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Letters: Runaway federal deficit cannot be tackled with cuts alone
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (267+ words) The federal debt is now $40 trillion and grows by $2 trillion every year. There appears to be no end in sight. Why? Conventional wisdom, at least among the GOP, is that “tax-and-spend liberals” are to blame. Sounds plausible, doesn’t it, since…...
East Feliciana STEAM students test water actions
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (121+ words) Trayvon Williams and Brayson Turner observe as Rodrionna Sims conducts absorption testing at East Feliciana STEAM Academy. Brayson Turner and Robert Signater conduct a test of water absorption on the grounds of East Feliciana STEAM Academy. On Aug. 25, students in…...
Stephanie Grace: John Kennedy speaks boldly, but carries small stick
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (666+ words) As Bill Cassidy’s dramatically fraught tenure in the U.S. Senate comes to an end, it occurs to me that maybe I’ve been a little tough on him — if only in comparison to how I’ve written about fellow Louisiana Republican John…...
Letters: I flew with pilot who later died in 9/11 attacks. He will always be remembered
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (240+ words) Twenty-five years ago, I was living in Germany. The day after 9/11, a German newspaper ran an article with the headline: "Great God, stand by us — thousands dead in America." But it was a line within the article that touched me…...
Louisiana’s absenteeism rate is improving, but 1 in 5 students still regularly miss school
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (846+ words) Kiara Washington-Knox teaches her kindergarten class at Phillis Wheatley Community School in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. More than 1 in 5 Louisiana students struggled with attendance last school year, according to new state data, which shows that absenteeism is easing — but not…...
A Grand Isle snail hunt: How these LSU students are studying Louisiana’s changing coast
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (722+ words) Ankle deep in the muck, LSU students combed through tall grass in the brackish marsh of Grand Isle, Louisiana, searching for snails. They were looking for specimens that had been tagged and color coded earlier in the summer. The retrieved…...
Southern dean who helped business school get accredited and go global to step down after 29 years
1+ week, 1+ day ago (565+ words) Southern University professor Donald R. Andrews is thanked by the Board of Supervisors during a meeting at J.S. Clark Administration Building on Friday, August 21, 2026. Decades before he was dean of the Southern University College of Business, Donald Andrews picked cotton in northeastern…...
Guest Column: SpaceX announcement shows Louisiana is competing again
1+ week, 4+ day ago (614+ words) The sun rises over marshland along Freshwater City Road near where SpaceX is planning to build a multibillion-dollar spaceport in Vermilion Parish, La., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. President and chief operating officer of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell speaks during the SpaceX announcement at…...
Louisiana towns lead nation in reliance on fines, forfeitures
1+ week, 6+ day ago (499+ words) (The Center Square) — Louisiana municipalities dominate a new national ranking of local governments that rely heavily on fines and forfeitures, with seven of the 10 most dependent cities in the country located in the state. The Reason Foundation analyzed audited 2023 financial…...
Future of State National Life building in flux as developer, city dispute stewardship of property
2+ week, 59+ min ago (677+ words) Plans are in the works to turn the former State National Life Insurance building and an adjoining property into a 60-unit workforce housing development, with construction beginning in the fall. A $30 million redevelopment of a prominent downtown Baton Rouge building…...