Columns
How legislators address problems
State Senator Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb broke the law limiting campaign contributions from Political Action Committees (“PAC”). […]
Editorial
Editorial
Bernhard making rounds for governor
Jim Bernhard, who engineered the sale The Shaw Group for $3 billion, recently has told several people involved in Democratic politics that he intends to run for governor in 2015. […]
Editorial
Race for attorney general has many facets
Former Congressman Jeff Landry announced Monday that he wants to be Louisiana’s top lawyer and will be challenging incumbent Attorney General Buddy Caldwell in 2015. […]
Columns
Higher education suffers as funds diverted
Some of the leges are upset about the growing costs of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (“TOPS”). Apparently, the leges don’t understand the cause of the increasing costs. […]
Editorial
Celebrate Valentine’s Day every day
“A baby is born with a need to be loved – and never outgrows it.” (Frank A. Clark) […]
Editorial
Another Super PAC tiptoes into Senate race
Why should U.S. Sen. David Vitter have all the fun? He shouldn’t, according to the architects of the new Blue Pelican Super PAC that is being built up to support the re-election of senior Sen. Mary Landrieu. […]
Columns
Jindal budget ‘shell game’
Still scratching my head over where Bobby Jindal found the extra $50 million in state funds to give to higher education in his proposed FY15 budget, but I may have found the source. […]
Editorial
Abortion poll sets stage for legislative debates
After surviving attempts by lawmakers to defund it last year, Planned Parenthood is circulating the results of a November poll that suggest voters’ attitudes about reproductive health and pregnancy in Louisiana do not fit neatly along a pro-life to pro-choice continuum. […]
Editorial
I didn’t get to say goodbye
This morning I woke up dead. I know it because I just read my name in the death notices. […]