Wrong Beauregard, wrong place
(August 17) To change the names of places or to remove historic statues or memorials is almost invariably an enterprise fraught with controversy. Some of us take more neutral, case-by-case approaches […]
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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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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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T-P/Advocate editorial: Court messed up redistricting
(Official Advocate/Times-Picayune editorial, July 1) In the seemingly interminable turmoil over Louisiana’s congressional district shapes and boundaries, the U.S. Supreme Court left Louisiana in limbo last week. Rather than issuing a decision […]
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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 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 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 […]
