When Louisiana lawmakers gather this week to launch the 2023 regular legislative session, most of them will focus on what they plan do to over the next two months. I hope they’ll also keep in …

Following Louisiana politics for a living is enough to make anyone cynical — frankly, the vocation probably attracts those of us with a jaded view of the field in the first place — but lately …

I’m far from the only person who has suggested that U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins isn’t the brightest bulb in the U.S. Congress; indeed, much of social media says far worse on a routine basis. But le…

Despite his age (78) and longevity in public office (17 years as insurance commissioner and five decades total in politics), Jim Donelon’s retirement announcement last week was somewhat unexpected.