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Lafayette City Court in the lap of luxury
With $18,500 in employee vehicle perks budgeted for 2022, the Lafayette City Court may be the lap of luxury. Don’t take my word for it, have a look for yourself.
Vaccine Injury Reporting Favors the Vaccine, Not the Consumer
At the request of Louisiana State Representative Mike Echols, a last minute agenda item was added to the House Health and Welfare’s scheduled hearing on Monday, November 8th. One of his constituents, Melissa McKinney, an RN, had approached him with personal and...
Judge Tommy Frederick’s Plantation
British statesman, Winston Churchill, once wrote "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." That this quote comes from the man who nearly single-handedly defeated Germany's National Socialist (Nazi) Party should not be lost on the reader. This is...
Was Chief Murphy Paul Rewarded for Making Things Worse?
Chief Murphy Paul was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Mayor President Broome shared that she is proud of his progress. Maybe she should share what the word progress means to her. A toddler was recently...
Judge Tommy Frederick tells nurses to pound sand
On December 5, 2020, with a fifteen-percent turnout, in a nearly 50/50 split, 41 voters propelled Frederick into the judiciary. Today, eighty-five percent (85%) of Vermilion Parish residents may well find themselves regretting their decision to stay home on that...
Ochsner and Lourdes’ tenuous position on mandates
In a press release dated September 20, 2021, attorney Jimmy Faircloth on behalf of a group of “Acadiana Frontline Heroes,” announced that the legal battle has begun to preserve the constitutionally protected rights of healthcare workers employed at Ochsner Lafayette...
Special Central City Council Meeting Monday September 20, 2021
There will be a special council meeting on Monday, September 20, 2021 to discuss East Baton Rouge Parish bridge closures in Central, Louisiana. With some bridges closed and others not passing inspection, councilmembers are hoping to find solutions to what is becoming...
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished in Livingston Parish
The monarchy approach has not been working for quite some time. If anything, it makes people feel pushed closer to a breaking point. People are fed up with government overreach on all levels. If elected officials haven't noticed that, they are not paying attention to...
The library is fixed. Why are the crazies back?
Years ago, we set out to fix what was broken at the library. It's not perfect, and there's still a great deal of work remaining. However, Lafayette citizens should be extremely proud of the progress the library has made since cleaning house. We couldn't be more proud...
Lafayette Medical Workers Fight Back
The Houston Methodist Hospital lawsuit decision in June left healthcare workers across the country shellshocked. Arguing that the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate violates the basic human rights outlined in the Nuremberg Code, Houston Methodist employees’ valiant...
The Press’s Sleight of Hand
On August 16, 2021 the Louisiana Health and Welfare Committee met with Joe Kanter, Louisiana Department of Health's top medical official, and Matthew Block, the Executive Council to the Governor who handles every single one of the Governor's public record requests....
Defining the problem
Yesterday, at the House Health and Welfare Committee meeting, Louisiana Department of Health's State Health Officer, Dr. Joseph Kanter, hit a brick wall. The very first step in providing a solution is defining the problem. However, numerous lawmakers who will...
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