Columns
Legislative mandates increase cost of insurance
Sometimes it is true indeed that the more things change, the more they remain the same. That may be the case with our new Legislature and the issue of health insurance mandates. […]
Columns
Allen Lottinger
Catholics are upset but Pope is making headway
The Catholic Church has made the headlines this week, first with the closing and merging of many churches in the Archdiocese of New Orleans and now with the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI in Washington. […]
Columns
A workforce development system that can work
When Governor Jindal addressed the Louisiana Legislature on March 31, he made it very clear that workforce development will be the primary focus of his administration during this session. […]
Allen Lottinger
Riverfront can serve public as well as commerce
It is unfortunate that with the many pleasures the people of New Orleans have enjoyed these many years, living along the river was not one of them. […]
Columns
Property tax reforms are in danger
After much anticipation, Governor Jindal’s Tax Commission was sworn into office on March 18, 2008. […]
Allen Lottinger
Remember when?
Newspapers are published mainly for reading news. But pictures can sometimes deliver a message that the printed word cannot. […]
Allen Lottinger
Should old Charity be saved?
A controversy is going on now about the future of Charity Hospital in New Orleans which was put out of commission by Hurricane Katrina. […]
Columns
Spending cap in state gets a lot of attention
The rhetoric is flying over Louisiana’s constitutionally imposed expenditure limit on the growth of the state budget, a feature commonly called the “spending cap.” […]
Allen Lottinger
Corps should accept west bank levee compromise
While other areas are in the process of trying to get upgrades in their hurricane protection levees, the west bank of St. Charles still does not even have such a structure. […]