Lifestyles
Moneytalk with Al Suffrin
Dear Mr. Suffrin: I am a 17-year-old senior at Destrehan High School and I need to find a way to earn and start saving money for my senior trip. […]
Opinions & Responses
Columns
Health insurance is sky high because we mandate coverage
It is inevitable. Every year, well-meaning people show up at the state capitol pushing legislation that would force all private health insurance plans to cover certain physical or mental conditions. […]
Editorial
Want to take a bite out of crime? Spend time with your family …
An alarming statistic splashed across the Internet the other day—violent crime is on the rise in the U.S. for the second straight year. […]
Editorial
Surprise! You have the right to raise your children as YOU see fit
“Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts.” — Marian Wright Edelman […]
Editorial
Read why Paris Hilton is more important in the war in Iraq
The melodrama surrounding Paris Hilton shows how perverse news reporting has become. […]
Editorial
Planned Parenthood has some splainin’ to do when it comes to sexual predators
Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion operation, claims to be a trusted source of health information and medical care for young women. […]
Allen Lottinger
Who says there won’t be a governor’s race? In Louisiana? Surely, you jest!
One would think the presidential race is tomorrow and the governor’s race a year away with the amount of campaigning going on for each. […]
Columns
Let’s take our cities back from criminals – one block at a time
It was a Rosa Parks moment for Cathy Toliver. Returning home from church on Sunday, she found three young burglars in her Baton Rouge home stealing her possessions. […]
Opinions & Responses
A Louisiana vacation makes good CENTS
So you want to take a pleasant vacation this summer but not spend all of your money on gas? Think Louisiana. […]