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Alford: What we’ve learned about the Legislature this year
We were supposed to get to know the House and Senate as almost entirely new bodies during the regular session, but the learning curve...
Alford: Your summertime election primer
Our friends and neighbors in Louisiana started voting in person over the weekend for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak interrupted our lives...
Alford: Halfway to somewhere at the Capitol
We’re just about halfway through the calendar year and more than halfway through the first special session of 2020, which must mean we’re halfway...
Alford: So begins the 2020 election season
You may have missed it, what with the COVID-19 pandemic, business closures, record unemployment, protests, the start of hurricane season and lawmakers in session...
JR Ball: Louisiana GOP lawmakers making the most of a good crisis
JR Ball: Lawmakers on both sides of the political divide are using COVID-19 as an opportunity to make the most of a good crisis.
Riegel: Legislature flaunts its disregard for democracy
Riegel: Lawmakers in the Louisiana Legislature have used pandemic mitigation measures as a way to shut the public out of democracy.
Publisher: Another lost opportunity for the Baton Rouge community
Rolfe McCollister: Selecting the next East Baton Rouge public school superintendent was one of the most critical positions to be filled for our future.
Alford: Our most competitive congressional race
Qualifying for the race to replace 5th District Congressman Ralph Abraham isn’t until July, but the campaigns are heating up. The district, which covers...
Alford: State leaders have to think outside the box
From the COVID-19 outbreak and the dip in oil prices to climbing unemployment figures and uncertainty around every corner, this is no time to...
Alford: Special elections join special sessions at Capitol
The end of the regular session, a conclusion slated for less than two weeks from now, will not close the door on legislative politics...
Alford: Disagreements easy to find at Capitol
Lawmakers and the administration know a lot more right now about the budget and the financial impact brought about by COVID-19 than they did...
JR Ball: Navigating some delicate Baton Rouge balancing acts
Baton Rouge is facing a multitude of life-altering decisions as we tiptoe closer to the end of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Riegel: The emerging COVID-19 narrative in Baton Rouge
A developing Baton Rouge narrative is that containing COVID-19 is more about personal choices than testing and a vaccine.
Publisher: Is there a blue ocean in your company’s future?
Publisher Rolfe McCollister writes using a Blue Ocean strategy will be key to navigating your company's post-pandemic future.
Alford: Several budget benchmarks to watch
"We're going to hit it head-on."
That's what House Appropriations Chairman Zee Zeringue, R-Houma, told me last week when I asked how his committee intended...
Alford: Going broke in Louisiana
If neither you, your business nor your home parish or city are struggling financially in the wake of the initial COVID-19 outbreak, consider yourself...
Alford: Panels plotting next steps
A task force created by the Senate president and House speaker will soon convene a series of meetings with virtual and in-person elements to...
Alford: The special sessions of tomorrow
Due to disruptions brought about by COVID-19, Louisiana lawmakers are now expecting at least one special session to be called in Baton Rouge, possibly...
Waguespack: Bringing economic clarity to a cloudy 2020
The economic damage to the Louisiana economy in 2020 caused by COVID-19 is going to require a reimagining of state government.
Alford: Questions still outweigh answers in Legislature
The ongoing regular session of the Louisiana Legislature, scheduled to adjourn no later than 6 p.m. on June 1, remains just as fluid as...
