Columns
There are no cuts in Washington
Baton Rouge and Washington are starting to resemble each other when it comes to fiscal issues. In Washington, no budget has passed Congress and been signed into law in over three years. […]
Editorial
Columns
Election only 6 months away
Six months from now, Americans will determine who will serve for the next four years as commander in chief of our armed forces and the chief executive of the mammoth executive branch of the federal government. […]
Editorial
Time came for LSU president to go
Fired LSU President John Lombardi will be missed, though it’s not clear by whom. […]
Columns
Beware the ides of May
In a few short weeks, the Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) will meet to update the revenue estimates available to balance the budget now being considered by the Legislature. […]
Columns
Retirement legislation advances
The legislative session began with hordes of teachers descending upon the State Capitol to oppose Governor Jindal’s aggressive education reform package. […]
Allen Lottinger
Huey to have an enlightened rebirth
Back in the good old days of the mid-thirties, we residents of southeast Louisiana were treated to a new benefit: the ability to drive across the Mississippi River in our Model A’s on the Huey Long Bridge. […]
Columns
We aren’t as dumb as they think
In explaining why all elected officials, including Bobby Jindal, were exempt from the proposed 3% increase in employee contribution to the state retirement system we find:
Columns
A most unwanted present
National, state, and local business groups from around the country opposed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka “ObamaCare”) when it was being debated in Congress last year.
Editorial
What is our disposition before God?
A good friend recently asked me to watch a Dr. Oz show she had DVR’d, where the guest was a psychic medium. […]