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Letters: ‘Pelican Thrasher’ pipeline’s name adds insult to injury
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (296+ words) Louisiana’s state bird is the brown pelican. So perhaps someone should explain how a pipeline being built to feed yet another massive LNG export facility on Louisiana’s coast ended up carrying the name “Pelican Thrasher.” Maybe the people who chose…...
Letters: NOLA should raise sales tax before asking more of property owners
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (227+ words) As a lifelong resident of New Orleans and a property taxpayer for more than 42 years, I am deeply concerned about the proposal to increase property taxes to address the city's budget shortfall. I understand that the city faces serious financial…...
Letters log Sept.17-24: Tips can lead to interesting stories
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (505+ words) The conversation we have with readers can yield tips that require more reporting or can enhance the reporting we are currently doing. We often get letters from readers that recount experiences theyâve had or issues theyâve noticed in…...
Letters: Vote for freedom and all the benefits it brings
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (383+ words) Have you ever listened to Toby Keith sing âAmerican Soldierâ or hear the bells ring while he sang to soldiers? In this background, young men and women are in wars fighting. Their faces had different skin tones, appearances and…...
Letters: Love must win, or we all lose
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (160+ words) Avery and Oliver Witko, 2, hug under a towel at the Fais Do-Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, Thursday, April 30, 2026. My father told me some people are always ready to go…...
Letters: Extra documentation would make it harder for eligible voters
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (312+ words) A sign reminds students at the all-girls school that women have not always had the right to vote. While the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act did not pass the U.S. Senate, it does not mean our voting process is safe…...
Letters: Dissatisfied with current events? Maybe a change is in order
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (271+ words) Voting these days can be confusing because most politicians sound the same, making grand promises about their agendas and trying to paint a future world where they and their party have the solutions to all our current problems. To put…...
Letters: Newspaper hasn’t given Democratic Senate candidate a fair hearing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (218+ words) Jamie Davis and Julia Letlow ORG XMIT: BAT2609081709111986 Since then, reports have raised concerns about Letlow’s nondisclosure agreement with Meta and subsequent trades in Meta stock. Your endorsement emphasized trust and accountability, but to many voters that foundation now appears shaky....
Letters: Vote in the midterms to hold the president accountable
1+ week, 1+ day ago (197+ words) I am hearing significant unhappiness from friends who are Independents or Republicans and who voted for Donald Trump. Recent polling reflects this discontent. Their complaints include rising inflation, the war in Iran which has thrown the whole Middle East into…...
Letters: Taxing, spending and debt are forever problems
1+ week, 6+ day ago (116+ words) Re: âWhat happened to the party of fiscal responsibility?â Letters, Sept. 16. Re: “What happened to the party of fiscal responsibility?” Letters, Sept. 16. I would like to ask Retired Col. George Lange III where he has been for the…...