The federal Freedom of Information Act, which dates to 1966, is intended to give the public information about the Byzantine goings-on inside the United States government.
What are school performance scores (SPS), how are they calculated, and why are they important (in a normal world and also in one turned upside down)? The scores are purposed to provide all stakeholders with a pulse of our public education system, …
Byron York’s column about the Capitol riot is pathetic, an apologist’s view of an attempt to overthrow the government.
LSU acted swiftly in removing Adelaide Russo as chair of the Department of French Studies after six women filed a lawsuit accusing the school of failing to properly investigate complaints of sexual misconduct against a former graduate student from…
Crime is up in New Orleans. Prosecuting violent felony offenders is way down. On any given weekend: shootings, murders, carjackings and robberies. But those don’t seem to register at all as an issue in this year’s mayoral or City Council races amo…
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U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, needs to vote in favor of the Clean Electricity Performance Program and the spending bill that goes with it. This legislation is the last chance for the United States to make essential infrastructure shifts t…
After Hurricane Katrina, the New York Philharmonic invited the Louisiana Philharmonic to come together on stage for a concert at Lincoln Center.
Colin Powell cheated death in two tours in Vietnam and went on to a career of public service at the highest levels of the United States government.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office has been the largest law enforcement agency without body and vehicle cameras for some time. With an announcement that came as a surprise to many, Sheriff Joe Lopinto said he is changing that by the end of the year.
It was probably inevitable that U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy would join the select club of politicians who’ve earned a disparaging nickname from Donald Trump.
Redistricting is the hot topic at the State Capitol these days, and it should be. The outcome of the redistricting special session, which is tentatively set for February, will impact almost every government decision for the next decade.
Scott Angelle shows in his Oct. 11 commentary he clearly does not understand that oil prices are set by the global state of energy supplies relative to demand, and prices at the pump in the U.S. merely reflect that. That is, they simply reflect su…
I disagree with some of Michael Hecht's views (Oct. 13) of Amendment 2.
I write in response to J. Douglas Fogg’s letter that was published in your Oct. 8 edition.
Viruses mutate as they pass from one person to another forming different variants.
The title above banker Guy Brierre's letter of Oct. 11, “Pricey cost of LA Wallet app,” may have been a little misleading to some. To help clarify, the LA Wallet app is free from Google Play Store but has in-app advertising to offset costs.
Olin John “Leroy” Evans’ everyday existence was marginalized, lonely. That was easy to know.
I’m proud to have owned and operated Abform Workwear out of Lafayette for 40 years. I love this city and the state of Louisiana — this is my home.
I appreciate The Advocate’s coverage concerning the recent letter by 10 Louisiana state House members. They urged the Louisiana Department of Health to clarify the lack of access to any U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved immunization again…
The recent vote of the St. Tammany Parish Council to rescind its opposition to the $2 billion Mississippi River Mid-Barataria Diversion Project is a slap in the face to the men and women who work in Louisiana’s commercial fisheries.
Louisiana lawmakers are moving behind-the-scenes conversations about redrawing state political maps to public hearings around the state over the next three months, to discuss the once-a-decade process that decides how people are represented in gov…
In theory, everybody’s in favor of accountability.
The exercise is as old as the Republic, but the first thing you need to understand about redistricting is that hot-water cornbread is as ubiquitous in north Louisiana as étouffée is in the south, says Rick Gallot, the Ruston Democratic representat…
The house floats will be back in 2022, the start-up krewe that launched the phenomenon last year recently announced. That’s a good thing.
Ten years ago, the cities of Baton Rouge and Baker passed a millage to generate local funding for the Capital Area Transit System. In 2012, I was actively engaged in this conversation because I deeply believed that public transportation was critic…
Recently, I have received numerous calls from citizens all around New Orleans about extremely delayed trash pickups pre-Hurricane Ida and the issues within our waste management systems worsened by the storm. Some citizens noted that it had been a …
On Oct. 9, the mayor’s office issued an announcement that effectively freed it from its obligation to enforce its sanitation contracts and provide adequate waste disposal to its residents. The decision “to shift to once-per-week solid waste collec…
As I got older, I started reading the obituaries in the daily paper.
Hurricane Ida once again revealed the fragility of New Orleans’ outdated and crumbling electric system. Once again, we are asking what went wrong.
When he applied for a job teaching at Parkview Elementary in Baton Rouge, Robert Earl Tucker Jr. wrote “no” when asked if he has ever been convicted of a crime.
What is the oldest health department in the United States? Answer: Louisiana (1855, yellow fever, New Orleans).
The Republican legislators of Louisiana don't care about the future of Louisiana.
With a $50,000 grant from the Bayou Community Foundation, the Friends of Grand Isle will create the First Responders Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to Grand Isle’s first responders who suffered property damage from Hurricane Ida.
Progressive zealots followed a female Democratic U.S. Senator into the women’s restroom to try to intimidate her into voting for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation.
With a $50,000 grant from the Bayou Community Foundation, the Friends of Grand Isle will create the First Responders Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to Grand Isle’s first responders who suffered property damage from Hurricane Ida.
Progressive zealots followed a female Democratic U.S. Senator into the women’s restroom to try to intimidate her into voting for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation.
The Party of Lincoln sometimes seems to have strayed far from the ideals of the Great Emancipator, so it was refreshing to see a national organization of Republican women cut ties with a New Orleans leader and her benighted views about slavery.
Natural disasters bring out the best and worst in people. And an example of the latter is occurring around the state, as FEMA inspectors show up at the homes of people who did not ask for government help.
Here’s the thing to understand about Steve Scalise, the Jefferson Parish congressman who is the Republicans’ second-ranking member of the U.S. House: He’s neither dumb nor delusional.
A recent letter to the editor writer stated that his LA Wallet charges were approved by the Department of Transportation and Development.
If you like lower taxes, more jobs, and greater fiscal stability, vote “Yes” on Constitutional Amendment 2 on Nov. 13.
As federal policymakers work on getting Louisiana and the rest of the country back up and running in the midst of the pandemic, they must recognize that early learning and childcare are vital to the long-term recovery of our country and communities.
When Cade Brumley was chosen to lead public schools in Louisiana in May 2020, we stood strong behind his selection because we believed he was a good choice, an experienced educator with great people skills and strategic vision. We also liked that …
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Targeted actions taken with disregard for obvious predictable results can only be characterized as contempt for the American family’s well-being. The current administration’s actions resulting in rising gasoline prices, undeserved hostility to Ame…