Erasing a bad legacy Last February, Louisiana’s Department of Natural Resources issued a report to the Legislature which focused on several issues, but mainly on the timely remediation of contamination of the state’s o...
An open letter to the People of Louisiana My Dear Friends,
Of late, there has been a great deal of discussion in reference to the budget of the state. Accordingly, a number of different viewpoints have been expressed. I write to you today ...
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A censored race war? When two white newspaper reporters for the Virginian-Pilot were driving through Norfolk, and were set upon and beaten by a mob of young blacks -- beaten so badly that they had to take a week off fr...
Hubris If you want the definition of hubris, look it up in the dictionary. If you want an example, read on. This was sent to me by a discerning citizen and it struck me as one of the major differences bet...
Budget Wars Baton Rouge and Washington are starting to resemble each other when it comes to fiscal issues. In Washington, no budget has passed Congress and been signed into law in over three years. The Constit...
The Things My Parents Did Right We hear a lot about what parents do wrong. Parenting is an incredible responsibility. To touch another human's life in such a way that it alters who they become, is mind boggling.
Adults have blame...
The thrill is gone for Obama May 10, 2012…In 2008, the Obama campaign represented “Hope and Change” and inspired millions of voters to pull the lever for the unknown man from Illinois. At his campaign rallies, it was commonpla...
Break-away school district advances to House floor with amendments We are excited that Senate Bills 299 and 563 have passed through the Senate and now all House committees. The final step prior to a statewide vote will be a vote on the House floor which will requi...
The Moral Infrastructure The "Occupy" movement, which the Obama administration and much of the media have embraced, has implications that reach far beyond the passing sensation it has created.
The unwillingness of authorit...
Six months until election day Six months from now, Americans will determine who will serve for the next four years as commander in chief of our armed forces and the chief executive of the mammoth executive branch of the federal...
So this terrorist walks into a bar! I was in the New Orleans airport this week waiting as a family member made her way through airport security with two small babies. Boy, were these guys with the Transportation Security Agency on ...
A Cynical Process Labor unions, like the United Nations, are all too often judged by what they are envisioned as being -- not by what they actually are or what they actually do.
Many people, who do not look beyond t...