Cheap Politicians Now that the National Football League has apparently learned that it can be costly to hire cheap officials, perhaps the rest of us should learn the same lesson when it comes to government officials...
What manufacturing means to Louisiana October 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.
Our national economy is...
Obama Versus Obama Many voters will be comparing Mitt Romney with Barack Obama between now and election day. But what might be even more revealing would be comparing Obama with Obama. There is a big contrast between ...
Take your mitts off, Governor Romney September 27, 2012…There are just a few short weeks until the presidential election and most polls show a tight race nationally. While the mainstream news media is declaring President Obama signifi...
Can Republicans Talk? The first time I saw Chris Christie on television, shortly after he became governor of New Jersey, my immediate reaction was, “My Gosh! A Talking Republican!” It was almost like seeing a talking gi...
The Name Has Meaning Over 20 years ago a package of significant fiscal legislation passed the Legislature, and the voters strongly approved amendments to our state constitution.
The Legislature designed these reforms t...
The Battle for the Senate
With less than two months to go before the November 6 election, the focus of the media is on the presidential race. Power in Washington is perceived to reside in the White House and understandably ...
The President's Column: Red Bayou irrigation Funding from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is helping farmers move earth to move water for parched lands.
Behind the Red River levee near Gillam, workers have begun laying pipes...
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An Economic 'Plan'? Former president Bill Clinton told the Democratic National Convention that Barack Obama has a plan to rescue the economy, and only the fact that the Republicans stood in his way has stopped him fro...
The New LABI.ORG and the Voting Record LABI used the launch of its new web site this week to release the organization’s voting record for the 2012 session. Anyone can go to the web site (www.labi.org) and see the scores for each member ...
The President's Column: Farm Bill Rally With the expiration of the current farm bill quickly approaching, and in the midst of the worst drought in a generation, Farm Bureau members, along with farmers and ranchers from across the nation,...
"Issues" or America? There are some very serious issues at stake in this year's election -- so many that some people may not be able to see the forest for the trees. Individual issues are the trees, but the forest is t...
