Opinion

April 10, 2013

Houma disaster averted

The story is all over the place now, how a Dularge volunteer fire captain living in Houma tried to kill himself and allegedly take some people […]
April 10, 2013

Medicaid probe is trouble for Jindal

Ongoing federal and state investigations of the Jindal administration’s handling of a nearly $200 million Medicaid contract threaten to damage Gov. Bobby Jindal’s largely scandal-free record […]
April 10, 2013

LETTER: Raise the state’s tobacco tax

Dear Editor, Our state’s tobacco tax needs to be increased. Louisiana’s tax on cigarettes is only 36 cents per pack while the national average is $1.48. […]