Events & Announcements
Not-to-miss deals at this year’s Sportsmen’s Show
You’ve never seen an outdoor show like this. […]
Articles by Special to the Herald-Guide
Editorial
‘Louisiana Way’ is hard to leave behind
The Louisiana Way is back, if it ever left. The term was famously used by federal prosecutors in the 2000 riverboat racketeering trial of former Gov. Edwin Edwards to describe the corrupt system of bribery, inside dealing and influence peddling by which state politics had operated for decades. […]
Editorial
Landrieu fix not enough for rival
Even in this bitterly divided Congress, bipartisan cooperation within a delegation is to be expected on issues vital to a state. So it was when Congressman Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, and Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, succeeded in attaching amendments to separate bills to direct 80 percent of the Gulf oil spill fines to the coastal states. […]
Editorial
State’s GOP nomination far from democratic
Regardless of the results from Florida, the three main Republican presidential contenders say they are in it for the long haul. […]
Editorial
Governor throws deep on education
Unveiling his plan for revamping K-12 education last week, Gov. Jindal outlined dozens of proposals that go further and deeper than many thought he would or that any previous governor’s reform plans have, spanning tenure, school choice, merit pay, salaries, seniority, pre-K and the hiring and firing powers of superintendents versus school boards. […]
Book Review
Book review: “Best Friends Forever”
Reviewed by Randi Beltz […]
Columns
New Year thoughts from the bayou state
Did you make a New Year’s resolution yet? I always do. Hope and foreboding are at the top of my list and have been these past few years. […]
Columns
Jindal, Roemer still factor in big race
This was not the way the Republican presidential primaries were supposed to start, neither for Gov. Bobby Jindal nor candidate Buddy Roemer. […]
Book Review
Book Review: “Storm Front”
Reviewed by Mohammed Mohammed […]