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 […]
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No need for LA students to stop taking LEAP
(May 23) A state senator’s bill on Louisiana’s statewide student tests is well-intentioned but ill-advised. At best, it’s superfluous, and at worst, directly counterproductive. Senate Bill 246, by Mark Abraham, […]
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For most Americans, ‘No tax on tips’ is a great big gyp
(May 30) All the Republican members of Congress from Louisiana should explain why they are giving the economic equivalent of a middle finger to plumbers, nursing assistants, HVAC repairmen, graphic designers, […]
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Louisiana legislature messed up on big insurance bill
(May 28) State legislators failed to show enough spine to block or even improve a terribly misguided insurance-regulating bill, pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry, that will over-centralize overly arbitrary power […]
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A UNO campus gets named for Bob Livingston
(Print edition T-P, May 20) Bob Livingston is finally starting to get his due. On Monday, the longtime former congressman was told that the University of New Orleans will name […]
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Louisiana should not make homestead exemption even bigger
(May 15) The homestead exemption may be politically sacrosanct in Louisiana, but that is no good reason to make it even bigger. The state House Ways and Means Committee has advanced […]
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EDITORIAL: Re-do of Amendment Two is good to do
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, May 18, 2025) In one way at least, the Louisiana Legislature seems poised to apply the right lessons from earlier losses. After voters overwhelmingly […]
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Conversion needed for wetlands diversion
(May 11) The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project has become a massive mess, and no easy solutions present themselves. Going forward, the best approach may be an incremental one. Begun with […]
