Opinions

Commentary, editorials, and perspectives on the issues shaping business and the community across the Capital Region.

Publisher: I’ll never know what it’s like to be Black

Recent conversations with Black friends have made Rolfe McCollister aware of “the shoes I have never walked in.” His reponse: To listen.

Alford: What we’ve learned about the Legislature this year 

We were supposed to get to know the House and Senate as almost entirely...

Alford: Your summertime election primer

Our friends and neighbors in Louisiana started voting in person over the weekend for...

Alford: Halfway to somewhere at the Capitol

We’re just about halfway through the calendar year and more than halfway through the...

Alford: So begins the 2020 election season

You may have missed it, what with the COVID-19 pandemic, business closures, record unemployment,...

JR Ball: Louisiana GOP lawmakers making the most of a good crisis

JR Ball: Lawmakers on both sides of the political divide are using COVID-19 as an opportunity to make the most of a good crisis.
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Riegel: Legislature flaunts its disregard for democracy

Riegel: Lawmakers in the Louisiana Legislature have used pandemic mitigation measures as a way to shut the public out of democracy.

Publisher: Another lost opportunity for the Baton Rouge community

Rolfe McCollister: Selecting the next East Baton Rouge public school superintendent was one of the most critical positions to be filled for our future.

Alford: Our most competitive congressional race

Qualifying for the race to replace 5th District Congressman Ralph Abraham isn’t until July,...

Alford: State leaders have to think outside the box  

From the COVID-19 outbreak and the dip in oil prices to climbing unemployment figures...
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