Allen Lottinger
State roads, bridges are suffering
Louisiana civil engineers do not rate their state travel infrastructure highly according to a report they recently gave it: State roads got a “D” and bridges a “D-plus.” […]
Articles by Allen Lottinger
Allen Lottinger
Southeast Louisiana has great music
Welcome to reality in case you were tuned in to Jazz Fest this past week, which kept Southeast Louisiana tapping its feet to the best musical sounds in the country – if not the world. […]
Allen Lottinger
Historic message of monuments is not good
The time has come for our monumental statues to be removed from so much public attention. […]
Allen Lottinger
Master plan gets approval
If you took a trip to Grand Isle this past Easter weekend, you were probably amazed and disappointed at the size of the beach there along some parts of the island. […]
Allen Lottinger
Gov. Edwards says he won’t seek cuts in coastal restoration
Gov. John Bell Edwards gave us a note of confidence last Thursday when he announced he won’t propose cuts in funding coastal restoration projects in Louisiana at the legislative special session. […]
Allen Lottinger
Super Bowl was spectacular, indeed
It was quite a weekend that featured the Super Bowl. What started off as a take-off by the Atlanta Falcons for a multiple touchdown lead in the early quarters, ended up as an overtime playoff with the New England Patriots ending the contest by moving a couple yards into their opponents’ end zone for the winning touchdown. […]
Business
State’s oil recession is about over
Cheer up, Louisiana. The oil recession is about to be over. […]
Allen Lottinger
Now, it’s getting to be Mr. Trump’s time
Get ready, Louisiana and all of the United States of America. Our country will be entering a new phase of its history. […]
Allen Lottinger
Bad news about our shrinking coast
For 10 years now, Louisiana citizens have had to envision the destruction of their valuable coastal lands from consumption by the Gulf of Mexico. That has been one of the outlooks as the coastal waters rise to engulf our seashore more and more. […]