“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The Louisiana law requiring the display of The Ten Commandments in our schools is blatantly unconstitutional. It clearly r…
In a truly absurd bureaucratic overreach, Saffron, an opossum, was seized from William Voiles on Feb. 10, while he and his pet pals were happily riding in Voiles’ bike basket during Mardi Gras.
The paper has continued to report that responsibility for catch basin maintenance was transferred from the Sewerage & Water Board to the City of New Orleans in 1991. The newspaper has made…
What interests me most about the Ten Commandments posted in classrooms is how Gov. Jeff Landry has forgotten what Jesus himself said regarding the Commandments: “‘Love the Lord your God with a…
In regards to the editorial on the Black-White wealth gap in the New Orleans area, the newspaper was quick to accept the results of The Data Center study as empirically factual, but the devil …
It looks as if our Supreme Court has turned too much to the right after its most recent ruling in which it decided that a sitting president is immune from prosecution in certain instances.
The Democrats continue to claim they are afraid of another four-year term in the White House by former President Donald Trump. What exactly are they afraid of? Lower inflation, lower gas price…
Regarding the story, "Louisiana National Guard troops to remain at Texas, Mexico border until November," published July 6.
"Blood will run in the streets." "There will be gunfights at red lights." These are some of the dire predictions I heard when permitted carry of a firearm was being considered by the Legislatu…
Regarding opinions expressed about the law requiring posting the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms, I am reminded of what I saw decades ago when I toured the U.S. Supreme Court building…
The federal indictment of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s former police bodyguard Jeffrey Vappie, who has been linked romantically to Heronner, had been expected for months and finally came down last …
Gov. Jeff Landry’s announcement that Louisiana has filed a petition to challenge EPA pollution protections shows us that once again, the state is unwilling to hold polluters accountable as tox…
It’s a shame the editorials found on the left (how appropriate!) column of the Opinion page almost always has a liberal bent. I must assume one of the denizens of your stable of editors writes…
Reader Jack Morgan writes, “President Joe Biden should exercise his new powers and declare Donald Trump a domestic terrorist and insurrectionist, have him arrested and jailed while he awaits trial.”
If the job of newspapers is “to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted,” as has famously been said, then political reporter Tyler Bridges failed at his job. His June 30th profile of…
While I am pleased to see that the New Orleans Saints have two Christians who share the gospel, they are not being paid by the Saints to preach and hold Christian music concerts. They are in N…
I just returned from a vacation with my wife Patti and two of our friends from Ama, Louisiana, Barry and Betty, which included the Men's College World Series in Omaha where were able to take i…
President Joe Biden is a good man who has served our country well for five decades.
Louisiana is buried so deep under the current property insurance crisis that it’s possible to forget that flood insurance remains a daunting challenge as well.
Our community of letter writers often respond to one another, either to disagree with some point made or to amplify an argument. Generally, I like to see letter writers respond to something th…
It happened more than 15 years ago, but former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s response to then-President Barack Obama’s address to Congress remains the benchmark by which all such speeches are measured f…
If reports are correct, President Joe Biden would contradict the Constitution itself in order supposedly to save the Constitution from a rogue Supreme Court. He better not even try.
There's quite a bit of talk about unity these days. Perhaps people are getting tired of hearing the divisive rhetoric too often used by candidates to continue to rile up a core base of voters.
With the school year over, it's important to remember that millions of children are at risk of going hungry during their summer vacations. That's because the school lunches that some 30 millio…
With great pride, I enjoyed your coverage of the St. Augustine’s Marching 100 participating in the 80th anniversary of America turning the tide on the tyranny of the Second World War.
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