Editorial
Audit turns spotlight on tax assessments
An investigation conducted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office not only poses questions about the state Tax Commission’s practices, but also its politics. […]
Articles by Special to the Herald-Guide
Editorial
Legislators let Jindal finish their work
Legislators left Baton Rouge last month feeling pretty full of themselves for having defied the governor by rewriting his budget to their liking. […]
Editorial
Senate President Doesn’t Want Veto Session
Members of the Legislature’s upper chamber usually do what their popular Senate president wants them to do. […]
Editorial
Early Senate contest waged in Washington
If you’re looking for signs of life locally out of next year’s battle for the U.S. Senate, then look further north. […]
Editorial
Does Jindal’s lame duck status float?
Though 30 months remain in Gov. Bobby Jindal’s second term, political observers are looking closely for signs that his power has crested or that his tight grip on state government has loosened. […]
Fishing / Hunting
Des Allemands man catches 214-pound tuna
Even though he’s still a young man, it’s a pretty safe bet Aaron Cortez will never get a bigger birthday present than the one he caught last week out of Venice. […]
Book Review
Book Review: “Monster”
Monster, written by Walter Dean Myers, takes place in present day Manhattan, New York. Monster is a suspenseful fiction book about a teenage boy convicted for a crime he did not commit. […]
Editorial
Will Jindal, Landrieu face off?
Two seasoned political pros, who have lost a bit of their luster, may make the same big grab for political limelight in Washington. […]
Editorial
Jindal won’t hear of tax to aid deaf
Given the steep decrease in telephone land lines and the explosion in cell phones, the legislative bill to adjust the tax to pay for telecommunications services for the deaf seemed fair and reasonable. […]