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LSU President William Tate: Why LSU’s hurricane research matters more than ever
Editor’s note: This is a guest opinion column penned by LSU President William Tate. The viewpoints expressed in this column are those of the...
Rolfe McCollister: Our city-parish government is a mess
A headline in The Advocate on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1986, read, “Library fund may bail out C-P budget.” History may be repeating itself once...
From the Publisher: Now is the time to THINK BIG
Baton Rouge: It’s time to wake up, look in the mirror, and ask, “Why not us?”
Right now, we’re standing at a crossroads, and the...
Ryan Heck: The truth about St. George’s charter — and the real agenda behind...
The attacks on the St. George Home Rule Charter (HRC) aren’t about policy. They’re about personal agendas and misinformation.
Some critics believe they alone should...
Rolfe McCollister: St. George better get it right
New Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards and interim St. George Mayor Dustin Yates must still negotiate a deal on what services the city-parish government...
‘LaPolitics’: Session will place a spotlight on the state’s energy future
During a fiscal-focused session, like the one lawmakers will convene April 14, the committees that don’t directly control taxing and spending rarely get much...
Rolfe McCollister: Can Coach Sid change Baton Rouge?
Editor's note: Rolfe McCollister is a member of Mayor-President Sid Edwards' transition team.
It’s been eight years since Baton Rouge has had a new mayor-president....
Rolfe McCollister: The Mississippi riverfront should be a priority for 2025
Rolfe McCollister Jr. is a contributing columnist. The viewpoints expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Business Report...
Rolfe McCollister: Are foxes guarding the henhouse?
While researching the BREC tax propositions, the discovery of the organization receiving $100 million per year, or $250,000 a day, and being overseen by...
Rolfe McCollister: Mayor Broome and BREC failed us
There is a big decision for all to make on Election Day, Nov. 5—and I’m not talking about the choice for president. Top billing...
‘LaPolitics’: Francine offered lessons for new homeland security chairs
Before he was elected to House District 104 in the Mandeville area, and long before Hurricane Francine sent his legislative team scrambling to serve...
‘LaPolitics’: Landry is on a record pace issuing executive orders
Gov. Jeff Landry issued 138 executive orders during his first eight months in office, which represents the highest single-year tally of any governor dating...
‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana has 10 new parish clerks
Ten brand-new clerks of court took office in Louisiana this year, which follows the 11 who stepped down four years ago, said Lafayette Parish...
‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana Dems to double congressional footprint
Before heading to the floor during the first few days of the Democratic National Convention last week, state Sens. Gary Carter and Ed Price...
Rolfe McCollister: Vote ‘No’ on BREC taxes Nov. 5
Despite BREC spending thousands of dollars in look-how-great-we-are TV commercials, voters on Nov. 5 should deliver a harsh but necessary truth: “We aren’t fools,...
Only reality will change the narrative
Rolfe McCollister Jr. is a contributing columnist. The viewpoints expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Business Report...
‘LaPolitics’: Cleo Fields is surging in new congressional district
The political infrastructure of the Congressional Black Caucus appears to be coalescing around former member and one-time Congressman Cleo Fields in Louisiana's newly redrawn...
‘LaPolitics’: State construction budget undergoing changes
The state’s process for deciding which projects from the annual construction budget to fund, and how to fund them, can be difficult to follow.
Sometimes,...
Garret Graves: A big loss for Louisiana
I couldn’t believe the news. How does one of the smartest, most effective and hardest-working members of the Louisiana congressional delegation not have a...
‘LaPolitics’: Regular session may be over, but the drama continues
After spending the better part of five months in session—from organizational and redistricting to crime and regular—lawmakers, lobbyists, staffers, reporters, activists, hangers-on and rouges...
