Should the government be in the business of picking winners and losers? This question is at the heart of a lawsuit recently filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation, with assistance from the Pelican Center for Justice, against the Louisiana Departmen…
There was a recent article in The Advocate regarding moving at-risk students from Banks Elementary to the Glen Oaks Junior High School campus in Baton Rouge. Actually, it would be in the best interest of these students to keep them in their home schools.
My advice to the Republican Party: Impeach Donald Trump to prevent him from running for political office again.
Could a belief in a lie cause a nation to formally split?
The Louisiana Capitol cost $5 million to complete nearly 90 years ago, but its ongoing repair needs total tens of millions of dollars today, little of which has been earmarked for the upkeep project to ensure the historic Art Deco building can rem…
As Drew Brees begins to ponder his possible retirement from the NFL, I’d like to offer my thanks as the mother of a Saints fan for his many important contributions that went far beyond himself, his team, or his sport.
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The candidacy of 5th Congressional District Republican Allen Guillory got off to an inauspicious start Wednesday, when he questioned an opponent’s very ability to serve.
Joe Biden wants to turn the page on Donald Trump. But on Day One, he’s copying his methods.
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On Jan. 6, a huge crowd of Trump supporters descended on Washington D.C. to protest the presidential election results. It was the biggest of the three rallies held in the nation’s capital since the 2020 presidential election. The speakers included…
In the happy glow of the inauguration of a new president, maybe it’s too early to talk about political division.
While reading “Years of White supremacy threats culminated in Capitol riots,” the article evoked many strong opinions, remarks and questions about what was on the page in front of me.
On Nov. 3, roughly 62% of Louisianians voted in favor of Constitutional Amendment 1, which adds the following language to Louisiana’s constitution: “to protect human life, a right to abortion and the funding of abortion shall not be found in the L…
It is horrifying that the Republican Party allows Rep. Steve Scalise, of Jefferson, to keep his leadership position in Congress.
Recognizing accomplished leadership in service to the 1st Congressional District, the state and the nation, it is disappointing to see U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise voting to attempt to overturn the legitimate and validated votes of American citizens in…
I agree with Walt Handelsman's editorial cartoon in the Jan. 15 edition. He shows Donald Trump is an unfit president, using a play on words by saying "unfit" and showing the president's small head in a large suit.
Whenever I visit Washington, D.C., I head to the Jefferson Memorial late at night. The first time I visited I was moved to tears by Jefferson’s words, sent across the ages as a roadmap to a more “perfect union.” I read every word written on the ro…
Relief, elation and hopeful are just a few of the emotions I felt as I watched the inauguration of President Joe Biden Jr. and Vice President Kamala Harris. I was relieved because the ceremony seemed to have been incident-free despite warnings of …
Maybe there will be a silver lining to Donald Trump’s presidency, that members of both parties will not only have seen what to do as a president, but also how not to behave as a president.
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With all due respect to a new president and administration arriving in Washington, it is a season of waiting down here on the bayou.
There was an announcement before Christmas that you might have missed: The city of New Orleans is trying to be more like Stockton, California.
The front-page article in Monday’s paper titled, “If that was finale of Brees’ unforgettable career, it’s one he and the Saints want to forget,” was insulting to all the Saints fans that look not on a particular game, but on the many wins Brees he…
This rush to impeach President Donald Trump defies sanity. No interview with those that rushed the Capitol (with assistance from security forces); no preparation for possible chaos (the D.C. mayor knew of the possibility weeks before but declined …
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, saying, "A vote for impeachment will only serve to further divide a nation that is calling out for healing,” is laughable.
In 2001, as a lifelong Catholic, I read the Gospel of Matthew for myself for the first time: 44 pages long.
Presidential inaugurations are designed to be reassuring. They are proof that our system is strong and stable, and can transcend even the most vicious of political campaigns. They are national celebrations of our democracy, no matter who wins.
Tuesday’s editorial incorrectly said that President Richard Nixon had been impeached. The House Judiciary Committee had approved articles of impeachment, but the full House had not voted.
An armed mob attacked the U.S. Capitol a little over a week ago.
As I listened to Republicans argue against impeaching Donald Trump because it would be “divisive,” I was reminded of the lad who murdered both his parents, and, when called to account, threw himself on the mercy of the court on grounds he was an orphan.
Amazingly, there must not be a single person in the entire coverage area of The Advocate and The Times-Picayune who either supported Donald Trump or was concerned about the integrity of the Nov. 3 election. At least that is what is reflected by th…
I am so fed up with all the sports announcers, sports writers. sports analysts and all others who cannot stop talking/writing about Drew Brees’ age.
I have been watching or listening to presidential inaugurations since I listened to President Kennedy being sworn in. I am so saddened that my Capitol is locked down during this inauguration.
Federal officials have changed their guidance to states for distributing and administering the coronavirus vaccine, but that doesn't mean Louisiana is rushing more of its residents to the front of the line for shot eligibility.
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On the day he took the oath of office, Gerald Ford offered a thought that seems as relevant today as it did in 1974.
Global trade and logistics offer a tremendous growth opportunity for greater New Orleans.
Four days before Christmas, and I was processing my second to final Prep and Opioid City Exploration Study in the South survey before leaving for the day and I wouldn't return until after Christmas. A guy, 30, who identifies as gay was before me c…
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On the day he took the oath of office, Gerald Ford offered a thought that seems as relevant today as it did in 1974.
Global trade and logistics offer a tremendous growth opportunity for greater New Orleans.
Four days before Christmas, and I was processing my second to final Prep and Opioid City Exploration Study in the South survey before leaving for the day and I wouldn't return until after Christmas. A guy, 30, who identifies as gay was before me c…
Oh, to be a pilot for 34 years and revel in the marvels of our lovely planet from 30,000 feet. I’ve been a paleontologist for over 42 years. It is my charge to study climate change through time using clues (data) preserved in the rocks and fossil record.
Ochsner needs to be complimented for its super-organized, smooth-running operation on giving the Pfizer vaccine to its elderly members.
Jan. 6, 2021, the day the mob infested our nation's Capitol, is another day that will live in infamy for the inciters, perpetrators and enablers, including Sen. John N. Kennedy and Reps. Steve Scalise, Clay Higgins, Mike Johnson and Garret Graves.
Obviously, as Melinda Deslatte points out in her recent commentary there is not going to be enough COVID-19 vaccine to initially vaccinate many in our society. Additionally, she reports how many advocacy groups and individuals are already inundati…
It is conceivable, had an assassin’s bullet not taken him in 1968, that Martin Luther King Jr. would be living today, elderly but in much-honored retirement.
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Head out on Interstate 10 and billboard after billboard will prove those lawyer ads dangling the prospect of easy dough from an accident claim are by no means restricted to Louisiana.