Our Views

Editorial: It’s college baseball’s Sweet 16, and go Tigers!

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 9, 2023

LSU hosts one of eight super regional clashes in the race to go to Omaha for the College World Series, and not surprisingly, we’re pulling for the Tigers on Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats.

Editorial: Finally, a bipartisan gun safety law in Louisiana

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 9, 2023

Amid the many “pro-gun” bills Louisiana lawmakers considered this year, one stands out for both its bipartisan support and its common-sense approach to the pressing issue of firearm safety.

Editorial: A beloved local institution evolves with the times

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 8, 2023

The reopening of the revamped Aquarium of the Americas, now half of a joint attraction that includes the relocated Audubon Insectarium, marks a big bet that the Audubon Nature Institute is pla…

Editorial: We need NOPD transparency about interstate shootings

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 8, 2023

Shootings along I-10 in New Orleans East have become so commonplace that many commuters now take alternative routes through that part of town. That's an untenable situation. Whatever law enfor…

Editorial: In Denham Springs, an officer pays the highest price for public safety

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 8, 2023

After almost 30 years in law enforcement, Cpl. Shawn Kelly paid the highest price for his community: The Denham Springs officer was shot and killed in the line of duty.

Editorial: Plenty of revenue, but less money for children

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 7, 2023

In theory, everybody is in favor of early childhood education.

Letters: Dead bees, dead bugs leave humans unprotected

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jun 6, 2023

Are we preparing a darkness darker than the old darkness?

Editorial: As bombs rain on Kyiv, a lesson from D-Day resonates

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 6, 2023

Editor's Note: This editorial, slightly revised, is published annually as tribute to D-Day.

Editorial: Free enterprise, but only for some

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 5, 2023

There are many good reasons for Americans to be leery of the Chinese Communist Party and its dictatorship over one of the world’s largest nations.

Editorial: With too many poor people, Louisiana needs the federal government

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 4, 2023

If you want to complain about big government, spend some time looking at the upside of Louisiana’s dependence on Uncle Sam.

Editorial: How do you avoid a government default? First, you make a roux

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 2, 2023

With hometowns as close together as Baton Rouge and Clinton, two of the top negotiators on a new deal to avert our government from defaulting on its bills have a lot in common.

Editorial: Police have the crime scene protection they need

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 2, 2023

For more than a decade, Louisiana has had a law on the books that outlaws interfering with or obstructing a police investigation at the scene of a crime or accident, or defying orders to leave…

Editorial: Hurricane season is here. Get ready now.

STAFF EDITORIAL
Jun 1, 2023

Today marks the beginning of hurricane season in Louisiana. It’s time to get ready.

Editorial: The costs of bad government, and 55 ways to fix it

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 31, 2023

As a young diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service, Richard Nelson, of Mandeville, saw firsthand the bad results of misgovernment in countries where he lived abroad.

Editorial: Legislators know how to put themselves first, even over kids' futures

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 30, 2023

When it comes to spending priorities, one thing cannot be clearer among Louisiana legislators: It’s their money and they’re going to spend it on their own reelections.

Editorial: Leave trans medical issues to qualified doctors, parents

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 30, 2023

With misinformation and panic spreading across social media, particularly about anything involving sexuality, it was good to see a legislative committee react cautiously to a proposal seeking …

Letters: Abortion pill is perilous for unborn child

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 29, 2023

I am a Catholic Christian. I believe in Almighty God, Jesus Christ and most of the Bible.

Editorial: What we owe to the fallen on Memorial Day

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 29, 2023

Editor's note: This editorial, with variations, has been published on previous Memorial Days in this newspaper:

Editorial: Bills would bring needed clarity to recall process

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 28, 2023

Recall efforts play an important role in our democracy, but recalling a duly elected official should never be easy. It's a drastic remedy that should be used only in extraordinary circumstance…

Editorial: If you’re spending money, does it count as spending?

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 26, 2023

Bill Clinton, amidst a self-inflicted sex scandal, once deployed a ultra-lawyerly response to a question: It depends on what the definition of “is” is, the president of the United States said.

Editorial: Legislature targets Commie investments in land?

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 26, 2023

There are many good reasons for Americans to be leery of the Chinese Communist Party and its dictatorship over one of the world’s largest nations.

Editorial: Clay Higgins should keep it cool and leave rough stuff to police

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 26, 2023

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette, would be well-advised to avoid the sort of in-your-face confrontation he had recently with an aggressive political activist at a news conference outside th…

Editorial: Farewell -- and Bravo -- to Carlos Miguel Prieto

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 25, 2023

Moving to New Orleans is always an adventure, but Carlos Miguel Prieto could never have anticipated how topsy-turvy his first years as music director and conductor of the Louisiana Philharmoni…

Editorial: Ed Muniz left an indelible imprint on Mardi Gras

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 25, 2023

Ed Muniz excelled in three very distinct arenas — Mardi Gras, politics and business — leaving his mark on all three. But Muniz, who died May 20 at the age of 83, will be remembered most fondly…

Editorial: Preventing a ‘summer of death’ in Baton Rouge

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 25, 2023

Over just a couple of days, no less than eight shootings in Baton Rouge left four people killed and five wounded.

Letters: Existing Code Enforcement Bureau can't fight blight

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 24, 2023

"Fighting the Blight” is optimistic and vague in its conviction that the answer to runaway blight is to change nothing, to continue to rely on individuals who have been ineffective in controll…

Letters: In Baton Rouge, a disregard for life

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 24, 2023

There is a real issue of the current violence that is plaguing the city of Baton Rouge as a whole.

Editorial: What's the real answer to abused children in Louisiana?

STAFF EDITORIAL
May 24, 2023

Louisiana has a Children’s Cabinet and an inspector general, an auditor’s office and other agencies. Is there a need for a specific “state child ombudsman” as well?