Allen Lottinger
Coastal restoration efforts move toward construction
At last, there’s some good news about coastal restoration efforts in Louisiana. We’re not just studying, planning, re-planning and re-studying it. […]
Editorial
Columns
New gas boom fills government coffers
A year ago, the good folks up in Northwest Louisiana were excited a year ago about the economic potential of having the Air Force’s Cyber Command project perhaps locating its headquarters at Barksdale Air Force Base. […]
Allen Lottinger
Bus system could cure some of our problems
St. Charles Parish apparently is finally going to get a public transportation system that will allow residents to reach destinations without fueling their gas tanks. […]
Editorial
What’s Pushing Your Buttons?
What motivates you? That’s the question I’d like to ask in this inaugural column on motivation. […]
Allen Lottinger
Oil spills from drilling no problem to Louisiana
While politicos volley back and forth on the good and the bad of offshore drilling in the United States, Louisiana had its worst oil spill in many a decade. […]
Allen Lottinger
Is there an alternative to living on earth?
This writer became a Mars freak years ago when the big question in the universe was whether or not there was life on the closest planet to earth. […]
Editorial
Millage rates in parish may go down this year
MILLAGE RATES. St. Charles Parish administration is gearing up to offer its proposal on property tax millage rates at the Aug. 18 council meeting. […]
Columns
Some bad business taxes are leaving soon
A number of years back, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) set out to eliminate certain business taxes imposed in Louisiana but not collected by other states. […]
Columns
A new day for workforce development
The Louisiana Department of Labor (LDOL) no longer exists. It has been replaced by the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC). […]