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Did they get it right?

This week let’s talk about the Louisiana legislative session that just ended. The budget: $25 Billion. The hole…

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But will the voters show up?

We’ve all been at a party where “politics” gets mentioned by that guy with a smirk on his…

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All politics is local

I normally try to avoid local politics in this column, but it is now the dead heat of…

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One if by land, two if by sea

No, those aren’t the signals you give at a restaurant if you want a steak or fish for…

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They shall not have died in vain

The following words were spoken by a solemn president at the Gettysburg battlefield still freshly damp with the…

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The water is coming

Talk about a phrase the people of South Louisiana are tired of hearing! Nevertheless, here we are preparing…

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What a pain (at the pump)

With gas prices flirting with $4 a gallon in Louisiana and topping $4.25 in other parts of the…

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It’s like chess: next move is Al Qaeda’s

America has killed its enemy No. 1. Now, we are at a heightened state of alert and U.S.…

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2016 . . . the end of America’s era

Earlier this week, a rather shocking announcement was made by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF said “the…

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The parties are all to blame . . .

In the past few weeks, months and years we have heard from both parties that America has a…