As the third legislative session of the year — the second called by the legislators themselves — sputtered to a close, a reasonable question is whether it was all worth it?
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For Nic Hunter, the young and relatively new mayor of Lake Charles, there is work aplenty. His city and the entire region of southwest Louisiana has been pummeled not just by one monster hurricane, but another making landfall only about 20 miles f…
A few moments before the second and final presidential debate, I tweeted out that I was rooting for Kristen Welker and the mute button.
Bob Marshall has found another culprit in his endless search for Louisiana's coastal loss. It took a while, and many articles to find the truth, but finally it has come out: Blame it on the Republicans!
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When voters in the Pelican State hit the polls, the Love Life Amendment will be first on the ballot. This policy would ensure there is no right to abortion or the taxpayer funding of abortion in our state's Constitution — something thirteen states…
Nearly four years ago at election time, The Advocate printed my letter voicing puzzlement that from a population of over 300 million we were reduced to a choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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With President Donald Trump and Democratic Challenger Joe Biden meeting today in the final presidential debate, it’s a good time to take stock of the Commission of Presidential Debates, a nonprofit corporation that has outlived its usefulness.
William M. Faulkner’s bizarre letter of Oct. 15 begins with the statement that, “I just saw on TV that all of the recent hurricanes hitting the U.S. are President Donald Trump’s fault.”
I am a 17-year-old Black woman that goes to Edna Karr High School. With youth across the country getting more vocal about politics and social justice issues, the Black Lives Matter movement has highlighted why Black youth voices must be heard. We …
I just read Pat Shanley’s letter thinking of government as a business.
Michoud has a legacy of service, manufacturing vehicles that moved the nation forward. From the C-76 cargo planes during World War II and engines for the M4 Sherman and M46 Patton tanks during the Korean War, to the Saturn V Rocket in the 1960s an…
LSU's Board of Supervisors is, at last, moving toward finding a new leader for the LSU System.
The new Republican leaders of the Legislature ought to take the advice of their Democratic friends and head for the hills.
My challenge for you is to vote in this election, no matter whom you vote for or whether you enjoy voting absentee, early voting or in person.
It seems these days there is so much division across America. But in this election, it’s my hope that Louisiana can come together in its support of mothers and babies to add Amendment 1 to our state’s constitution.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will not answer the question: If Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed by the Senate and you are elected, will you proceed to pack the court?
After watching most of the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, including witnesses for and against her nomination, I concluded that Amy Coney Barrett represents the best of whomever the U.S. has to offer as a Supreme Court justice.
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On trade, it’s been a long and bumpy ride in the four years of President Donald Trump’s administration. With the presidential election only days away, we’d like to hear more from both candidates about the Trump record, and also about former Vice P…
When Louisiana families sit down at their kitchen tables to craft their household budgets, they do so by basing their numbers off responsible estimates when comparing their income to their expenses. During times of financial hardships, our familie…
Suggestion for Stephanie Grace as to her recent column on Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
The losers during the first presidential debate were not the candidates. It was we, the American people. The next debate should allow the moderator to silence the microphone of the candidate who does not have the floor. That way we, the American p…
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At many schools, they are taking the temperature of students coming in the doors, one of the steps begun to protect children and school staff from the novel coronavirus.
Louisiana lawmakers have entered the waning days of their special session on the coronavirus pandemic with few decisions made on responding to the outbreak or their dispute with Gov. John Bel Edwards about his approach.
Mass incarceration is an epidemic of many dimensions, from systemic racism to public health. Louisiana offers a stark example.
When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion for gender equality, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, abortion rights and health care for all, died last month, I grieved. I grieved for the woman who fought for my right to have an abortion. I mourned the loss…
I recently learned of an insurance industry “holiday” — “lawsuit abuse week” — in a letter to this newspaper. As I read, I found it quite insensitive that this “holiday” comes at the end of hurricane season. Particularly this year when so many Lou…
The only fair way to elect a president of the United States is by popular vote.
You can talk all you want about this crisis or that, but the real crisis for petty and narrowly self-interested state legislators is when they can’t get political projects for their districts.
Last week, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin did as he said he would and appealed the court order that established how Louisiana is voting in the Nov. 3 election.
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Delivery of tarps to the Catholic Charities of Acadiana warehouse this week meant 250 Louisiana families would be able to protect their rooftops. It’s a start.
This is stupid simple but we have forgotten: The government is a business and we the people are the owners.
Outcome studies of the Affordable Care Act contradict Attorney General Landry’s critique, recently published. Landry is wrong on several points.
Even as it’s grown in popularity, I’ve never felt compelled to participate in early voting.
Last week, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin did as he said he would and appealed the court order that established how Louisiana is voting in the Nov. 3 election.
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Delivery of tarps to the Catholic Charities of Acadiana warehouse this week meant 250 Louisiana families would be able to protect their rooftops. It’s a start.
This is stupid simple but we have forgotten: The government is a business and we the people are the owners.
Outcome studies of the Affordable Care Act contradict Attorney General Landry’s critique, recently published. Landry is wrong on several points.
We should thank Gov. John Bel Edwards for following the Centers for Disease Control guidelines and saving lives in this state. He listened to Vice President Mike Pence and to the experts. He did not play politics with people’s lives.
My high school civics teacher, Mrs. Hart, loved to describe in glorious detail how the local, state and national governments worked. She emphasized the importance of citizens letting their voices be heard by voting and speaking up at governmental …
In April 1968, shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., my grandmother left Trinidad and Tobago in search of opportunity. At 27 years old, having never stepped foot off the island, she left behind her husband, three young chi…
Four years ago, 469,000 Louisiana voters showed up to cast their ballots during the in-person early voting period. This year’s early voting turnout is likely to leave 2016’s record in the dust.
As the election draws nearer, New Orleans voters are receiving plenty of political mail. One slick piece is from the PAC for Justice, advertising endorsements in races for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Juvenile Court and Traffic Court.
For more than 200 years, Congress operated largely as the country’s founders envisioned — forging compromises on the biggest issues of the day while asserting its authority to declare war, spend taxpayer money and keep the presidency in check.