Will Sutton: Only Clarence Thomas had wisdom on redistricting
(Column by my colleague Will Sutton, July 6) The U.S. Supreme Court kept millions of Louisianans — and millions more across the nation — waiting for one of the most […]
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George Will: Supreme Court messes up redistricting case
(By George Will, originally in the Washington Post, July 2) Sixty years ago this summer, Congress enacted the nation-transforming Voting Rights Act. Soon, however, Congress and a deferential Supreme Court, by […]
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No, Don Henley: News isn’t always ‘dirty laundry’
(June 26 column by Quin) A number of recent examples show that despite what the cynics say, the expression “good news” isn’t an oxymoron. You’ve all probably heard the old saying […]
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Stephanie Grace: Sen. Cassidy gave us this RFK problem
(Column by Stephanie Grace, June 14) Give U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy credit for this: He usually doesn’t hide from questions. He invites them, in fact, and generally tries to make a […]
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Supreme Court should decide marshland lawsuit is all wet
(June 21) Louisiana parishes shouldn’t count on seeing money from lawsuits against oil companies any time soon. Indeed, they may never see the money — and they may not deserve it. […]
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LA congressional delegation should restore river study
(A version of this ran as an official Advocate/Times-Picayune editorial on June 15) Perhaps no state in the union faces as many and varied water-related issues as Louisiana does, and now its […]
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Groups promoting truly civil society deserve support
(June 19) Where, pray tell, is common ground? Almost everybody agrees that American politics, which always have been rambunctious, have devolved into such toxicity that civil conversations appear impossible. Every reasonable person […]
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Rep. Julia Letlow should welcome LSU presidency
(June 11) If U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow truly is in the running to be the new president or chancellor of LSU or the LSU system, as is rumored, then she really […]
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Ivermectin over the counter? Deadly dumb!
(June 4, 2025) The Louisiana state Senate today has one last chance to stop what is surely the single worst bill of this entire legislative session and, frankly, one of […]
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Senate must examine levee board leadership
(June 8) The Louisiana State Senate should not just rubber-stamp the appointment of Roy Carubba, the acting president of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, to serve a full term […]
