Opinions

Alford: Political variants emerging in Louisiana

The coronavirus has mutated—and so have the politics attached to the government response in...

JR Ball: Thank you, Dwight Hudson

Props to Dwight Hudson for inadvertently exposing the disaster that is the hodgepodge of government disfunction we have in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Riegel: Making a case for CATS

CATS has a tax renewal coming up; before deciding how to vote, take time to actually study what's happening at the agency.

Publisher: Mayor, council need real solution for drainage problem

Drainage is a significant problem in Baton Rouge and it won't be solved by taking money from Peter to put a bandaid on Paul.

Alford: Musical chairs may be the new norm for Legislature

There are three open seats in the Louisiana Legislature as lawmakers approach the middle...

Alford: Big decisions lie ahead for House speaker

Over the coming days and weeks, Speaker Clay Schexnayder is expected to make a...
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McCollister: Metro Council should reject Hudson’s tax swap plan

Metro Council member Dwight Hudson is proposing to grab $4 million of those tax dollars and effectively redirect them for drainage projects.

Analysis: Louisiana veto session sharpens divides

For all the hype, Louisiana's first veto override session under the state's nearly 50-year-old...

‘LaPolitics’: Four sessions over next 12 months a possibility

Over the next 12 months it’s possible that the House and Senate could convene...

Alford: Devil is in the details during veto session

  This week’s veto session will introduce arena politics to Capitoland, with divisive, headline-grabbing issues...