Opinions

Riegel: Time for gender equity on the LSU board

Recent events at LSU make it abundantly clear the governor needs to bring gender equity to the men's club that is the board of supervisors.

Publisher: Google will disrupt colleges and universities

Google offering career certificates, which most enrollees will earn in six months, could have a seismic disruption on four-year universities.

Alford: Mayoral elections offer political lessons

There are rarely earth-shattering surprises found on election ballots in Louisiana, but there are...

Alford: Taxes give legislative leaders a reason to dig in

Senate President Page Cortez turned heads last week when he said a special session...

Alford: Saturday’s elections bring few surprises

This past Saturday’s elections in Louisiana brought with them the first official day of...

Speak no evil

Companies are being pushed by employees and customers to take public stands on controversial issues, but executives are learning the hard way that some opinions are best kept quiet.
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JR Ball: When property tax incompetence is rewarded

The incompetence of Baton Rouge Tax Assessor Brian Wilson is enabling the wealthy and influential to get a steep property tax discount—and nobody seems to care.

Riegel: Shotgun weddings are bad for economic development

The manner in which the LSU board handled the awarding of an energy services contract for the Baton Rouge campus is a black eye for Louisiana's economic development efforts.

A chilling decision

LSU’s handling of a massive energy services contract for its main campus has scared off potential bidders and damaged the state’s already tarnished image.

Publisher: Headlines can say … and mean … a lot

Publisher Rolfe McCollister presents recent headlines and tells you the story behind the story; also his concerns about big tech censorship and a salute to this year's Business Awards and Hall of Fame honorees.