On Louisiana’s quintessential cultural collage
(May 18, print edition, T-P) Apologies if this column seems like a written version of a collage, but please give it a chance to cohere. When earlier this spring I wrote […]
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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 […]
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Landry’s insurance bill invites corruption
(May 7) The Louisiana Senate should not accept a bad insurance-rate bill pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and passed by the state House. Unless the Senate adds at least one […]
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CLIFF SMITH: Ukraine needs and deserves victory
(Column by Cliff Smith in the Deseret News, May 10) Last week, President Donald Trump became concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “tapping him along” and didn’t seem to be […]
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GEORGE WILL: Trump does what Putin wants
(Column by George Will in the Washington Post, May 7, with sarcasm dripping from his keyboard) So this is “the art of the deal.” The author of the book with […]
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Why families are flocking to LA scholarship program
(May 4 print edition) The huge demand for the new LA GATOR Scholarship Program should teach lawmakers two things. First, they should come as close as possible to fully funding the […]
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Fluoride and ivermectin madness
There is still time for the Louisiana legislature to pull the plug on two of the worst health-related bills in recent memory. A bill to ban the addition of fluoride […]
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Jazz Fest memories, and advice
(April 30) I hope you’re ready for all that jazz. And jambalaya. And some really good juju. So here you are coming to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for […]
