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Ask me if I think New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell will soon face a recall referendum, and here’s my answer: I have no idea. → Read More
He may be running for president — again — but Donald Trump is no longer at the center of our news universe. Fittingly, Trump also is no longer the prime → Read More
Not so long ago, a single shout of “you lie” during a presidential address to Congress was enough to visibly rattle the congenitally cool, collected Barack Obama. Over the president’s → Read More
It must have been nice to be U.S. Rep. Garret Graves this past month or so, with the phone ringing and dinging constantly as fellow Louisianans told him how badly → Read More
When the U.S. Supreme Court pulled the plug on the Roe v. Wade decision that gave women the right to control their reproductive lives for half a century, Louisiana politicians → Read More
I suppose we should be happy for our elected officials here in Louisiana, because they certainly seem content in the jobs we’ve given them. → Read More
Just before the calendar flipped to 2023 last week, I joined a club that I didn't really want to join. I became a customer of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Co., → Read More
This time last year, my annual look back opened with villainy. How could it not, when just six days in to 2021, our very democracy came under attack from an → Read More
U.S. Sen. John N. Kennedy is freshly reelected to a new six-year term, and pondering a quick turnaround campaign for Louisiana governor in 2023. → Read More
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy took some internet ribbing for going on “Meet the Press” Sunday and declaring that Republicans are “not a cult.” → Read More
John N. Kennedy won reelection Tuesday with 62% of the vote, after having gotten 61% in the 2016 runoff. Fellow Republican Bill Cassidy won in 2020 with 59%, six years → Read More
Who is Garret Graves, some New Orleans-area residents may be wondering right about now. Why is he featured in campaign ads on my TV, and where is he on my → Read More
Despite last week’s sunny skies, there’s a dark cloud over Louisiana these days, one that could affect the financial stability of thousands of families and even the viability of whole → Read More
As they gear up for big elections, candidates generally use their opening television commercials to make a first impression. → Read More
When my oldest son was a young lad, I explained to him about presidents and governors. He concluded, “Oh, I see — governors are little presidents.” → Read More
A logo does not a formal announcement make, but it certainly sends a message. → Read More
State Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, once issued a video likening masking mandates aimed at combating the spread of the coronavirus to Naziism. → Read More
Louisiana government’s shift toward Washington-style politics has been a study in incrementalism, with old nonpartisan norms slowly giving way to more partisan behavior. So recent developments in Baton Rouge are → Read More
Let the record show that both Louisiana representatives who are part of the Republican congressional leadership voted against aid to help the state recover from a string of disasters. → Read More
Turnout was unexpectedly high for the much-delayed July 11 presidential primaries in Louisiana, what with both parties’ nominees long since determined and not much else of note on the ballot. → Read More