Columns
State construction is a vicious cycle
The taxpayers of Louisiana are constantly paying for new state buildings because maintenance of existing buildings is not a priority. […]
Editorial
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. […]
Columns
Driver’s license or passport needed?
Recent federal law requires that in order to use one’s driver’s license as an I.D. for boarding a flight on a commercial airline the license must include certain information in the magnetic strip. […]
Editorial
Huey Long Bridge Run great way to spend Father’s Day
If you’re into running and sightseeing, there’s no better way to spend Father’s Day Sunday than to go to Bridge City and enter the first Huey P. Long Bridge Run. […]
Columns
What’s at the end of the road?
The Senate Finance Committee approved increasing the state’s Operating Budget mostly using more one-time and highly-suspect revenues.
Columns
Looking back at the election from hell
Perhaps the lowest point in my career with LABI and my involvement with Louisiana politics was the infamous “Election from Hell” in 1991: Edwin Edwards versus David Duke. […]
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. […]
Columns
Obama administration – where ignorance is bliss
If FDR had the same advisors that Barack Obama has, he wouldn’t have known that Pearl Harbor had been bombed until media reports filtered back to the mainland. […]
Columns
Senator misses the mark
In the Sunday Advocate, Sen. Dan Claitor said this regarding House Bill 703: [T]he legislation [is] “a political poke in the eye and a waste of our time.” […]