7.4.22

Nonpartisan judicial elections disserve public

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Those members of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee who recently voted for HB 206 either don’t understand the bill’s implicatio...
6.4.22

Cassidy picks poor issue to debut populist self

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The Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy redemption tour now heads to the National Flood Insurance Program , but it’s an issue where he may not fin...
5.4.22

Bill aids case against election outsourcing

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A recent state court decision has reinforced the original intent of how Louisiana funds elections, but a clarifying law would do better. L...
4.4.22

Override effects to ripple well past Edwards

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While the historic veto override of last week certainly demonstrated the continued deterioration of Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards ’ power, ...
3.4.22

Perkins reelection hit by more bad publicity

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After steering clear of controversy for a year, the latest flareup involving Shreveport’s Democrat Mayor Adrian Perkins couldn’t have come ...
31.3.22

Odd LA political culture lets Edwards levitate

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Besides the more immediate concerns of electoral politics, a recent poll also shed some insight into the evolution of Louisiana’s political...
30.3.22

Historic veto override implements valid map

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Game, set, almost certainly soon to be match, and with some historical import thrown in. Today , the Louisiana Legislature overrode a Demo...
29.3.22

Poll shows Kennedy big winner, Cassidy big loser

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Recent polling results provide winners and losers not just for this fall’s Senate contest, but next year’s gubernatorial race as well and e...
28.3.22

Mugshot restriction bill needs strengthening

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It’s a good first step, but Louisiana needs to go further when it comes to dissemination of booking photographs of arrestees. Last week, H...
27.3.22

Data show LA must stop embrace of Rx ganja

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Maybe this dose of reality finally will stop Louisiana from its headlong dash to marijuana legalization under the guise of the herb’s medica...