LA gives money to Saudi golf, but not for safe bridges
(July 31) The state of Louisiana should not be spending $7 million to bring a LIV Golf tournament to New Orleans. And the state Legislature should not have declined to […]
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Another reason Louisiana in particular is well set for Medicaid reforms
(Aug. 3 print edition) Good news: Louisiana is better situated than almost every other state to implement new work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps. Still, at an individual level, […]
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Barataria diversion is shelved, but coastal restoration continues
(A version of this ran as an official Advocate/Times-Picayune editorial, July 27) As this newspaper long has supported the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, we lament the news that the painstakingly planned coastal-restoration […]
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Lutheran youth, 20,000 strong, do good in New Orleans
(July 24 print edition) When about 19,000 Lutheran high schoolers and some 1,000 adult mentors descend on New Orleans for five days, the economic impact alone is impressive: 38,000 room […]
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Conservative journalist belongs to no political ‘team’
(July 27) “If you’re a conservative columnist, why do you often criticize conservative Republican politicians?” Six months back into full-time writing for this newspaper, I frequently hear this question. Or close […]
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FINS with GUMBO, with a NEST: Saving young people
(July 20) Someone can be “tough on crime” and at the same time, without logical contradiction, also want to do preventive work addressing crime’s “root causes.” Social work and prosecutorial […]
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Why is Gov. Landry messing up the levee board?
(A version of this is running as the July 22 official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune) With the height of hurricane season fast approaching, Gov. Jeff Landry owes Louisianans a thorough […]
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This ‘murderer’ may be innocent, and deserves bail
(July 17) It is almost impossible to think of a punishment too severe for someone who — I hate to even write these words — raped and murdered a two-year-old. On the other […]
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Medicaid reforms are OK, and Cassidy saves Louisiana
(July 10, print edition) There is much to like and plenty to dislike about the misnamed “Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law on July 4, but the fearmongering about its provisions […]
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Why tennis’ Arthur Ashe gives a lesson for NORD
(July 13) So, what does Wimbledon tennis have to do with a New Orleans inspector general’s critical report about the New Orleans Recreation and Development Commission and its supporting foundation? […]
