by Letters to the Editor | May 11, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
By: Lady Liberty As the Louisiana Senate prepares to vote on HB461, a controversial bill proposed by freshman Representative Steven Jackson (D 4/10), questions arise about the standards and accountability expected from our lawmakers. The bill, which seeks to add...
by Editorial Staff | May 8, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
Louisiana citizens have long had a bizarre relationship with their local government bodies. Corruption has been part of our state’s political culture, and it didn’t start with Huey P. Long. It existed for decades before Long’s rise to power in the 1920s. Very...
by Editorial Staff | May 6, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana, Sunshine
Has your home and auto insurance skyrocketed in recent years? You are not alone. Louisiana is in the midst of an insurance crisis. Homeowners are paying more than twice the national average to protect their properties, while drivers are spending more of their incomes...
by Jamie Pope | Apr 27, 2024 | Baton Rouge, Legislature
We are in the middle of Louisiana’s 2024 Regular session, which includes significant legislation on various topics, from education freedom to constitutional convention discussions. Naturally, covering every bill in this article is impossible, but we have been...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 13, 2024 | Legislature, Louisiana
In 1972, the United States Supreme Court declared that parental rights have been “established beyond debate as an enduring American tradition.” [Wisconsin v. Yoder]. In recent years, there has been a growing concern about government overreach and meddling in the...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 8, 2024 | Legislature, LPSS
Voting records on legislative instruments for the most part are predictable. While some items are split almost perfectly down party lines, others can show where core values and personal convictions stray from the political party. Sometimes it’s a social issue of...