The mere fact that Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York is now being featured on C-Span and all of the news networks — CNN, MSNBC and even Fox News — is testimony to the fact that Donald Trump is a terrible leader while Cuomo (or anyone else) is an excel…
During the past few weeks we’ve read and heard much about the selfless healthcare workers who are braving the frontlines in our hospitals, which are quickly filling up as the coronavirus crisis has brought Louisiana to a standstill.
I know people in the rest of the country are repeatedly singing “Happy Birthday” as they wash their hands. Might I suggest some alternatives?
A few days before my COVID-19 shelter-in-place began, I decided to take an after-work detour to Lake Martin. This has been my getaway place for years. It’s a place to meditate, enjoy the quiet talk between the water and the trees, see the sun sett…
COVID-19 has touched us all in profound and permanent ways. Loved ones have been lost. School years have been interrupted for young people. Thousands have lost jobs, and so many have been left feeling financially insecure.
The courts have not been in the news much lately, but it was heartening to see a federal appeals court deliver a ruling last week that came out squarely and decisively on the side of open public records.
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If you’re looking for a potential silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic, here’s something. On Monday, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced it will donate 400,000 tablets of the drug, hydroxychloroquine, to treat some patients with the coronavirus.…
During last year’s gubernatorial campaign, one dynamic that caught my eye was the extent to which voters seemed to want something different in their state capitals than they do in Washington.
I recently read an item about Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, of Texas, stating seniors should be willing to sacrifice themselves for the betterment of the country and basically not worry about being exposed to the coronavirus.
Countless thanks to all the heroic health care and first-line workers of the city and the state.
New Orleans has seen its share of crises. And we have suffered loss of business, especially tourism business, because of hurricanes, floods and even a massive oil spill. Eating during these times has often been precarious — whether it is the Natio…
What is done is done, and we must move forward. The rescue bill as unmistakably described by the staff editorial Sunday has been passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president. It began at $800 billion, increased to $1.2 trillion wi…
Louisiana is challenged in ways unseen since the Great Depression. Our public safety is no exception because no matter what part of the system we weigh, the coronavirus shutdown is creating public safety concerns.
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While parts of the country aren’t staying at home through April, we wonder if they shouldn’t be considering the tough steps that Louisiana and other states have taken to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Less than a month since the first case of COVID-19 appeared in Louisiana, and it's still about the testing. We are only a few days into our monthlong stay-at-home hiatus. Things may get worse before they get better.
A phone app giving you access to a coronavirus map tracker that appears to provide tracking and statistical information about COVID-19, including heatmap visuals to tell you if anybody nearby is infected. Sounds just like what you need in this tim…
Right now, the questions surrounding coronavirus are seemingly greater than the answers.
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By now, everybody reading this should have gotten an invitation from the U.S. Census Bureau to fill out their household’s 2020 questionnaire.
Politics is filled with truisms that aren’t true. Let’s look at some of them.
First, my well-wishes go out to Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s husband for their speedy recovery from the coronavirus.
Prior to this unforeseen pandemic, the World Health Organization deemed the year 2020 as "The Year of the Nurse." If you would’ve asked me in January what "The Year of the Nurse" meant to me, I would have said, "It means a year to celebrate how he…
This seems the time for finger pointing and recriminations. If there is constructive criticism, then it should be at least accurate. William Rodney Allen's letter was neither.
The Louisiana lawmakers who choose to show up Tuesday for a workday at the state Capitol will return to a political landscape reshaped by the coronavirus and to budget plans left in tatters by the state's worsening outbreak.
Stupid is as stupid does, Forrest Gump once said. The idea is one’s actions make them stupid, not their accent, or the way they talk or look. Jamie Coots is a perfect example. Coots pastored a snake-handling church in the Appalachia region. A ratt…
Ten years ago, when Congress passed a giant bill to overhaul the nation’s health insurance system, it was called Obamacare, and it was so complex that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that members should vote for it and read it later.
Remember a few weeks ago when the Louisiana Legislature was gearing up for a big fight on tort reform?
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As most of us hunker down in our homes and as some of us struggle to determine what to watch since there is no March Madness, there are professional games being played — and we’re getting excited. There’s a game of NFL chess happening.
The League of Women Voters of Louisiana joins the LWV-US and over 200 organizations supporting an effort led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights to urge federal lawmakers and state elections officials to adopt key policies to en…
Small businesses are the backbone of the nation’s economy. In the aftermath of physical disasters, they are a beacon of hope in dark times, giving confidence to residents that things will get better.
Three cheers for the governor.
Stephanie Grace’s recent column on Katrina lessons got me thinking about those we unfortunately didn’t learn very well but would help us today.
I have a leather pouch where I carry my cell phone and wallet. One night I inadvertently left it on the roof of my car as I drove off. Discovering it missing, I searched until late that night and then again early the next morning to no avail.
As the number of cases and deaths mount, COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic, continues to dominate our daily thoughts. Fear and panic are changing us. We ask the questions: When will this be over? What will life be like when this is over?
Gov. John Bel Edwards has put our state on a stay-safe, stay-home, shelter-in-place order and many of us are cooperating. A lot of our workplaces are closed for normal operations, and most workers who can are working remotely. We’ve been told not …
“There is no such thing as society.”
State and city leaders have been on a mission lately to publicize the extent of the coronavirus crisis in Louisiana and specifically in the New Orleans area, which is experiencing an alarming number of illnesses and deaths and has seen its tourism…
Gov. John Bel Edwards has put our state on a stay-safe, stay-home, shelter-in-place order and many of us are cooperating. A lot of our workplaces are closed for normal operations, and most workers who can are working remotely. We’ve been told not …
“There is no such thing as society.”
After the loss of the original Schwegmann’s, I ask: When will New Orleans act? We can’t blame FEMA anymore or George W. Bush. The failure to fix abandoned fire hazards in our neighborhoods (often used as drug dens) is our own.
During the COVID-19 confinement, we become much more aware of the "good" neighbors who look out for the elderly and each other.
Your pet is an important member of your family, including during the COVID-19 pandemic and the government-mandated “stay at home” policy.
I read a letter to the editor that criticized Walt Handelsman’s “Best Way and Worst Way” to stay 6 feet away cartoon.
As Louisiana families, businesses and our leaders do their part to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the oil and natural gas industry is part of the critical infrastructure that will deliver the energy Americans depend on. Our industry is committe…
In flush times, not so long ago, politicians argued over how much state government would have to spend in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020.
When does simple naiveté become paralyzing brain fog? If you’re a reader of E.J. Dionne’s column in this newspaper, you might want to ask yourself that question.
New Orleans has the second-highest per capita rate of confirmed cases of COVID-19 of any city in the country — but too many of its leaders are displaying a callous disregard for the evidence-based steps that would stem the spread of this deadly disease.