Government
State politics big this year
Politics is getting heavy in Louisiana as we approach coming elections for governor, U.S. senator and several U.S. representatives. […]
politics
Allen Lottinger
Politics getting heavy in new year
Unfortunately, the new year of 2014 will become more political as prospective candidates get into action seeking positions in the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives. […]
Columns
Politics finally catch up with Seafood Board
Last week saw Ewell Smith resign as executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board after 13 years of service. […]
Editorial
Jindal slick with his oil politics
Since its difficulties with Huey Long, Big Oil has sought to develop warm relations with Louisiana governors and vice versa, if they knew what was good for them. […]
Editorial
How they got their starts in politics
On a quiet week-day morning at the home office a few months ago came a knock at the door and, with it, my first personal contact with the great non-campaign of 2011. […]
Government
Is President playing politics with oil?
President Barack Obama’s order to take some 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve came at a very good time for his administration. […]
Columns
Ethics, politics by the numbers
In side-by-side newspaper stories last week: […]
Lifestyles
Breakfast fraternity dishes out pranks, politics over coffee
Six days a week, you can find them drinking coffee together on a long table in the middle of Teddy’s Diner having a spirited conversation. […]
Allen Lottinger
Politics is an entertainment medium, too
Our political system was supposed to give people the ability to run their country by electing their officials. But it does more than that. […]