Columns
The high price of freedom
Our world has changed a great deal since September 11th. If nothing more, we now know the painful price of freedom and the depths of hatred towards the very things we as Americans take for granted. […]
Opinions & Responses
Opinions & Responses
We felt like dancing in the rain
Watching the rain pour down in St. Charles Parish Monday was one of the greatest sights we have had in quite a while. […]
Allen Lottinger
Louisiana is really not a poor state
Louisiana is often referred to as a “poor state” but that’s not really true. […]
Columns
Local tradition gets bigger
It’s a local tradition that gets bigger and better year after year. For the sixteen years, St. Charles Parish has sponsored a pre-4th of July celebration at the west bank bridge park in Luling. […]
Allen Lottinger
Politics or not, Gore film should be seen by all
Going to see the Al Gore Film “An Inconvenient Truth” can bring two reactions from viewers. […]
Columns
Dark days for law and order
Every fifty-two hours, on an average, a law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in America while protecting their communities. Last week, the officer paying this supreme sacrifice was very close to our homes. […]
Opinions & Responses
Where will all the criminals go?
It’s good news that the big city next door is getting an army of troops in to quell the increasing elements of crime that invaded as many former residents returned and new people arrived in the aftermath of Katrina. […]
Allen Lottinger
New York publishers aghast at destruction here
As members of Louisiana Press Association, we took a helicopter and bus tour of devastated areas of New Orleans soon after Hurricane Katrina. […]
Columns
Another one bites the dust
At the moment, only four days remain in the legislative session. Time enough to do harm, time enough to do good-and perhaps time enough to add a bit more to the record level of state spending. […]