Guest columnists

December 4, 2013

No plan exists to shrink $12B backlog

Louisiana has a backlog of more than $12 billion in needed road repairs, highway upgrades and bridge work. The figure is staggering, and lawmakers regularly talk […]
December 11, 2013

Amnesty balances budget – for now

Phew. Lawmakers and Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration shared a collective sigh of relief with the news that Louisiana’s tax amnesty program brought in the $200 million […]
December 18, 2013

Every Second Counts

Sometimes little things can make a big difference. In the sports world we see it all the time. Three weeks ago, Alabama was driving for the […]
January 8, 2014

2 campaign years ahead for La. voters

The attack ads began more than a year before voters will decide whether to keep U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu for a fourth term or oust her. […]