by Editorial Staff | Nov 25, 2024 | Louisiana, Sunshine
Why, oh, why do they always do this to us? Here we go again with the December 2024 Constitutional Amendments. Every time there’s an election (and even sometimes when there isn’t), the population of Louisiana is bombarded with requests to modify our...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 20, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
Continuing our coverage of the Constitutional amendments appearing on the upcoming December 2024 ballot, we present two separate amendments to address Louisiana’s spending cap problem, authored by the same legislator and focused on the same issue: the state...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 14, 2024 | Legislature, Libraries, Livingston, Louisiana
In our article on Monday, I expressed some concerns about a few of the bills up for this special session on tax reform. After publishing that article, the governor called and encouraged me to avoid getting stuck on a bill or two. Instead, he said it would be a better...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 11, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana
UPDATE: I’ve written a more comprehensive piece on the 3rd special session. Be sure to check that one out here: LA 3rd Special 2024 follow-up – The rest of the package Before discussing the special session, I’d like to say that I hear you. Our...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 7, 2024 | Louisiana
Our last article, Why fixing Louisiana’s broken Criminal Court System is so difficult, addressed a system unwilling to change. Since the days of Huey Long, maintaining the status quo has been the hallmark of Louisiana. The system doesn’t want anyone...
by Michael Lunsford | Oct 25, 2024 | Louisiana, Sunshine
Although the image suggests this article is about the Public Service Commission race, it’s not. However, the PSC race has presented a unique opportunity for a teachable moment. It’s also a great time to show you some behind-the-scenes things we do here....