Columns
Think twice before anointing politician a ‘reformer’
It has become common to equate a new face in government with positive change. That is particularly true when that person has little or no track record in government. […]
Louisiana
Columns
Transportation allies refuse to take backseat to budget
Heading into the fall of 2014, before oil prices dropped, the Common Core education standards reignited a controversial debate and the proverbial wheels completely fell off of the state budget, transportation advocates were driving with momentum. […]
Columns
Legislative fight over union dues resurrected
The reshuffling of embers and the chair on the House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee has given yet another life to the debate over union dues. […]
Government
Louisiana needs that offshore royalty
Louisiana has been having a major problem along its coast, which has been disappearing at more than the size of a football field every hour. […]
Columns
Governor’s field still waiting on Landrieu
Some say he will. Others downright call it unfathomable. Most simply have no idea what he’ll do. […]
Columns
Removing uncertainty from the state budget
A story in a Baton Rouge newspaper reports various proposed efforts to balance the state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. […]
Columns
Public undecided on budget solutions
“There’s no consensus.”
That’s the opinion of opinion-finder Bernie Pinsonat of Southern Media and Opinion Research. His firm polled 600 likely voters last month on the budget situation and participants are as mixed on finding a solution as our elected officials. […]
Government
Our coast needs a lot of attention
Louisiana’s erosion along the coast needs more attention before it is too late. It’s time to speed up the process so our water wonderland doesn’t leave the land behind completely. […]
Columns
By 2020, half of state legislature may be gone
Term limits were approved by Louisiana voters in 1995 by a vote of 76 percent, but they didn’t go into effect until roughly eight years ago. […]