Opinion
Local teens find they have a voice in politics
The youth forum held at East St. John High School earlier this week gave St. John the Baptist Parish’s future leaders an up close and personal view of not only the candidates running for St. John Parish president but the political process as a whole. But more than that, it showed the teenagers they have a voice in politics.
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Paper recognizes achievements, efforts
Each Wednesday, L’Observateur recognizes individuals and businesses in the River Parishes who have gone “above and beyond” in their efforts to make this a better place to live, work, play and raise a family.
Sunshine week focuses on newspapers
Sunshine Week begins March 14. A national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information, Sunshine Week is led by the American Society of News Editors. Participants include print, broadcast and online news media and others interested in the public’s right to know.
Paper recognizes achievements, efforts
Each Wednesday, L’Observateur recognizes individuals and businesses in the River Parishes who have gone “above and beyond” in their efforts to make this a better place to live, work, play and raise a family.
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Remembering past springs in the Box
It’s my favorite time of the year. The sun is shining, the temperatures are comfortable and baseball season is finally here.
The more things change...
When it comes to actions in state government, it doesn’t take history long to repeat itself. Years ago, fiscal reformers pushed through a constitutional amendment to create a Budget Stabilization Fund (BSF), which became popularly referred to as the “Rainy Day Fund.” The actual intent of the legislation was not so much to create a piggy bank for tough economic times as it was to prevent the budgeting of “windfall” revenues for recurring expenditures. The rapid rise and fall of volatile oil and gas revenues had led to feast-or-famine budgeting. The objective of the BSF was to divert non-recurring revenue to a fund that could only be tapped when state revenue declined unexpectedly during the course of a fiscal year.
Newspapers provide window into government
(Editor’s Note: This column was written in conjunction with Sunshine Week, which begins Sunday.)
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