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Ed Pratt: Musings while waiting on a friend

Ed Pratt: Musings while waiting on a friend

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

Amid all the rancor of politics, war in the Middle East and the daily hell in the streets, I recently experienced an interesting morning thinking about events, both large and small, that I wit…

Ed Pratt: A man can dream, can't he?

Ed Pratt: A man can dream, can't he?

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

OK, I’ll admit it. When my brain is left unattended for long periods, my thoughts tend to meander to interesting places. For the most part, that’s a good thing.

Ed Pratt: Back to the not-so-good old days

Ed Pratt: Back to the not-so-good old days

  • BY ED PRATT
  • Updated

Slow down for a minute and listen. With their words and actions, Gov. Jeff Landry and conservatives in the Legislature are fanning the winds of change.

Ed Pratt: Life is all about timing

Ed Pratt: Life is all about timing

  • BY ED PRATT Contributing columnist

It’s funny how timing works. You know, did this thing happen at this moment when you could have been somewhere else? You know, like the time you accidentally stumbled onto the last item of som…

Ed Pratt: Truly a walk to remember

Ed Pratt: Truly a walk to remember

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

Michael Florida Jr. rose from his wheelchair a few weeks ago and, with the help of a cane and a woman assisting, mustered every ounce of strength he could and struggled down the aisle at his s…

Ed Pratt: Growing old is better than the alternative

Ed Pratt: Growing old is better than the alternative

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

Sometimes, it’s the subtleties of life that invade your thoughts and give you the 411 that you have changed. You realize that your walk in life is different. More succinctly, you understand th…

Ed Pratt: Remembering Ms. Della

Ed Pratt: Remembering Ms. Della

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

A week ago, like always after visiting my mother-in-law’s house in Delhi and arriving home, I grabbed my phone to announce that I had safely made the nearly three-hour drive through Gilbert, C…

Ed Pratt: All the little things deserve a column, too.

Ed Pratt: All the little things deserve a column, too.

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

One of the great things about writing a personal column is that I can take one subject and make points for or against it. I can take my position and move on to the next column.

Ed Pratt: The emergency's over, but the sad memories linger

Ed Pratt: The emergency's over, but the sad memories linger

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

There are three black facemasks hanging off my turn signal switch. They are crisp and ready to cover my nose and mouth if I so choose. There is another one that I used last week when I visited…

Ed Pratt: A (very long) day in the life of a teacher

Ed Pratt: A (very long) day in the life of a teacher

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

I appreciate teachers, especially public school teachers, who are generally underappreciated and, yes, underpaid. Dealing with so many prying eyes of “anti this” and “anti that” activists does…

Ed Pratt: Finding peace in a mother's love

Ed Pratt: Finding peace in a mother's love

  • BY ED PRATT

The thick smoke bellowing from daily politics is getting more toxic. It’s not like you can leave a room or close a window. You read it, see it and look for it on TikTok. Sometimes it oozes int…

Ed Pratt: Memories of long-ago games dribble back

Ed Pratt: Memories of long-ago games dribble back

  • BY ED PRATT | Contributing columnist

First, let me apologize right now to the young men that were playing at the Expressway Park basketball court in Baton Rouge earlier this week. The old dude in the truck that turned the corner …