Allen Lottinger
Pumping sand to build up coast should be our first line of defense
Obviously, south Louisiana needs some protection from the encroaching Gulf of Mexico, especially during hurricane season. […]
Editorial
Editorial
Woman seeks wisdom in face of hurricane
“I’ve been struggling with anger about all of this!” a woman told me recently regarding the hurricanes and all that has curtailed in our area (Terrebonne Parish). “Do you have any words of wisdom” she asked. […]
Editorial
St. Charles Parish puts up flood fight
Orange flood control tubes have lined Bayou Des Allemands since before Hurricane Gustav made landfall, but that’s not all public works crews have been doing to curb storm surge flooding. […]
Columns
The Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Frankenstein
The Bush administration has put the mammoth quasi-private lending agencies—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—into conservatorship and punted the problem to the next administration. […]
Allen Lottinger
You could almost call us Hurricane Alley
Galveston got it again. The Texas island was hit by the deadliest storm in history in 1900. More that 6,000 people were killed, many of them dying after being trapped for days under rubble. […]
Columns
State governments are drowning in red ink
Compared to many states, Louisiana is rolling in the dough at the moment. While uncommonly high oil and gas prices are swelling the coffers of the Bayou State, other states are up against the wall trying to balance their budgets. […]
Allen Lottinger
Just what changes does Obama want?
Without trying to upstage Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama just before he delivers his acceptance speech, we wonder just what kind of changes he will pursue? […]
Columns
How will we pay for politicions programs, proposals?
As the presidential and congressional campaigns take on more momentum heading toward the nominating conventions and Labor Day, sugar-coated promises are filling the airwaves. […]
Editorial
Parish changes strategy on West Bank levee
Hurricane protection is vital to the future of St. Charles Parish, and officials are continuing work to expedite the construction of a West Bank levee. […]