One phrase sums up the issue of expanding felon voting rights in Louisiana: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

The next two months will make or break Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ term, in turn enhancing or sinking his uncertain prospects for reelection.

Did anyone doubt that legalizing medical marijuana dispensing in Louisiana would descend into something less about medicine and more about politics and money?

In the old days, the warden would give a released convict a handshake and bus fare. These days, state Rep. Ted James, a Baton Rouge Democrat, expects Louisiana taxpayers to give some newly minted ex-cons the keys to a new place.

The golden rule should apply when evaluating how Louisiana uses video recordings of child care centers: he who has the gold makes the rule.

A statesman uses a budget to help people with disabilities. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards does it backward.

As recent events make clear, Louisiana public schools have a lot of work to do in improving instruction about Second Amendment issues.

To tackle a looming state budget deficit, it helps to know how Louisiana got to this point.

Was it ineptitude or political cunning by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards that blew up the recently concluded legislative special session?

A state board you’ve probably never heard of might start changing its ways — after helping to dig taxpayers into a hole several billion bucks deep.

As the Louisiana Legislature churns through a special session debating state fiscal reform, flying underneath the radar is desperately needed reform dealing with property taxation.

Louisiana enjoys some spectacular February traditions: Carnival parades roll, baseball and softball begin, mudbugs become commonplace cuisine ... and, of course, the governor calls the Legislature into special session.

Louisiana’s elected officials seem determined to write the wrong prescription to combat opioid abuse.

When the truth hurts, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards feels the need to distract voters from it.

Why does Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards now favor work requirements for able-bodied adult Medicaid recipients after having opposed it last year? Because voters and taxpayers are catching on to the Medicaid expansion shell game he has played on t…

This week, an interest group and LSU will hold a conference dedicated to making Louisianans think that the sky isn’t blue.

Public school students have the right to express political opinions at school functions as long as they're not disruptive. But they don’t have the right to make the public provide school functions as venues for that expression without consequences.

How many times must Rep. Cedric Richmond have to vote against his constituents’ self-interests before they find him too tiresome to reelect?

Incompetence or part of the permanent campaign? Maybe a bit of both prompted Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to try turning lemons into lemonade.

For his job, Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards defeated Republican former Sen. David Vitter. Two years later, it appears Edwards has found a way to add insult to injury against the politician he sent into retirement.

Last week, Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy emitted the strongest signals yet that Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards should be looking over his shoulder for 2019.

In his first campaign for chief executive, Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke of working together to fix state problems. That he has turned to promoting needless conflict in governance, spiting the law and Constitution in the proce…

Saturday produced a new mayor and city council for New Orleans. But expect the same old lack of political courage to address a shortsighted, short-term rental policy.

Louisiana's concealed-carry firearms law puts churchgoers at elevated risk, which, as recent events sadly illustrate, needs to change.

A Louisiana university’s attempt to suffocate free speech proved Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards wrong. The state does need legislation to help protect free speech on Louisiana college and university campuses.

As the old saw goes, if you call the tune, you pay the fiddler ... or maybe the fiddler stops subsidizing you.

The third time may be the charm to replace a state hospital operator, in a political drama Byzantine even by Louisiana standards.

Louisiana's governor and Legislature can put the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students on firm financial footing — but only by ignoring the politics that have thwarted previous efforts to control its spending.