Daily Star (Hammond, LA)

The Daily & Sunday Star is a newspaper that serves the community of Hammond, Louisiana. It is published by the Daily Star Publishing Company, which is based at 725 South Morrison Boulevard, ZIP 70403-5401. As of 2015, the newspaper is led by publisher Bailey Dabney, executive editor Lil Mirando, sports editor J.D. Summerlin, and advertising director Michelle Gallo. William Calcutt is in charge of circulation. This publication is affiliated with the Associated Press, the Louisiana Press Association, and the Hammond Chamber of Commerce. The Daily & Sunday Star covers news and events in Tangipahoa Parish, as well as in Livingston and Saint Helena Parishes, which are the primary areas for its home delivery service.

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Holy Cow! History: Who were Coxey's army?

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | J. Mark Powell

The American lexicon was once filled with dozens, hundreds of charmingly quaint phrases that have now gone the way of the dodo. A particular favorite was, “There was enough food to feed Coxey’s army.”While your grandparents and great-grandparents would have understood it, saying it these days would be met with a puzzled expression followed by, “Who was Coxey?” “Why did he have an army?” and, the most practical of all, “Why was it hungry?”All good questions deserve an answer.
Louisiana Freedom Caucus takes the low road at high speed, gaslighting all the way

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | Greg LaRose

A clash of contrasting political viewpoints was to be expected when hundreds of “No Kings” protests were scheduled across the country Saturday to coincide with President Donald Trump’s birthday bash and the 250th anniversary celebration for the U.S. Army in our nation’s capital. That all the events unfolded with relatively few violent incidents is remarkable, especially in light of poor messaging choices from groups such as the Louisiana Freedom Caucus.
What I saw at my city's 'No Kings' rally

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | Thomas L. Knapp

It’s always dangerous to accept “participation” statistics about public events, so I’ll take equal grains of salt with the White House’s estimate of 250,000 attendees at Donald Trump’s June 14 birthday parade in Washington, D.C., and the American Civil Liberties Union’s estimate of more than 5 million participants in more than 2,100 “No Kings” rallies around the U.S. on the same day. I attended the “No Kings” event in Gainesville, Florida, with a friend.
Rootin'-tootin' Tangi Rodeo rides in

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | Chloe Williams

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Rootin'-tootin' Tangi Rodeo rides in

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | Chloe Williams

Tangipahoa Pro Rodeo and Music Festival’s 15th iteration took place at Florida Parishes Arena over the weekend, by Rockin’s Rodeo Productions. Competitors from all over Louisiana and out of state showed up to give it their all among the cattle, horses and dirt in Friday’s and Saturday’s events. Divisions included barrel racing, steer wrestling, bull riding, team roping and tie down roping. Vendors sold concessions and apparel throughout the weekend.
Occupied LA: Don't riot - boycott and shun

2 weeks ago | hammondstar.com | Thomas L. Knapp

U.S. President Donald Trump, Axios reports, “is edging closer than ever to invoking the Insurrection Act, driven by a vision of executive power free from the guardrails, governors and generals who stifled him in 2020.”“The people causing the problems are professional agitators,” he says. “They’re insurrectionists.”He’s not wrong. He’s a professional agitator, he’s an “insurrectionist,” and he’s causing the problems.
Holy Cow! History: A tardy student turned genius

2 weeks ago | hammondstar.com | J. Mark Powell

Always be on time, we are taught. Promptness is, after all, a virtue. But one time, being late paid off spectacularly for one tardy student. And we are all the better today for it. Here’s how it happened. George Dantzig was a math whiz. We’re talking scary smart with numbers. Growing up as a kid in the 1920s, long before personal calculators were ever dreamed up, he figured out difficult problems the old-fashioned way with pencil, paper and brainpower. Dantzig was born into a family of Jewish academics.
Young Tickfaw entrepreneur places 2nd in nation

2 weeks ago | hammondstar.com | Chloe Williams

Tangipahoa Parish Government honored Tickfaw native Libney Hernandez for winning second place nationally at the 17th annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy competition. The competition allows young business developers from across the country to compete for support and scholarships by presenting their businesses. Parish President Robby Miller introduced Hernandez during the Tangipahoa Parish Council meeting Monday.
Art every day keeps the doctor away: Arts Center director speaks to Kiwanis

2 weeks ago | hammondstar.com | Chloe Williams

If anyone has ever wanted to figure out how to add more art into their life, Hammond Regional Arts Center’s Director Melissa Griffin told just that to Hammond Kiwanis Club members. At Tuesday’s meeting, Griffin discussed the going-ons of the HRAC and the benefits of adding a daily dose of art into one’s life.
In Louisiana, it’s still safe to call out ethical misdeeds - for now

2 weeks ago | hammondstar.com | Greg LaRose

As Gov. Jeff Landry’s assault on state ethics laws continues to unfold, there remains a small glimmer of hope for those who wish to see Louisiana politics to depart from its history of corruption and cronyism. It comes from the demise of House Bill 160, by Rep. Kellee Hennessy Dickerson, R-Denham Springs, which would have removed confidentiality protections from anyone filing an ethics complaint.