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 Editorial Staff | May 2, 2024 | Louisiana, Sunshine
In January 2024, the Democratic Party-controlled Louisiana Public Service Commission adopted new Phase II Energy Efficiency Rules related to the Quick Start program. This program is funded by skimming money from ratepayers through rate increases. In other words,...
by Michael Lunsford | Apr 16, 2024 | Libraries, Louisiana, Sunshine
It must have been six or seven years ago when we discovered (quite by accident) that the library had morphed into something entirely different than what anyone understood. Back then, if anyone even breathed a question about the library, they were quickly denounced as...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 11, 2024 | Iberia Parish, Sunshine
Transparency is a simple concept. There are various definitions, such as: the quality of allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen; the quality of being easy to perceive or detect; and the quality of being open to public scrutiny But...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 2, 2024 | Iberia Parish, Sunshine
Way back on March 6th, I attended Sheriff Tommy Romero’s sales pitch for yet another $4 MILLION sales tax increase for the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s office. This would be an additional ¼ cent perpetual sales tax added to the existing ¼ cent perpetual sales...