Opinions

Riegel: Realities of the Louisiana budget situation

The state’s current budget situation—as much as a $1 billion revenue shortfall come July...

JR Ball: The brutal Baton Rouge truth according to Jim Bernhard

God bless Jim Bernhard for having some serious chutzpah. The driving force behind Shaw Group...

JR Ball: The TOPS of Louisiana’s political pyramid

TOPS is the most important entitlement program in Louisiana. We know this because every...

Publisher: Governor, it’s decision time on Louisiana’s ‘fiscal cliff’

After raising temporary taxes and given time to find solutions, two years later Louisiana...

JR Ball: Baton Rouge property tax bills get scrooged

There’s a bounty of reasons to love the Christmas and holiday season but, for...

Publisher: A watch list for Baton Rouge in 2018

The new year is sure to be an interesting one in Baton Rouge. Here...
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JR Ball: Staring into the abyss of the unknown

Another year—and another Festivus airing of grievances—is almost in the books. It was a...

Riegel: The challenges of fighting child pornography

Literally every other week, on average, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office issues a...

Publisher: City-parish leaders need to do their job

Times are changing in Baton Rouge, and whether you are in business, education, nonprofits...

JR Ball: The audacity of questioning a police tax

If Baton Rouge politicians—regardless of party affiliation—have learned anything in their unending quest for...