Editorial
Session enters final stretch
There are only a few weeks remaining until legislators will adjourn their regular session on June 2. For bills that have not passed their house of origin, time is a factor. […]
Louisiana
Editorial
Congressman may have kissed his career goodbye
With pressure continuing to build for him to resign, Congressman Vance McAllister announced plans recently to remain secluded during the Easter break, but the Swartz Republican has said he’ll be back on the Hill casting votes and attending committee meetings when the congressional recess ends April 28. […]
Government
Parties need to be more bipartisan
The Obama administration has punted again in extending indefinitely how much time the feds have to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. […]
Columns
Moret backtracks on state’s ‘booming economy’
In a fit of unusual candor, the ethically-challenged head of economic development, Stephen Moret, admitted that Louisiana was NOT experiencing an economic boom. […]
Columns
How legislators address problems
State Senator Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb broke the law limiting campaign contributions from Political Action Committees (“PAC”). […]
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. […]
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. […]
Columns
Conservatives in state House forming new coalition
The last legislative session drove the point home to many Republican legislators that the more their majority grows the less they are unified around core GOP values. […]
Columns
Higher education suffers as funds diverted
Some of the leges are upset about the growing costs of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (“TOPS”). Apparently, the leges don’t understand the cause of the increasing costs. […]