A matchbook diary unearthed at a local thrift shop chronicles a yearslong affair between a semi-professional Elvis impersonator and his lover

“That’s nasty,” I said. “Have you ever seen an 8-year-old boy’s hands?” “I have 10 grandchildren,” she said. “They’re filthy, aren’t they?” She stared back at me blankly.

Three years ago, Mark Rodie, a minister who heads a group called Men of Courage, found his group growing and looking for a purpose. They learned about the Cumberland section of old Bossier, the highest crime, highest poverty and the city’s lowest educational achievement area.