated’ with him, 8-member sermon prep team

Louisiana Senate president indicates veto override session likely

Let’s celebrate America and God’s blessings

U.S. housing prices jump the most in more than three decades

Unemployment rolls shrinking faster in states cutting benefits

Airport restaurants, TSA offer $1,000 bonuses in hiring scramble

New Hampshire enacts late-term abortion ban

Middle schoolers get flyer, says they can get abortions without asking parents

China orders citizens to ‘hunt down’ all books with religion

California bans state travel to Florida, four more over anti-LGBTQ laws

Survey: Most New Orleans residents think city isn’t safe, crime worsening

June 29th, 2021

Checkpoint (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Raid temptation (Cartoon: McKeever)

June 28th, 2021

Newsweek: ‘Pastor Ed Litton removes over 140 video sermons after being accused of plagiarism’

SCOTUS rejects NAMB’s lawsuit against former BCMD executive director

TSA reports highest traveler numbers since March 2020

One in five young adults is neither working nor studying

Court rules Facebook can be liable for sex trafficking

US Olympian, Black Lives Matter activist turns away from US flag on podium

Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over bathrooms for transgender students

Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves

Louisiana tax swap plans win final passage to reach ballot

Former Louisiana governor’s gravesite found in Rapides Parish

University of Louisiana system adopts policy for student athletes to be compensated for likeness

Former federal prison inmate to speak at First Baptist Pineville

June 24th, 2021

US economy up 6.4% in Q1 with stronger future gains expected

Lumber prices plummet, but housing bubble still a concern

How Do I Start a Multiplying Church?

June 23rd, 2021

Pat Boone, 87, tells of God’s grace in ‘The Mulligan,’ Christian feature due 2022

SCOTUS unanimous against NCAA with players in compensation lawsuit

Indiana AG releases parents bill of rights to counter critical race theory

Florida law requires students to learn evils of ‘communism, totalitarian ideologies’

Kindergarten will be mandatory in Louisiana

John Bel Edwards vetoes Fairness in Women’s Sports Act

June 22nd, 2021

REPORT: Google funding linked to Chinese lab suspected of COVID-19 leak

June 21st, 2021

Supreme Court sides with Christian adoption agency, against LGBT foes

June 18th, 2021

On second ballot, messengers elect Litton SBC president

Louisiana Notables

Messengers adopt 10 resolutions

Messengers present 32 motions for consideration

Send Conference draws 10,000 for Gospel training, Crossover enlists 92 volunteers for Gospel work

June 17th, 2021

2021 regular legislative session dominated by ‘vice’ bills

Biden budget refers to ‘moms’ as ‘birthing people’

Louisiana ministry touches needy in Israel

Congresswoman Letlow says faith is critical during challenging times

PHOTO GALLERY: Louisiana Baptists at the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting

June 16th, 2021

Worship adjustments (Cartoon: Fletch)

Juggling act (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)