All statewide officials sign up for re-election in Oct. 22 qualifying
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal and all of Louisiana’s statewide elected officials signed up for their Oct. 22 election bids today on the opening day of the qualifying period, and several seemed likely...
View ArticleCandidates fail to inspire voter turnout
Our elections resemble professional wrestling matches, and not the glitzy WWE version. It's more like Mid-South Wrestling, live from the Loranger Coliseum.
View ArticleVitter endorsements fail to deliver winners
If Vitter hoped to assert his dominance over the Louisiana political scene with the primary election, he fell far short. The endorsement of Vitter — and the money he helped people raise — didn't send...
View ArticleTen bold predictions for 2012
While the Mayans set the bar high with their gloomy outlook for 2012, I feel equally convinced that the following events can and will happen in the coming 12 months.
View ArticlePlaquemines launches website upgrades
Plaquemines Parish officials have launched a redesign of parish government's website, plaqueminesparish.com.
View ArticleEvacuation ordered for part of Plaquemines Parish
With Tropical Storm Karen tracking toward the state, Plaquemines Parish authorities have called a mandatory evacuation for the east bank of the Mississippi River, as well as for Plaquemines communities...
View Article$5.9 million of Katrina loan forgiven
The federal government has canceled $5.9 million in disaster loans given to Plaquemines Parish after Hurricane Katrina.
View ArticleLouisiana promotes new nonstop flight to German tourists
Louisiana is expecting to draw more international visitors with a new direct flight from New Orleans to Germany that starts May 3, and state officials are in Berlin this week to promote it.
View ArticlePush is on to put tariff on imported seafood
Lieutenant Gov. Billy Nungesser wants Jefferson Parish leaders and Louisiana’s congressmen to support a tariff on all imported seafood entering the United States.
View ArticleLouisiana lieutenant governor tests positive for COVID-19
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said he has COVID-19 and is resting at home with mild symptoms, becoming Louisiana's fourth statewide elected official to test positive for the coronavirus disease.
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