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JR Ball: Wait…college football is big business?
What’s the deal with all the sanctimonious indignation over Brian Kelly bolting the Golden Dome for the golden riches of LSU?
Riegel: A winsome farewell
After a decade as "Business Report" editor and 8 years as a columnist, Stephanie Riegel bids farewell to pursue other challenges.
Publisher: Americans are tired of cancel culture
Voters are making it clear that the days of cancel culture need to end, plus Rolfe McCollister trades the "Business Report" baton for his wife and grandchildren.
Alford: Politics and Mardi Gras merge once again
The campaign trail that leads to the Governor’s Mansion has many pit stops, including, but not limited to, the annual Washington Mardi Gras celebration.
Alford: Governor prepping midterm agenda
A midterm special election ended up being the perfect venue for Gov. John Bel Edwards to preview his priorities for the remainder of his...
Alford: Storm-related housing issues deserve Capitol spotlight
Across south Louisiana, families and businesses are struggling to rebuild homes and storefronts following two years of hurricanes. At the same time, a public discussion over insurance practices is intensifying, setting the Capitol’s stage for an important discussion about housing-related issues.
Alford: Time to give citizenry constitutional control
From the 2019 statewide cycle through the primary that was concluded this past weekend, members of the Louisiana Legislature have successfully passed constitutional amendments only 50% of the time.
JR Ball: Louisiana needs an education
Until Louisiana gets serious about education and fighting poverty it will remain ranked as one of this country's worse states.
Riegel: How many consultants does it take to run CATS?
How many consultants does it take to run CATS? The shocking answering is at least 10, including three for marketing and communications.
Publisher: Why is Niranjan Baisakh still employed at LSU?
Given recent events and the ongoing Title IX scandal at LSU, one has to wonder why an AgCenter professor is still employed by the university?
Alford: Democratic Party targeting new voters
Republicans have enjoyed a hot streak in Louisiana, capturing most statewide and federal offices and tipping the scales in elected bodies like the Legislature....
Alford: Politics of redistricting gets personal
The first paid advertisements of the redistricting cycle, purchased specifically to influence how state legislators will draw an election district next year, have surfaced in the Acadiana region.
Guest opinion: Setting the record straight on industry response to orphan well claims
Recently, environmental groups have called for the removal of oil and gas industry representatives from Louisiana’s Oilfield Site Restoration Commission, the body that oversees the Department of Natural Resources' Orphan Well Program.
Alford: Sales tax amendment suddenly faces hurdles
After several months of feuding with lawmakers over funding for various projects and her administration’s COVID-19 restrictions, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has come out against the legislative leadership's crown jewel on the fall ballot—Constitutional Amendment No. 1 to centralize sales tax collections.
Alford: Democrats rally around new personalities
With Gov. John Bel Edwards nearing the midpoint of his final term in office and former Congressman Cedric Richmond working for the White House, Democrats in Louisiana are looking to the future and wondering who will be the next big names.
JR Ball: Flooding is plainly a way of life in Baton Rouge region
The Baton Rouge region, despite what we say, won't solve its flooding problem. Why? Because we don't want to do what it takes to address it.
Riegel: Who’s regulating the regulators in Louisiana?
Whether its nursing homes, the power grid, industry or picking up the garbage the question is the same: Why won't those responsible for regulating these services do their job?
Publisher’s View: Shame and blame on history of St. George
The St. George saga playing out could have been avoided if state legislators. like then state Sen. Sharon Weston Broome, didn't force the issue.
Alford: Louisiana once again waiting on Washington
ach passing day brings with it new promises of federal funding, yet the sun rises and sets with little hope of immediate arrival.
Alford: Redistricting is coming to a town near you
Malapportionment data shows adjustments are needed in election boundaries for not only Congress and the Legislature, but also the Public Service Commission, Supreme Court and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
