Smiley feels he does a good job of staying plugged in with communities by hosting events, visiting schools and answering calls on one of the local Spanish-language radio stations every month.

Smiley, 71, started with the district as a teacher in 1974, working her way up to principal and then deputy superintendent. ... “I think Dr. Smiley would do a good job,” Hixon said.

Dear Smiley: I think LSU should make an offer as their next men's basketball coach to (Baylor women's coach) Kim Mulkey. A Louisianian who is an intense no-nonsense proven winner.

A smiley face isn’t always just a smiley face. Behind the yellow, wide-eyed emoji’s grin lurks an intergenerational minefield. The ubiquitous emoji means happy, good job or any number of other ...

Smiley feels he does a good job of staying plugged in with communities by hosting events, visiting schools and answering calls on one of the local Spanish-language radio stations every month.

Dear Smiley: Mention of "tough love" in child rearing reminded me of my own experiences. Before becoming a parent in 1983, I got a young golden retriever as a companion. I bought the Richard ...

Jenny made her last visit to Baton Rouge’s Westmoreland Piccadilly on Friday, before it closed Sunday after 55 years: “As I waited in line, a gentleman, Mr. George, told the staff that his son ...

Steve Davison offers a story from the old days at WBRZ: “TV stations used to sign on in the early morning and sign off at midnight. “One of my jobs at WBRZ in the early days was to sign on ...

Toward the end of Jane Smiley’s new novel, “Lucky,” its narrator takes a moment to flip through her mother’s record collection. It’s got a lot of ’60s folk-rock, including, she notes ...

While it’s clear that Smiley was there to defend himself, there were several moments during the sit-down conversation that might have raised alarm for some people. PREVIOUS POST NEXT PAGE 1 of 10 ...

Smiley has been pumping out a steady stream of music since a 2018 Drake co-sign pushed the Toronto rapper into public view. Last year, he joined Drizzy's label, OVO Sound, and celebrated with the ...