Columns
Does anyone care about debts and deficits?
“Fiscal Cliff, Part One” is over. President Obama wins the round. He wanted to raise the income tax rates on the top two percent of taxpayers and he got his way. […]
Louisiana
Columns
It’s a financing scheme, not a plan
Gov. Bobby Jindal believes that Louisiana needs to privatize the antiquated Charity Hospital System. To that extent we agree.
Columns
State revenues down by $336 million
The state Revenue Estimating Conference just concluded its meeting. State General Fund revenue estimates have been reduced by $129 million for the current fiscal year and by $207 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013. […]
Columns
There is a blue civil war coming
Walter Russell Meade made a very interesting observation on his blog in The American Interest magazine. […]
Government
We can’t fall off ‘fiscal cliff’
The “fiscal cliff,” so to speak, is fast approaching and if it is not addressed by Congress and the President, the state of the nation could take a steep slide.
Business
What manufacturing means to state
Oct. 5 has been designated “Manufacturing Day” in the U.S. It is appropriate to reflect upon the role manufacturing plays in our economy nationally and here in Louisiana.
Government
It’s time to practice democracy in the U.S.
It looks like Louisiana citizens can sit back and relax this election season without even going out to vote. At least that is the way it seems with how the electoral vote is shaping up. […]
Government
It’s just not the same, T-P
Monday morning was a different kind of day for many of the people in southeast Louisiana who regularly receive the Times-Picayune in their driveways. […]
Fishing / Hunting
Lafitte loaded with redfish
Most area fishermen consider saltwater fishing at end of April because that is usually the time of year when large sow speckled trout move from offshore waters into bays and shell reefs to spawn. […]