Columns
Tax structure should enhance economy
This comment by a long-time, respected, state fiscal expert indicates that our state officials are looking at the state’s financial problems from the wrong angle: […]
Opinions & Responses
Columns
What is the plan for Louisiana?
In his column, Associated Press business writer, Alan Sayre, provides us with a very interesting analysis of the state’s economy. […]
Columns
Where is the benefit for Louisiana citizens?
The leges can’t seem to get the hang of who it is that they represent. […]
Columns
The state has too much money
When the state of Louisiana has so much money that it doesn’t even know about $163 million of it, it has too much money.
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Columns
State has priority, not revenue, problem
Recently, I was asked by a prominent member of the higher education community in Louisiana what my solution was to the projected revenue shortfall for higher education. Given the person’s background and knowledge, I was highly-complimented that I was asked. […]
Columns
We were deceived again
Several months ago, I suggested using the $500 Million slush fund controlled by the ethically-challenged, head of economic development Stephen Moret to fill the projected shortfall in the state’s current Operating Budget rather than cutting higher education and healthcare. […]
Football
Warner’s Story
The NFL has a commercial that states that there are 1,700 stories about how players made it to the NFL and every one of them is different. […]
Football
Missed it by that much …
It’s a line from the old television show ‘Get Smart,’ but the Don Adams remark about missing it by inches applies to the 2008 New Orleans Saints season and just how close quarterback Drew Brees came to breaking Dan Marino’s single season passing mark. […]
Football
Making HISTORY
Normally when I have talked about the New Orleans Saints being part of NFL history it has been because of something on the negative side for our guys in the black and gold. […]