Columns
Move over Saudi Arabia
Throughout my 40 years representing the business community—first with the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and then with LABI—I have been a student of energy issues and energy economics. […]
Government
Government
Constitutional amendments explained
Constitutional amendments explained
Yes vote —
Would disallow the governor or legislature from redirecting money from the Medicaid trust fund for the elderly to help balance the state budget.
No vote —
Leave the possibility that money could be taken from the fund to balance the state budget instead of being spent on healthcare for the elderly.
Government
Councilman Dennis Nuss will resign
St. Charles Parish Councilman Dennis Nuss will step down from his council seat on Dec. 4 to pursue a career opportunity in the Houston area.
Government
$22 million for West Bank levee included in proposed budget
Parish President V.J. St. Pierre has released his proposed budget for 2013, which includes $22.6 million set aside for the construction of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee.
Government
Dump truck garbage litters parish roadways, damages cars
Along the westbound portion of Highway 90 near the parish line between St. Charles and Jefferson, prisoners from the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center pick up roadside trash. […]
Columns
Spending is a bipartisan obsession
If you engage with government long enough, as I have, it is hard not to become cynical. Then again, cynics often see an unfiltered version of the truth. At this moment, politics weigh heavily upon voters who care. […]
Columns
Doing the Jindal shuffle
Allegedly due to revenue shortfalls, Gov. Bobby Jindal has issued hiring freezes, pay freezes and the elimination of per diems for those in the Executive Branch of government. […]
Government
Parish voters must adjust to new district
Many voters in St. Charles Parish this year will have to adjust themselves to voting in a new Congressional district. […]
Editorial
Louisiana, Alabama compete for BP dollars
Here near the peak of both football and election seasons, it seems strange for a Louisiana senator to side with one from Alabama in a dispute in which Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration is agreeing with President Barack Obama’s. […]