Editorial
Don’t balance federal budget on backs of Louisiana farmers
Louisiana has a strong agricultural history, and these farming traditions continue to play a major role in our economy. […]
Editorial
Columns
Road Home Web site hasn’t been updated in a week
There seems to be no way for citizens to monitor and hold Governor Blanco’s Road Home Program accountable. […]
Editorial
Louisiana has spoken: now for some ACTION
A public outreach campaign to get input on the state’s hurricane recovery effort generated a lot of response and a surprising degree of agreement, says an official who has been working on a rebuilding plan. […]
Editorial
Protecting our right to bear arms – senator weighs in
On March 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia overturned Washington D.C.’s long standing ban on firearms as a violation of the Constitutional rights of D.C. residents. […]
Editorial
States force HPV vaccine on school-age girls …
Americans continue to be indoctrinated with the false idea that the government has our best interests at heart and we should trust them to do what’s best for us. […]
Columns
Another day, another dead in The Big Uneasy
As I write this, New Orleans has recorded at least its 42nd murder in the first 77 days of the year. […]
Editorial
Here’s a republican you can count on to keep U.S. strong
By Nathan Tabor/Special to the Herald-Guide
One lesson that I’ve drawn from the 2008 Presidential campaign is that America needs a fresh face. As much as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may try to portray themselves as agents of change, they so monopolize the media spotlight that many of us have already grown weary of them and their rhetoric. […]
Editorial
Stop immigration COLD – arrest employers who hire illegal aliens
By JOHN COX/Special to the Herald-Guide
If you want to get rid of the drug problem, you don’t focus on arresting 10 million casual pot smokers. You go to the source, the drug cartels. […]
Editorial
No delays needed in coastal restoration
Last week after this newspaper extolled on the need to quick start coastal restoration projects if we are to save south Louisiana, we learned that groups planning the restoration have different views on how it is to be done. […]