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JR Ball: St. George saga heads back to the Louisiana Legislature
St. George proponents claim what happens in the Louisiana Legislature this spring is more important than what happens in a Baton Rouge courtroom, but attorney Mary Olive Pearson says the issue of incorporation will ultimately be decided. by the state Supreme Court.
Alford: The Legislature’s need for speed
House Speaker Clay Schexnayder is quite the gearhead, having worked as a certified mechanic before managing and then eventually owning his own garage in...
Alford: The evolution of Louisiana’s budget politics
From 1992 to 2007, during the administrations of former Govs. Edwin Edwards, Mike Foster and Kathleen Blanco, the politics behind the state budget process...
JR Ball: The trouble with democracy in Baton Rouge
JR Ball: Democracy was never meant to be easy, but the brand of it on display in Baton Rouge is especially messy at the moment.
Riegel: Let sun shine on public procurement contract deals
Riegel: In Louisiana, there always seems to be questions about the awarding of government contracts; is that normal ... or the Louisiana way?
Publisher: Put young talent at the Baton Rouge power table
If Baton Rouge is going to grow and evolve in a fast-changing world, then it needs to get more young people in positions of authority and influence.
Alford: The make-an-impression session
Lately it seems as if everyone in Capitoland will have something to prove when the Louisiana Legislature convenes its first regular session of the...
Alford: The GOP vs. GOP dynamic
Louisiana voters began the process of fully embracing Republican candidates around 2007, as registrations revealed a weakening of the Democratic Party and special interests...
Alford: Louisiana budget process might stay messy
If you like your state budget process peppered with uncertainty, drenched in politics and caked with circumstance, then I have some tremendous news for...
Alford: The continued quest for independence
If the Louisiana House of Representatives has taught us anything over the past four years it’s that independence can take on many forms.
Four years...
JR Ball: The Baton Rouge year in all its lunacy preview 2020
JR Ball: As we enter a new decade, let's get a head start on previewing the lunacy that will be the news in Baton Rouge in 2020.
Riegel: The hypocrisy of a Donald Trump holiday message
Riegel: The Christmas message from President Donald Trump would have been nice if he actually practiced anything he preached in his holiday wishes.
Publisher: 2020 will be a long year for Louisiana politics
Publisher: With Democrat John Bel Edwards as governor, the state Legislature firmly controlled by Republicans and no compromise in sight, it adds up to a long year.
Alford: New Year. Who dis?
Someone around the State Capitol should invest in name tags, because they would certainly make a killing during the new term that begins next...
JR Ball: The trouble with Mike Wampold’s Harveston TIF
JR Ball: The Harveston mix-use development, like other projects by Mike Wampold, will be fantastic, but that doesn't mean it deserves a TIF.
Riegel: A look at the departing King Alexander’s legacy at LSU
Riegel: King Alexander, who will be leaving to become president at Oregon State, did a remarkably good job leading the LSU system during challenging times.
Publisher: We can learn from the success of the LSU football team
Publisher: There are lessons every government official and corporate executive can learn from what LSU football has accomplished—and how they did it.
Alford: First controversy of the new term
That didn't take long.
Then again, it makes sense that the first real controversy of the upcoming term of state government involves one of the...
JR Ball: More cowbell needed on Baton Rouge tax assessor
Now that a cohort of prominent Baton Rouge business leaders have embraced the "greater good," perhaps they can turn their focus to the tax assessor and the job he's not doing.
Riegel: A tire shredder in search of a Baton Rouge controversy
The fact there's a tire shredder controversy simply proves this Metro Council is willing to fight over anything and everything.
