13.2.14

GOP, Obama, Landrieu move her closer to checkmate

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Her political life continues, but the sharks definitely are circling and continue to close in on Sen. Mary Landrieu as her reelection polli...
12.2.14

Edwards parrots bogus study, adds own analytical error

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The political story here isn’t that an interest group put out flawed data, nor that it used that in a bogus argument, but that a Louisiana g...
11.2.14

Centenary's education commitment questioned by hike

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It’s not that Centenary College asks students and their families to pay a lot more, or perhaps even at all, to make an ideological point, bu...
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10.2.14

For outsiders to it, St. George opposition driven by greed

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It’s easy to understand why opponents inside and outside of the proposed city of St. George and of a school district built around it lik...
9.2.14

Bargain LA tuition means hike it more to help education

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As debate launches about the appropriate funding mix for Louisiana higher education and discussion occurs about reforming free taxpayer-fun...
6.2.14

Jindal must lead on LA campaign spending reform

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If there’s going to be change to Louisiana’s laws regarding the use of campaign funds, it won’t come this year, and it won’t come from legis...
5.2.14

TOPS reform must address both standards and cost

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Another calendar year, another attempt to reform Louisiana’s Taylor Opportunity Program for Students comes to the Legislature. It’s actuall...
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4.2.14

Obama keeps negating Landrieu campaign narrative

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You know, maybe all of those counterfactual assertions that Rep. Bill Cassidy is a stark, raving, closeted liberal are true. That’s the on...
3.2.14

Fix sales tax collection system now, abolish breaks later

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A growing dispute over sales taxation never may have happened had the Legislature addressed the matter more decisively and rationally – not ...
1.2.14

Win may push Landrieu onto gubernatorial fool's errand

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The past pair of elections for New Orleans mayor set up intrigue , because in both instances then-Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu ran and a victor...