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What if poets had been in a hurry to go eat? Or make a tee time? Or pick up a sick…

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Happy Regional Finals Weekend! Designated Writers will share some of its favorite March Madness Memories this week in hopes they will…

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(DESIGNATED NOTE: Ron Higgins is an award-winning (what?!) sportswriter with previous stops in Shreveport and Memphis, where he covered the SEC...Read More

You’ll find on the main page of DesignatedWriters.com a story about LSU and Ouachita High favorite Don Redden and his tragic…

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By JJ MARSHALL, JR./Designated Contributor Do you have kids? Are you looking for ways to spend time with your family that...Read More

The Pro Day is the latest rage for college players who are looking to make it to the NFL. Some do…

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There was a time in which I thought that a little college was better than no college. There was also a…

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DESIGNATED RECOLLECTION/By Teddy Allen Before you read the game story and column (wish it had been better), let me remind you...Read More

More about this on the weekend in The Times and The News-Star, but I saw “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” Sunday in…

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DESIGNATED NOTE: Today’s Designated Contributor is Nico van Thyn, our former boss, lifetime friend, recently retired scribe, Woodlawn and Louisiana Tech…

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