Call it "The Wizard of Oz" strategy.

Next time Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks about transparency in government, you can see what a forked tongue looks like.

Louisiana’s intransigent Gov. John Bel Edwards and his fellow Democrats made yet another costly special session all but inevitable last week, with help from a few Republicans.

Louisiana has come to a crucial fork in the road. And, contrary to what the renowned wordsmith Yogi Berra recommended, you can’t simply take it.

Heading toward a tough re-election campaign, sometimes a good offense is no offense. Even when it involves presumably slam-dunk legislation.

There’s both irony and hypocrisy when Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration speaks of a “pretend” budget. Edwards, after all, created “pretend” savings from “pretend” health care.

At one point, passage of House Bill 553 by Republican Speaker Taylor Barras seemed inevitable. But the Louisiana Legislature should slam the brakes on this bill, which would allow the parent of Harrah’s, Caesar’s Entertainment, to renew its lease …

Last week, Mitch Landrieu described his accomplishments as mayor of New Orleans as “admirable at least, and miraculous at best.” 

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.