Clancy Dubos: Newton's 1st law of bad government
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 11:29am
Sir Isaac Newton reduced much of what we know about the universe to handful of precise mathematical formulas.
Columns
Louisiana Spotlight: Unlock state budget? Move seems unlikely
Mon, 05/22/2017 - 12:00pm
BATON ROUGE — In the litany of gripes lodged during annual debates on Louisiana’s budget, one criticism has remained constant.
Jim Bradshaw: Slat-wheeled Model A's helped open the oil patch
Fri, 05/19/2017 - 12:49pm
Sweat-stained, mosquito-slapping, cottonmouth snake-fearing seismic crews and oil and gas drillers were slogging through the wetlands of south Louisiana well before they began exploring even the sh
Louisiana Politics: Money for state legal judgments is missing from House's budget
Wed, 05/17/2017 - 9:47am
There’s no money in the House-passed budget to address legal judgments that have been decided against the state and lawmakers are doubtful that any new dollars will be added to the spending plan to
Guest column: Protect businesses from fraud related to asbestos cases
Wed, 05/17/2017 - 9:44am
President Donald Trump promised during his campaign to work to reduce frivolous lawsuits and clean up fraud that threatens American businesses and costs taxpayers millions of dollars every year.