Columns
How legislators address problems
State Senator Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb broke the law limiting campaign contributions from Political Action Committees (“PAC”). […]
Government
Government
Southeast Louisiana has a great future
The future of southeast Louisiana seems exceedingly bright except for one possible problem – growing pains, according to an article in the New Orleans Advocate by Jaquetta White. […]
Columns
Angelle still feeling out statewide races
Friends of Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle say the Breaux Bridge Republican is continuing to consider a potential run for governor, with an eye to lieutenant governor as a possible back-up plan. He currently represents both Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes on the PSC. […]
Government
Flood insurance act reinstates grandfathering
Nearly a year after St. Charles Parish residents were informed that local flood insurance rates would rise tens of thousands of dollars due to the Biggert-Waters Act, a bill that will reverse much of the damage has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and is now awaiting a signature from President Barack Obama. […]
Government
Judge forces Parish Council to rezone land for barge operation
After more than a decade battling the St. Charles Parish Council in an attempt to rezone their property to heavy industrial, a local barge fleet operation has finally received a vote allowing the rezoning to go through. […]
Government
Coleman donates land for Killona Community Center
The St. Charles Parish Council and Parish President V.J. St. Pierre recently recognized Raymond Coleman, of Memphis, Tenn., for land donations for the greater good of the community of Killona. […]
Editorial
Bernhard making rounds for governor
Jim Bernhard, who engineered the sale The Shaw Group for $3 billion, recently has told several people involved in Democratic politics that he intends to run for governor in 2015. […]
Government
State politics big this year
Politics is getting heavy in Louisiana as we approach coming elections for governor, U.S. senator and several U.S. representatives. […]
Editorial
Race for attorney general has many facets
Former Congressman Jeff Landry announced Monday that he wants to be Louisiana’s top lawyer and will be challenging incumbent Attorney General Buddy Caldwell in 2015. […]